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1 pledge
[plɛdʒ] 1. nprzyrzeczenie nt, zobowiązanie nt2. vtto pledge sb to secrecy — zobowiązywać (zobowiązać perf) kogoś do zachowania tajemnicy
* * *[ple‹] 1. noun1) (a promise: He gave me his pledge.) obietnica2) (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.) zastaw3) (a sign or token: They exchanged rings as a pledge of their love.) dowód, znak2. verb1) (to promise: He pledged his support.) obiecywać2) (to give to someone when borrowing money etc: to pledge one's watch.) zastawiać
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