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[ˈprɔmɪs]binding promise обязывающее обещание break a promise нарушать обещание to keep one's promise сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное; to break (или to go back on) one's promise не сдержать обещания campaign promise предвыборное обещание promise обещание; to give (или to make) a promise обещать a pupil of promise in music ученик, подающий большие надежды в музыке; to give (или to show) promise подавать надежды gratuitous promise обязательство без встречного удовлетворения to hold out promises сулить, обещать; the land of promise библ. земля обетованная promise разг. уверять; I promise you уверяю вас implied promise подразумеваемое обещание ineffective promise пустое обещание to keep one's promise сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное; to break (или to go back on) one's promise не сдержать обещания to hold out promises сулить, обещать; the land of promise библ. земля обетованная promise брать обязательство promise давать обещание promise договорная обязанность promise надежда promise обещание; to give (или to make) a promise обещать promise обещание promise обещать promise перспектива; a young man of promise многообещающий молодой человек promise перспектива promise подавать надежды, сулить promise разг. уверять; I promise you уверяю вас promise of gift обещание субсидии promise of guarantee обещание гарантии promise of payment обещание платежа promise to pay a debt обещание уплатить долг promise to perform an agreement обещание выполнить соглашение a pupil of promise in music ученик, подающий большие надежды в музыке; to give (или to show) promise подавать надежды standing promise постоянное обязательство promise перспектива; a young man of promise многообещающий молодой человек -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be promised[Swahili Word] -ahidiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Word] ahidi V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] break a promise[Swahili Word] -vunja ahadi[Part of Speech] verb[Note] Cf. '-ahidi, miadi / also: wahadi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] keep a promise[Swahili Word] -timiza ahadi[Part of Speech] verb[Note] Cf. '-ahidi, miadi / also: wahadi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] keep a promise[Swahili Word] -fikisha ahadi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] keep a promise[Swahili Word] -shika ahadi[Part of Speech] verb[Note] Cf. '-ahidi, miadi / also: wahadi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make a promise[Swahili Word] -toa ahadi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make a promise[Swahili Word] -funga ahadi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make a promise[Swahili Word] -pa ahadi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] promise[Swahili Word] agano[Swahili Plural] maagano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] aga V[Note] Cf. '-aga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] promise[Swahili Word] ahadi[Swahili Plural] ahadi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] make a promise, break a promise/vow, keep a promise/vow[Swahili Example] -toa ('-funga, '-pa) promise, '-vunja promise, '-tizima ('-fikisha, '-shika) promise[Note] Cf. '-ahidi, miadi / also: wahadi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] promise[English Plural] promises[Swahili Word] kiaga[Swahili Plural] viaga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -aga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] promise[Swahili Word] miadi[Swahili Plural] miadi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] hapo labda ndipo miadi inapokuwa kitu azizi [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] promise[Swahili Word] mihadi[Swahili Plural] mihadi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] promise[Swahili Word] wahadi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] promise[Swahili Word] -ahidi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] wazazi wenu tuliwaahidi kuwa mlikuwa katika mikono myema [Muk]; Mchumba wangu ameahidi kunipa kila mwezi mara mbili ya mshahara wangu [Masomo 39][Note] Cf. ahadi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] promise (to do something at a set time)[Swahili Word] miadi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] ahadi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] promise (to do something at a set time)[Swahili Word] mihadi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] ahadi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] promise one another[Swahili Word] -ahidiana[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ahidi V------------------------------------------------------------ -
