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promise ['prɒmɪs]1 noun∎ to make or to give sb a promise faire une promesse à qn, donner sa parole à qn;∎ to keep a promise respecter ou tenir une promesse;∎ she always keeps her promises elle tient toujours ses promesses, elle tient toujours (sa) parole;∎ don't make promises if you can't keep them on ne fait pas de promesses quand on ne peut pas les tenir;∎ I'm not making any promises but I'll try my best je ne promets rien, mais je ferai de mon mieux;∎ I kept or held him to his promise j'ai fait en sorte qu'il tienne parole;∎ to break one's promise manquer à sa parole, ne pas tenir ses promesses;∎ these are empty promises ce sont de vaines promesses;∎ a promise of help une promesse d'assistance;∎ to hold out the promise of sth to sb laisser espérer qch à qn, faire miroiter qch à qn;∎ he did it under (the) promise of a Parliamentary seat il l'a fait parce qu'on lui a promis un siège de député;∎ I'm under a promise of secrecy j'ai promis de garder le secret ou de ne rien dire;∎ a promise is a promise chose promise, chose due;∎ promises, promises! toujours des promesses!(b) (potential) promesse f;∎ she is full of promise, she shows promise elle est pleine de promesse ou promesses;∎ an artist of promise un artiste qui promet;∎ a young man with every promise of a brilliant future un jeune homme promis à un brillant avenir∎ to promise sth to sb, to promise sb sth promettre qch à qn;∎ to promise (sb) to do sth promettre (à qn) de faire qch;∎ I can't promise (you) anything je ne peux rien vous promettre;∎ he promised himself a good meal il se promit mentalement de faire un bon repas;∎ she promised him (that) she would come elle lui a promis de venir ou qu'elle viendrait;∎ you'll get into trouble, I promise you! tu auras des ennuis, je te le promets ou tu verras ce que je te dis!;∎ the weather forecast promised us three days of good weather la météo nous a promis ou annoncé trois jours de beau temps(b) (indicate) promettre, annoncer;∎ it promises to be hot today le temps promet d'être ou s'annonce chaud aujourd'hui;∎ the clouds promised a thunderstorm les nuages annonçaient de l'orage;∎ next week already promises to be difficult la semaine prochaine promet déjà d'être difficile ou s'annonce déjà difficile∎ she was promised to the King's son at birth dès sa naissance, elle fut promise au fils du roi∎ he wanted to come but he couldn't promise il espérait pouvoir venir mais ne pouvait rien promettre;∎ I'll wait for you - (do you) promise? je t'attendrai - tu le promets? ou promis?;∎ OK, I promise! d'accord, c'est promis!;∎ but you promised! mais tu avais promis!(b) to promise well (enterprise) promettre, s'annoncer bien; (person) être prometteur ou plein de promesses; (results, harvest, negotiations) s'annoncer bien;∎ his first article promises well son premier article promet ou est prometteur►► American Religion Promise Keepers = mouvement intégriste chrétien américain exclusivement composé d'hommes;Bible & figurative Promised Land Terre f promise -
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♦ 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. -
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A n1 ( undertaking) promesse f ; to make a promise to sb faire une promesse à qn ; to break/keep one's promise manquer à/tenir sa promesse ; they held him to his promise ils lui ont fait tenir sa promesse ; under a promise of secrecy sous la promesse du secret ; ‘I'll come next time!’-‘is that a promise?’ ‘je viendrai la prochaine fois!’-‘c'est promis?’ ;2 ¢ (hope, prospect) espoir m ; there seems little promise of peace il semble qu'il y ait peu d'espoir de paix ; her early life held little promise of her future happiness sa jeunesse ne laissait pas présager de son bonheur futur ; full of Eastern promise plein des charmes de l'Orient ;3 ¢ ( likelihood of success) she shows great promise elle promet beaucoup ; a young writer of promise un jeune écrivain qui promet.B vtr1 ( pledge) to promise sb sth promettre qch à qn ; to promise to do promettre de faire ; she promised me (that) she would come elle m'a promis qu'elle viendrait ; they promised him their support/to do ils lui ont promis leur soutien/de faire ; I can't promise anything je ne peux rien promettre ; as promised comme promis ;2 ( give prospect of) annoncer, promettre ; the clouds promised rain les nuages annonçaient de la pluie ; it promises to be a fine day la journée s'annonce belle ;3 ( assure) assurer ; it won't be easy, I promise you cela ne sera pas facile, je te l'assure ;4 ‡ to be promised in marriage to sb être promis en mariage à qn.C vi1 ( give pledge) promettre ; do you promise? c'est promis? ; I promise je le promets ; but you promised! mais tu avais promis! ;2 fig to promise well [young talent, candidate] être très prometteur ; [result, situation, event] s'annoncer bien ; this doesn't promise well for the future cela ne présage rien de bon pour le futur.to promise sb the earth promettre la lune à qn. -
