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1 break one's word
(to keep or fail to keep one's promise.) halda/svíkja loforð -
2 breach
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3 faith
[feiƟ]1) (trust or belief: She had faith in her ability.) trú; traust2) (religious belief: Years of hardship had not caused him to lose his faith.) (guðs)trú3) (loyalty to one's promise: to keep/break faith with someone.) tryggð, trúnaður•- faithful- faithfully
- Yours faithfully
- faithfulness
- faithless
- faithlessness
- in all good faith
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4 rat
1. noun1) (a small animal with a long tail, like a mouse but larger: The rats have eaten holes in those bags of flour.) rotta2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant and untrustworthy person.) rotta, svín2. verb1) (to break an agreement, promise etc.) ganga á bak orða sinna2) (to betray one's friends, colleagues etc: The police know we're here. Someone must have ratted.) kjafta frá•- rat race- smell a rat -
5 word
[wə:d] 1. noun1) (the smallest unit of language (whether written, spoken or read).) orð2) (a (brief) conversation: I'd like a (quick) word with you in my office.) orð, (stutt) samtal3) (news: When you get there, send word that you've arrived safely.) fréttir4) (a solemn promise: He gave her his word that it would never happen again.) loforð, heit2. verb(to express in written or spoken language: How are you going to word the letter so that it doesn't seem rude?) orða- wording- word processor
- word processing
- word-perfect
- by word of mouth
- get a word in edgeways
- in a word
- keep
- break one's word
- take someone at his word
- take at his word
- take someone's word for it
- word for word
См. также в других словарях:
break-promise — breakˈ promise or breakˈ vow noun (both Shakespeare) A person who habitually breaks promises or vows • • • Main Entry: ↑break … Useful english dictionary
break-vow — breakˈ promise or breakˈ vow noun (both Shakespeare) A person who habitually breaks promises or vows • • • Main Entry: ↑break break vow see ↑break promise above. • • • Main Entry: ↑break … Useful english dictionary
promise — [n1] one’s word that something will be done affiance, affirmation, agreement, asseveration, assurance, avowal, betrothal, bond, commitment, compact, consent, contract, covenant, earnest, engagement, espousal, guarantee, insurance, marriage, oath … New thesaurus
Break — (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak, Sw. braka … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
break one's word — {v. phr.} To renege on a promise. * /When Jake broke his word that he would marry Sarah, she became very depressed./ … Dictionary of American idioms
break one's word — {v. phr.} To renege on a promise. * /When Jake broke his word that he would marry Sarah, she became very depressed./ … Dictionary of American idioms
break — [brāk] vt. broke, broken, breaking [ME breken < OE brecan < IE base * bhreg > BREACH, BREECH, Ger brechen, L frangere] 1. to cause to come apart by force; split or crack sharply into pieces; smash; burst 2. a) … English World dictionary
break a promise — index renege Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
break one's promise — index betray (lead astray), fail (neglect) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
break one's promise to — index disappoint Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
break faith with somebody — break/keep faith with sb idiom to break/keep a promise that you have made to sb; to stop/continue being loyal to sb Main entry: ↑faithidiom … Useful english dictionary