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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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Broken Promises — may refer to:* Broken Promises (album), an EP by Allen Crane * Broken Promises , a song from the album Element Eighty by Element Eighty * , a film by Ron Silver critical of the United Nations * Broken Promises a stencil from Charlotte Street in… … Wikipedia
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broken — I UK [ˈbrəʊkən] / US [ˈbroʊkən] adjective ** 1) a) a broken bone has a crack in it He had several broken ribs and a suspected broken leg. b) a broken object has been damaged and is in two or more pieces Nearly all the houses had broken windows.… … English dictionary
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Broken line — Broken Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Broken number — Broken Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Broken weather — Broken Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
