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1 vow
1. noun(a solemn promise, especially one made to God: The monks have made/taken a vow of silence; marriage vows.) voto; promesa solemne
2. verb1) (to make a solemn promise (that): He vowed that he would die rather than surrender.) hacer voto (de), pronunciar votos2) (to threaten: He vowed revenge on all his enemies.) jurartr[vaʊ]1 promesa solemne2 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL voto1 jurar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto take a vow of chastity/poverty hacer voto de castidad/pobrezato take one's vows pronunciar sus votosvow of silence voto de silenciovow [væʊ] vt: jurar, prometer, hacer voto devow n: promesa f, voto m (en la religión)a vow of poverty: un voto de pobrezav.• hacer voto v.• prometer solemnemente v.• votar v.n.• promesa solemne s.f.• voto s.m.
I vaʊnoun voto m, promesa fto take (one's) vows — ( Relig) hacer* los votos, profesar
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transitive verb jurar, hacer* voto de (frml)[vaʊ]to vow to + INF: I vowed to avenge my brother — juré que vengaría a mi hermano
1.N (Rel) voto m ; (=promise) promesa f, compromiso mlovers' vows — promesas fpl solemnes de los amantes
to take or make a vow that... — jurar or prometer que...
to take or make a vow to do sth — jurar hacer algo, comprometerse a hacer algo
to take one's vows — (Rel) hacer sus votos (monásticos)
to take a vow of poverty/chastity — hacer voto de pobreza/castidad
2.VT [+ obedience, allegiance] jurar, prometerto vow to do sth — jurar hacer algo, comprometerse a hacer algo
to vow that... — jurar or prometer que...
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I [vaʊ]noun voto m, promesa fto take (one's) vows — ( Relig) hacer* los votos, profesar
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transitive verb jurar, hacer* voto de (frml)to vow to + INF: I vowed to avenge my brother — juré que vengaría a mi hermano
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2 promesa
promesa sustantivo femenino◊ cumplí (con) mi promesa I kept my promise o word;romper una promesa to break a promise
promesa sustantivo femenino
1 (palabra) promise: no cumplió su promesa, she failed to keep her promise
2 (una persona) hope, up-and-coming talent: es una joven promesa del baloncesto, she shows a lot of promise in basketball ' promesa' also found in these entries: Spanish: acogerse - cumplir - hacer - incumplir - romper - solemne - vacía - vacío - falso - faltar - formal - mantener - palabra - protesta - renovar - vano English: abide by - break - go back on - hold - hollow - live up to - pledge - promise - shall - word - under - vow
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vow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ solemn ▪ marriage, wedding ▪ monastic, religious, sacred ▪ final … Collocations dictionary
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break-promise — breakˈ promise or breakˈ vow noun (both Shakespeare) A person who habitually breaks promises or vows • • • Main Entry: ↑break … Useful english dictionary
vow — I n. 1) to make, take a vow 2) to keep one s vow 3) to break, violate a vow 4) a formal, solemn vow 5) clerical; marriage; monastic; religious vows (priests take religious vows) 6) a vow to + inf. (she made a solemn vow not to smoke again) 7) a… … Combinatory dictionary
break — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 short rest; short holiday/vacation ADJECTIVE ▪ little, quick, short ▪ coffee, dinner (esp. BrE), lunch, tea (BrE) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
vow-break — … Useful english dictionary
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