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1 pledge
I [pledʒ]1) (promise) promessa f. (solenne), impegno m.to give a pledge to sb. — fare una promessa a qcn.
to give o make a pledge to do — promettere o prendersi l'impegno di fare
2) (to creditor, pawnbroker) pegno m.as a pledge of her friendship — fig. come pegno della sua amicizia
3) (money promised to charity) offerta f.II [pledʒ]1) (promise) promettere [allegiance, aid, support]to pledge (oneself) to do, to pledge that one will do — impegnarsi a fare, promettere che si farà
2) (to creditor, pawnbroker) impegnare, dare in pegno* * *[ple‹] 1. noun1) (a promise: He gave me his pledge.) promessa2) (something given by a person who is borrowing money etc to the person he has borrowed it from, to be kept until the money etc is returned: He borrowed $20 and left his watch as a pledge.) pegno3) (a sign or token: They exchanged rings as a pledge of their love.) prova, pegno2. verb1) (to promise: He pledged his support.) promettere2) (to give to someone when borrowing money etc: to pledge one's watch.) impegnare* * *pledge /plɛdʒ/n.1 [cu] (leg.) pegno; garanzia; (fig.) prova: I gave him a ring as a pledge, gli diedi un anello in pegno (o come pegno); to take jewels out of pledge, ritirare gioielli dati in pegno; disimpegnare gioielli; a pledge of love, un pegno d'amore2 (fig.) impegno; promessa; suggello; voto solenne: a pledge of marriage, una promessa di matrimonio; to keep the pledge, mantenere la promessa; to make a pledge, prendere un impegno; a sacred pledge, un sacro suggello4 (stor.) ostaggio● (fig.) the pledge of their love, il pegno del loro amore ( un figlio) □ to put st. in pledge (o to pledge), impegnare, pignorare qc. □ (arc. o scherz.) to take (o to sign) the pledge, far voto di non bere più (o di astenersi dall'alcol).♦ (to) pledge /plɛdʒ/v. t.1 impegnare ( anche fig.); pignorare; (leg.) dare come pegno, costituire in pegno: to pledge a ring, impegnare un anello; to pledge one's honour [word], impegnare l'onore [dare la parola]* * *I [pledʒ]1) (promise) promessa f. (solenne), impegno m.to give a pledge to sb. — fare una promessa a qcn.
to give o make a pledge to do — promettere o prendersi l'impegno di fare
2) (to creditor, pawnbroker) pegno m.as a pledge of her friendship — fig. come pegno della sua amicizia
3) (money promised to charity) offerta f.II [pledʒ]1) (promise) promettere [allegiance, aid, support]to pledge (oneself) to do, to pledge that one will do — impegnarsi a fare, promettere che si farà
2) (to creditor, pawnbroker) impegnare, dare in pegno -
2 swear
∎ to swear at sb injurier qn;∎ they started swearing at each other ils ont commencé à se traiter de tous les noms ou à s'injurier;∎ don't swear in front of the children ne dis pas de gros mots devant les enfants;∎ to swear like a trooper jurer comme un charretier(b) (vow, take an oath) jurer;∎ he swore on the Bible il jura sur la Bible;∎ she swore on her honour/on her mother's grave elle jura sur l'honneur/sur la tombe de sa mère;∎ I can't swear to its authenticity je ne peux pas jurer de son authenticité;∎ I would swear to it j'en jurerais;∎ I wouldn't swear to it, but I think it was him je n'en jurerais pas, mais je crois que c'était lui;∎ I swear I'll never do it again! je jure de ne plus jamais recommencer!;∎ he swears he's never seen her before il jure qu'il ne l'a jamais vue;∎ did YOU break it? - no, I swear I didn't c'est toi qui l'as cassé? - je vous jure que non ou que ce n'est pas moi;∎ it wasn't me, I swear! ce n'était pas moi, je le jure!;∎ they swore to defend the family honour ils jurèrent de défendre l'honneur de la famille(a) (pledge, vow)∎ to swear an oath prêter serment;∎ to swear allegiance to the Crown jurer allégeance à la couronne;∎ Law to swear a charge against sb faire une déposition sous serment contre qn∎ to swear sb to secrecy faire jurer à qn de garder le secret►► British swear box boîte f à gros mots (dans laquelle on est censé mettre, en guise de punition, une pièce de monnaie à chaque fois que l'on jure)∎ to swear by one's honour jurer sur l'honneur;∎ to swear by all that one holds sacred jurer sur tout ce qu'on a de plus sacré∎ she swears by that old sewing machine of hers elle ne jure que par sa vieille machine à coudre;∎ you should try honey and hot milk for your cold, my mother swears by it pour ton rhume, tu devrais essayer du miel dans du lait chaud, ma mère ne jure que par ça(witness, president) faire prêter serment à, formal assermenterfamiliar renoncer à□ ;∎ he has sworn off drinking il a renoncé à l'alcool ou arrêté de boire∎ he swore out a warrant for Baker's arrest il a témoigné sous serment afin de faire arrêter Baker -
3 promise
ˈprɔmɪs
1. сущ.
