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'promis
1. verb1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) prometer2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) prometer3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) prometer
2. noun1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) promesa2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) futuro•promise1 n promesapromise2 vb prometerI promise! ¡te lo prometo!tr['prɒmɪs]1 (pledge) promesa2 (expectation, hope) esperanza, esperanzas nombre femenino plural1 prometer2 (seem likely) prometer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make a promise prometerto break a promise faltar a una promesato keep a promise cumplir una promesato promise the moon prometer el oro y el moro, prometer la lunato show promise ser prometedor,-rathe Promised Land la Tierra Prometidapromise n1) : promesa fhe kept his promise: cumplió su promesa2)to show promise : prometern.• palabra s.f.• porvenir s.m.• profesa s.f.• promesa s.f.v.• asegurar v.• augurar v.• prometer v.• pronosticar v.'prɑːməs, 'prɒmɪs
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1) c ( pledge) promesa fto keep one's promise — cumplir (con) su (or mi etc) promesa
you broke your promise — no cumpliste (con) tu promesa, faltaste a or rompiste tu promesa
2) u ( potential)his work was full of promise o showed a lot of promise — su trabajo prometía mucho or era muy prometedor
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1) ( pledge) prometerto promise somebody something, to promise something TO somebody — prometerle algo a alguien
to promise to + INF — prometer + inf or prometer que + indicativo
2) ( give indication of) prometer
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vi prometer; ( swear) jurarI did, I promise! — lo hice, te lo juro!
['prɒmɪs]I won't laugh, I promise — no me voy a reír, te lo prometo
1. N1) (=pledge) promesa fpromises, promises! — iro ¡mucho prometer y poco hacer!
is that a promise? — ¿me lo prometes?
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to break one's promise — no cumplir su promesa, faltar a su promesa•
to hold or keep sb to his promise — obligar a algn a cumplir su promesa, hacer que algn cumpla su promesa•
to keep a/one's promise — cumplir una/su promesa•
to make (sb) a promise — hacer una promesa (a algn)I made him a promise that I'd come and visit him — le hice la promesa de que or le prometí que vendría a visitarlo
I might do it but I'm not making any promises — puede que lo haga, pero no prometo nada
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to release sb from his promise — absolver a algn de su promesa2) (=hope, prospect)•
full of promise — muy prometedor•
she fulfilled or lived up to the promise she'd shown in the '84 Olympics — demostró estar a la altura de lo que prometía en las Olimpiadas del 84•
America held (out) the promise of a new life — América representaba la promesa de una nueva vida, América daba esperanzas de una nueva vida•
a young man of promise — un joven que promete•
she showed considerable promise as a pianist — prometía mucho como pianista2. VT1) (=pledge) prometerbuy that new dress you've been promising yourself — cómprate ese nuevo vestido que te habías hecho el propósito de comprarte
she telephoned, as promised — llamó, tal y como había prometido
to promise sb sth, promise sth to sb — prometer dar algo a algn
- promise sb the earth or the moon2) (=forecast, augur) augurar3) (=assure) prometer, jurarthere's no-one here, I promise you — no hay nadie aquí, te lo prometo or juro
3. VI1) (=pledge) prometer"(do you) promise?" - "all right, I promise" — -¿lo prometes? -bueno, lo prometo
I can't promise but I'll try — no te prometo nada, pero haré lo que pueda
"I can't make it" - "but you promised!" — -no puedo -¡pero lo habías prometido!
2) (=augur)•
to promise well, such a good beginning promises well for the future — un principio tan bueno resulta muy prometedor or augura un buen futuro* * *['prɑːməs, 'prɒmɪs]
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1) c ( pledge) promesa fto keep one's promise — cumplir (con) su (or mi etc) promesa
you broke your promise — no cumpliste (con) tu promesa, faltaste a or rompiste tu promesa
2) u ( potential)his work was full of promise o showed a lot of promise — su trabajo prometía mucho or era muy prometedor
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1) ( pledge) prometerto promise somebody something, to promise something TO somebody — prometerle algo a alguien
to promise to + INF — prometer + inf or prometer que + indicativo
2) ( give indication of) prometer
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vi prometer; ( swear) jurarI did, I promise! — lo hice, te lo juro!
I won't laugh, I promise — no me voy a reír, te lo prometo
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2 promise
promise ['prɒmɪs]1 noun∎ to make or to give sb a promise faire une promesse à qn, donner sa parole à qn;∎ to keep a promise respecter ou tenir une promesse;∎ she always keeps her promises elle tient toujours ses promesses, elle tient toujours (sa) parole;∎ don't make promises if you can't keep them on ne fait pas de promesses quand on ne peut pas les tenir;∎ I'm not making any promises but I'll try my best je ne promets rien, mais je ferai de mon mieux;∎ I kept or held him to his promise j'ai fait en sorte qu'il tienne parole;∎ to break one's promise manquer à sa parole, ne pas tenir ses promesses;∎ these are empty promises ce sont de vaines promesses;∎ a promise of help une promesse d'assistance;∎ to hold out the promise of sth to sb laisser espérer qch à qn, faire miroiter qch à qn;∎ he did it under (the) promise of a Parliamentary seat il l'a fait parce qu'on lui a promis un siège de député;∎ I'm under a promise of secrecy j'ai promis de garder le secret ou de ne rien dire;∎ a promise is a promise chose promise, chose due;∎ promises, promises! toujours des promesses!(b) (potential) promesse f;∎ she is full of promise, she shows promise elle est pleine de promesse ou promesses;∎ an artist of promise un artiste qui promet;∎ a young man with every promise of a brilliant future un jeune homme promis à un brillant avenir∎ to promise sth to sb, to promise sb sth promettre qch à qn;∎ to promise (sb) to do sth promettre (à qn) de faire qch;∎ I can't promise (you) anything je ne peux rien vous promettre;∎ he promised himself a good meal il se promit mentalement de faire un bon repas;∎ she promised him (that) she would come elle lui a promis de venir ou qu'elle viendrait;∎ you'll get into trouble, I promise you! tu auras des ennuis, je te le promets ou tu verras ce que je te dis!;∎ the weather forecast promised us three days of good weather la météo nous a promis ou annoncé trois jours de beau temps(b) (indicate) promettre, annoncer;∎ it promises to be hot today le temps promet d'être ou s'annonce chaud aujourd'hui;∎ the clouds promised a thunderstorm les nuages annonçaient de l'orage;∎ next week already promises to be difficult la semaine prochaine promet déjà d'être difficile ou s'annonce déjà difficile∎ she was promised to the King's son at birth dès sa naissance, elle fut promise au fils du roi∎ he wanted to come but he couldn't promise il espérait pouvoir venir mais ne pouvait rien promettre;∎ I'll wait for you - (do you) promise? je t'attendrai - tu le promets? ou promis?;∎ OK, I promise! d'accord, c'est promis!;∎ but you promised! mais tu avais promis!(b) to promise well (enterprise) promettre, s'annoncer bien; (person) être prometteur ou plein de promesses; (results, harvest, negotiations) s'annoncer bien;∎ his first article promises well son premier article promet ou est prometteur►► American Religion Promise Keepers = mouvement intégriste chrétien américain exclusivement composé d'hommes;Bible & figurative Promised Land Terre f promise
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