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1 ♦ promise
♦ promise /ˈprɒmɪs/n.1 promessa: broken promises, promesse non mantenute; empty (o hollow) promises, promesse vane; promise of marriage, promessa di matrimonio; to break a promise, mancare a una promessa; to go back on a promise, non mantenere una promessa; to make (o to give) a promise, fare una promessa; to fulfil a promise, mantenere una promessa; to extract a promise from sb., strappare una promessa da q.; to renege on a promise, non onorare una promessa2 [u] (fig.) speranze: a youth of great promise, un giovane di belle speranze; to show ( great) promise, promettere bene, dare a sperare; a poet of promise, un poeta promettente, che promette bene● (comm., leg.) a promise to sell, un preliminare di vendita □ to claim sb. 's promise, esigere che q. tenga fede alla promessa fatta □ to keep (o to carry out) a promise, mantenere (o adempiere, osservare) una promessa □ (prov.) A promise is a promise, ogni promessa è debito.♦ (to) promise /ˈprɒmɪs/v. t. e i.1 promettere; fare una promessa; dare a sperare: The black sky promised a storm, il cielo nero prometteva un temporale; I promise to go ( o that I will go), prometto di andarci (o che ci andrò); to promise faithfully, promettere solennemente● to promise the earth (o the moon), promettere la luna (o mari e monti) □ to promise oneself, ripromettersi: I promised myself a long holiday, mi ripromettevo di fare una lunga vacanza □ to promise well (o fair), promettere bene □ (stor., relig. e fig.) the Promised Land, la terra promessa. -
2 faithfully
['feɪθfəlɪ]1) (loyally, accurately) fedelmente* * *adverb fedelmente* * *faithfully /ˈfeɪɵfəlɪ/avv.1 fedelmente; lealmente2 fedelmente; esattamente; accuratamente● ( nelle lettere) Yours faithfully, distinti saluti □ (fam.) to promise faithfully, promettere solennemente.* * *['feɪθfəlɪ]1) (loyally, accurately) fedelmente -
3 Faith
[feɪθ]nome proprio Fede* * *[feiƟ]1) (trust or belief: She had faith in her ability.) fiducia2) (religious belief: Years of hardship had not caused him to lose his faith.) fede3) (loyalty to one's promise: to keep/break faith with someone.) parola•- faithful- faithfully
- Yours faithfully
- faithfulness
- faithless
- faithlessness
- in all good faith
- in good faith* * *(First names) Faith /ˈfeiɵ/f.* * *[feɪθ]nome proprio Fede
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