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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)!) obljubiti2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) obljubiti3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) obetati2. noun1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) obljuba2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) obet•* * *I [prɔmis]nounobljuba (to komu); figuratively obet, obetanje (of)II [prɔmis]1.transitive verbobljubiti, dati besedo (to komu);2.intransitive verbvzbujati upanje, obetaticolloquially I promise you — to ti zagotavljamto promise o.s. s.th. — nadejati se česa, obetati si kajthe weather promises fine — videti je, da bo lepo vremePromised Land — obljubljena dežela (tudi figuratively) -
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1. [ʹprɒmıs] n1. обещаниеconditional promise - юр. условное обещание или обязательство
parole promise - устное /словесное/ обещание
promise to help /of help/ - обещание помочь
breach of promise - юр. нарушение обещания ( жениться)
to give /to make/ a promise - дать обещание, обещать
to keep /to carry out/ one's promise - исполнить /выполнить/ обещание
to break one's promise, to go back on one's promise - не сдержать обещания, нарушить обещание
2. то, что обещано, обещанноеI claim your promise - я требую то, что вы обещали
3. перспектива, надеждаa youth of great /of high/ promise - многообещающий юноша, юноша, подающий надежды
to give /to show/ promise - подавать надежды
there is a promise of warm weather - ожидается тёплая погода; погода обещает быть тёплой
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the Land of Promise - библ. земля обетованнаяpromise is debt - ≅ давши слово, держись
2. [ʹprɒmıs] vpromises are (like piecrust) made to be broken - обещания не долговечнее корки пирога; на то и обещания, чтобы их нарушать [см. тж. piecrust ♢ ]
1. обещать; давать обещание, обязательство, обязыватьсяto promise money [assistance] - обещать деньги [помощь]
I promise to come /that I will come/ - я обещаю прийти /что я приду/
I promised myself a quiet evening - я решил /дал себе слово/ спокойно провести вечер
2. разг. уверятьit was not so easy, I promise you - поверьте, это было не так легко
3. подавать надежды; сулить, предвещать♢
promise little but do much - поменьше обещай, побольше делайhe promises mountains and performs molehills - ≅ он горазд на обещания; наобещает с три короба, а не сделает почти ничего
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['prɔmɪs] 1. n 2. viprzyrzekać (przyrzec perf), obiecywać (obiecać perf)3. vtto promise sb sth, promise sth to sb — przyrzekać (przyrzec perf) or obiecywać (obiecać perf) coś komuś
to promise (sb) to do sth — obiecywać (obiecać perf) (komuś) coś zrobić
to promise (sb) that … — dawać (dać perf) (komuś) słowo, że …
to make a promise — składać (złożyć perf) obietnicę
to break a promise — łamać (złamać perf) obietnicę
to keep a promise — dotrzymywać (dotrzymać perf) obietnicy
* * *['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)!) przyrzekać2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) obiecywać3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) zapowiadać (się)2. noun1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) obietnica2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) (dobre) rokowania, zapowiedź powodzenia• -
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1. noun1) обещание; to give (или to make) a promise обещать; to keep one's promise сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное; to break (или to go back on) one's promise не сдержать обещания2) перспектива; a young man of promise многообещающий молодой человек; a pupil of promise in music ученик, подающий большие надежды в музыке; to give (или to show) promise подавать надежды; to hold out promises сулить, обещатьthe land of promise bibl. земля обетованная2. verb1) обещать2) collocation уверять; I promise you уверяю вас3) подавать надежды, сулитьSyn:assure* * *1 (n) обещание2 (v) обещать; пообещать* * ** * *[prom·ise || 'prɑmɪs /'prɒ-] n. обещание, перспектива, посул v. обещать, обещаться, уверять, подавать надежды, сулить, посулить* * *обещаниеобещатьобязательствоперспективапообещатьпосулпосулитьсулить* * *1. сущ. 1) обещание 2) а) перспектива, вид, ракурс. проекция б) залог (чего-л.), надежда (на что-л.) 2. гл. 1) обещать, давать обещание 2) разг., устар. уверять -