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promise [ˈprɒmɪs]1. nouna. ( = undertaking) promesse f• is that a promise? c'est promis ?• promises, promises! des promesses, toujours des promesses !b. ( = potential) promesse(s) f(pl)• I promise you! je vous le promets !• "I will help you" she promised « je vous aiderai » promit-elleb. ( = give outlook of) promettrec. ( = assure) assurer• he did say so, I promise you il l'a vraiment dit, je vous assure• I promise! je vous le promets !* * *['prɒmɪs] 1.1) ( undertaking) promesse f2) [U] ( hope) espoir m3) [U] ( likelihood of success)2.transitive verb1) ( pledge)2) ( give prospect of) annoncer3) ( assure) assurer3.it won't be easy, I promise you — cela ne sera pas facile, je te l'assure
1) ( give pledge) promettre2) figto promise well — [young talent, candidate] être très prometteur; [result, situation, event] s'annoncer bien
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/promise/ * danh từ - lời hứa, điều hứa, điều hẹn ước; sự hứa hẹn =to keep to one's promise+ giữ lời hứa =to break one's promise+ không giữ lời hứa, bội ước =promise of marriage+ sự hứa hôn =empty promise+ lời hứa hão, lời hứa suông - (nghĩa bóng) triển vọng, hứa hẹn =a young man of promise+ một thanh niên có triển vọng !land of promise - chốn thiên thai, nơi cực lạc * động từ - hứa, hứa hẹn, hẹn ước =to promise someone something; to promise something to someone+ hứa hẹn ai việc gì =this year promises good crops+ năm nay hứa hẹn được mùa - làm cho hy vọng; báo hiệu, báo trước =the clouds promise rain+ mây nhiều báo hiệu trời mưa - (thông tục) đảm bảo, cam đoan =I promise you, it will not be so easy+ tôi cam đoan với anh, chuyện ấy sẽ không dễ thế đâu !promised land - chốn thiên thai, nơi cực lạc !to promise oneself something - tự dành cho mình trong tương lai cái gì (điều thích thú...) !to promise well - có triển vọng tốt -
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promise [ˊprɒmɪs]1. n1) обеща́ние;to give ( или to make) a promise обеща́ть
;to keep one's promise сдержа́ть обеща́ние, исполня́ть обе́щанное
;to break ( или to go back on) one's promise не сдержа́ть обеща́ния
2) перспекти́ва;a young man of promise многообеща́ющий молодо́й челове́к
;a pupil of promise in music учени́к, подаю́щий больши́е наде́жды в му́зыке
;to give ( или to show) promise подава́ть наде́жды
;to hold out promises сули́ть, обеща́ть
2. v1) обеща́ть2) разг. уверя́ть;I promise you уверя́ю вас
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13 promise to deliver
Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > promise to deliver
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14 promise to pay
Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > promise to pay
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15 promise to sell
Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > promise to sell
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16 promise the earth
promise the earth/moon (and the stars) сулить златые горыMy boss promised the moon, but only paid the minimum wage.
He had promised her the earth but five years later they were still living in the same small house.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > promise the earth
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17 promise the earth and the stars
promise the earth/moon (and the stars) сулить златые горыMy boss promised the moon, but only paid the minimum wage.
He had promised her the earth but five years later they were still living in the same small house.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > promise the earth and the stars
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18 promise the moon
promise the earth/moon (and the stars) сулить златые горыMy boss promised the moon, but only paid the minimum wage.
He had promised her the earth but five years later they were still living in the same small house.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > promise the moon
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19 promise the moon and the stars
promise the earth/moon (and the stars) сулить златые горыMy boss promised the moon, but only paid the minimum wage.
He had promised her the earth but five years later they were still living in the same small house.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > promise the moon and the stars
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