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1 обещание обещани·е
promise, pledgeвыполнять обещание — to carry out / to redeem one's pledge, to translate promises into actions
отказываться от обещания — to recede from a promise, to scrap the pledge / the promise; to withhold one's promise
выполнять свои предвыборные обещания — to keep one's election promises / pledges
нарушать предвыборные обещания — to break (one's) election pledges
пустые обещания — empty / hollow promises
торжественное обещание — sacred / solemn pledge / promise
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2 пустые обещания
1) General subject: leaves without figs, razzmatazz, hollow promises, valueless promises2) Makarov: airy promises, empty promises -
3 пустой
прлпусто́й взгляд — blank/vacant look
пуста́я диске́та комп — blank diskette
на пусто́й желу́док — on an empty stomach
в на́шем ряду́ есть два пусты́х ме́ста — there are two vacant seats in our row
2) бессодержательный idle, shallow, empty; бесполезный futileпуста́я болтовня́ — idle talk/chat
пусты́е обеща́ния — empty/hollow promises
пусто́й челове́к — shallow person
пусты́е вопро́сы/расспро́сы — futile questions
3) напрасный vain, futileпусты́е угро́зы/мечты́ — vain/idle threats/dreams
пусты́е слова́ — empty/mere words
пуста́я отгово́рка — lame excuse
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4 обещание
сpromise, pledgeдава́ть обеща́ние — to promise, to give/to make a promise
сдержа́ть обеща́ние — to keep one's promise
выполня́ть обеща́ние — to fulfil(l) one's promise
наруша́ть обеща́ние — to break a promise
пусты́е обеща́ния — empty/hollow promises
предвы́борное обеща́ние — election promise/pledge
торже́ственное обеща́ние — solemn pledge/promise
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5 популизм
популизм м. полит. [populizm](политическая тактика уступок, необоснованных обещаний и т. п. с целью манипуляции общественным мнением, голосами избирателей и т. п.) populism, policy of hollow generous promises to gain wide popularity; --> популист м. полит. [populist] (последователь популизма) populist, person who adheres to such policy; --> популистский полит. [populistskiy] (относящийся к популизму и популистам, свойственный им) populism attr., populist
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