1) обещание to go back on one's promise ≈ не сдержать обещания to fulfill one's promise ≈ сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное to renege on, repudiate a promise ≈ отказываться от обязательства She made a promise to write every week. ≈ Она обещала писать каждую неделю. They kept their promise that the debt would be repaid promptly. ≈ Они сдержали слово и выплатили долг вовремя. broken promise campaign promise empty promise hollow promise rash promise sacred promise solemn promise
2) а) перспектива, вид, ракурс. проекция б) залог( чего-л.), надежда( на что-л.) This scholarship is given for promise, rather than for attainment. ≈ Грант дается в надежде (на результаты в будущем), а не за уже существующие достижения. Syn: pledge
1., earnest II, forerunner ∙ land of promise
2. гл.
1) обещать, давать обещание I've promised the next dance to Jim. ≈ Следующий танец я обещала Джиму.
2) разг., уст. уверять Syn: assure, warrant
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3) а) подавать надежды б) сулить, предвещать, быть знаком( чего-л.) Dark clouds promise rain. ≈ Темное небо предвещает дождь. From what little I've seen of your book so far, I would say that it promises well. ≈ Та небольшая часть твоей книги, которую мне удалось прочесть, говорит о том, что должно получиться неплохо.
4) диал. обещать руку и сердце, обручиться Syn: betroth обещание - conditional * (юридическое) условное обещание или обязательство - parole * устное обещание то, что обещано, обещанное - I claim your * я требую то, что вы обещали перспектива, надежда - a youth of great * многообещающий юноша, юноша, подающий надежды > the Land of P. (библеизм) земля обетованная > * is debt давши слово, держись > *s are (like piecrust) made to be broken обещания не долговечнее корки пирога;
на то и обещания, чтобы их нарушать обещать;
давать обещание, обязательство, обязываться - to * money обещать деньги - he always *s readily он всегда охотно дает обещания (разговорное) уверять - I * you уверяю вас - it was not so easy, I * you поверьте, это было не так легко подавать надежды;
сулить, предвещать - the weather *s large crops такая погода сулит хороший урожай > * little but do much поменьше обещай, побольше делай > he *s mountains and performs molehills он горазд на обещания;
наобещает с три короба, а не сделает почти ничего binding ~ обязывающее обещание break a ~ нарушать обещание to keep one's ~ сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное;
to break( или to go back on) one's promise не сдержать обещания campaign ~ предвыборное обещание ~ обещание;
to give (или to make) a promise обещать a pupil of ~ in music ученик, подающий большие надежды в музыке;
to give (или to show) promise подавать надежды gratuitous ~ обязательство без встречного удовлетворения to hold out ~s сулить, обещать;
the land of promise библ. земля обетованная ~ разг. уверять;
I promise you уверяю вас implied ~ подразумеваемое обещание ineffective ~ пустое обещание to keep one's ~ сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное;
to break (или to go back on) one's promise не сдержать обещания to hold out ~s сулить, обещать;
the land of promise библ. земля обетованная promise брать обязательство ~ давать обещание ~ договорная обязанность ~ надежда ~ обещание;
to give (или to make) a promise обещать ~ обещание ~ обещать ~ перспектива;
a young man of promise многообещающий молодой человек ~ перспектива ~ подавать надежды, сулить ~ разг. уверять;
I promise you уверяю вас ~ of gift обещание субсидии ~ of guarantee обещание гарантии ~ of payment обещание платежа ~ to pay a debt обещание уплатить долг ~ to perform an agreement обещание выполнить соглашение a pupil of ~ in music ученик, подающий большие надежды в музыке;
to give (или to show) promise подавать надежды standing ~ постоянное обязательство ~ перспектива;
a young man of promise многообещающий молодой человек -
4 oath
1. n клятва, присягаBible oath — присяга или клятва, принесённая на Библии
Bodily oath — присяга или клятва, подкрепляемая прикосновением к священному предмету,
false oath — ложная присяга, ложное показание под присягой
left-handed oath — клятва, которую собираются нарушить; ненадёжная клятва
oath of allegiance — присяга на верность; воинская присяга
to make oath — дать клятву; поклясться
2. n юр. торжественное заявление3. n текст клятвы, присяги4. n божба5. n богохульство6. n ругательство; ругательное слово, выражение; проклятиеhe slammed the door with a muttered oath — он хлопнул дверью, бормоча какое-то ругательство
7. v редк. произносить клятву8. v редк. клястьсяСинонимический ряд:1. blasphemy (noun) blasphemy; curse; cuss; cussword; disrespect; expletive; imprecation; invective; malediction; profanity; swear; swearing; swearword2. promise (noun) affidavit; affirmation; declaration; deposition; pact; pledge; promise; sworn statement; testimony; vow; word of honorАнтонимический ряд:blessing; commendation; laudation; praise; sanction
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