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[meɪk] nwhat is the \make, model and year of your car? welche Marke, Modell und welches Baujahr hat dein Auto?;the newer \makes of computer are much more user-friendly die neuen Computergenerationen sind viel benutzerfreundlicher2) ( search)to be on the \make for sex sexhungrig sein; for money geldgierig sein; for power machthungrig sein; for profit profitgierig sein; for career karrieresüchtig sein;1) ( produce)to \make sth etw machen; company, factory etw herstellen;the pot is made to withstand high temperatures der Topf ist so beschaffen, dass er hohen Temperaturen widerstehen kann;‘made in Taiwan’ ‚in Taiwan hergestellt‘;this sweater is made of wool dieser Pullover ist aus Wolle;God made the world in 7 days Gott erschuf die Erde in 7 Tagen;to \make bread Brot backen;to \make clothes Kleider nähen;to \make a copy of sth etw kopieren;to \make peace Frieden stiften;to \make a picture ( fam) ein Foto machen;to \make a recording of sth etw aufnehmen;to \make a snowman einen Schneemann bauen;to \make steel/ a pot Stahl/einen Topf herstellen;to \make time sich dat [die] Zeit nehmen;to show what one's [really] made of zeigen, was in einem steckt;he made us some coffee er machte uns Kaffee;to be made for sth für etw akk geschaffen sein;the doll wasn't made for banging around die Puppe ist nicht dazu gedacht, herumgeschleudert zu werden;these two were made for each other die zwei sind wie geschaffen füreinander;2) ( become)to \make sth etw werden;I don't think he will ever \make a good lawyer ich glaube, aus ihm wird nie ein guter Rechtsanwalt [werden];she'll \make a great mother sie wird eine tolle Mutter abgeben;(be) etw sein;to \make a good answer/ excuse eine gute Antwort/Entschuldigung sein;to \make a wonderful combination eine wunderbare Kombination sein;to \make a match gut zusammenpassen;to \make fascinating reading faszinierend zu lesen sein;( form) etw bilden;let's \make a circle lasst uns einen Kreis bilden3) ( cause)the wind is making my eyes water durch den Wind fangen meine Augen an zu tränen;what made you change your mind? wodurch hast du deine Meinung geändert?;stories like that \make you think again Geschichten wie diese bringen dich zum Nachdenken;you \make things sound so bad du machst alles so schlecht;the dark colours \make the room look smaller die dunklen Farben lassen das Zimmer kleiner wirken;what made you move here? was brachte dich dazu, hierher zu ziehen?;to \make sb laugh jdn zum Lachen bringen;to \make oneself look ridiculous sich akk lächerlich machen;to \make sb suffer jdn leiden lassen4) ( force)to \make sb do sth jdn zwingen, etw zu tun;go to your room! - no, and you can't \make me! geh auf dein Zimmer! - nein, mich kann keiner zwingenthe good weather made Spain so popular das schöne Wetter hat Spanien so populär gemacht;to \make sth easy etw leicht machen;to \make oneself heard sich dat Gehör verschaffen;to \make sth public etw veröffentlichen;to \make oneself understood sich akk verständlich machen6) ( transform to)the recycled paper will be made into cardboard das Recyclingpapier wird zu Karton weiterverarbeitet;this experience will \make you into a better person diese Erfahrung wird aus dir einen besseren Menschen machen;I'll have a steak - no, \make that chicken ich nehme ein Steak - ach nein, ändern Sie das und bringen Sie ein Hühnchen;to \make the best of a situation das Beste aus einer Situation machen7) ( perform)to \make sth etw machen;they made about 20 miles a day on foot sie legten etwa 20 Meilen am Tag zu Fuß zurück;he made a plausible case for returning home early er überzeugte uns, dass es sinnvoll sei, früh nach Hause zu gehen;to \make an appointment einen Termin vereinbaren;to \make a bargain ein Schnäppchen schlagen;to \make a call anrufen;to \make a case for sth etw vertreten;to \make a deal einen Handel schließen;to \make a decision eine Entscheidung fällen [o treffen];to \make a donation eine Spende vornehmen;to \make a face ein Gesicht ziehen ( fam)to \make a move ( in game) einen Zug machen;(in business, personal life) etwas unternehmen;to \make a promise ein Versprechen geben, etw versprechen;to \make reservations reservieren;to \make small talk Konversation betreiben;to \make a speech/ presentation eine Rede/Präsentation halten;to \make a start anfangen;to \make good time doing sth bei etw dat schnell vorankommen;to \make a withdrawal from a bank Geld bei einer Bank abheben8) ( amount to)to \make sth with numbers etw ergeben;five plus five \makes ten fünf und fünf ist zehn;if I buy this one, that'll \make it 30 wenn ich diesen hier kaufe, dann macht das zusammen 30;today's earthquake \makes five since January mit dem heutigen Erdbeben sind es fünf seit Januar;this \makes the third time my car has broken down das ist nun das dritte Mal, dass mein Auto eine Panne hat9) (earn, get)to \make enemies sich dat Feinde machen;to \make a fortune sein Glück machen;to \make friends Freundschaften schließen;to \make a killing einen Riesengewinn machen;to \make a living seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen;to \make money Geld verdienen;to \make a name for oneself sich dat einen Namen machen;to \make profits/ losses Gewinn/Verlust machenshe \makes a lot of politeness sie legt viel Wert auf Höflichkeit;don't \make too much of his grumpiness gib nicht viel auf seine mürrische Art;to \make much of sb ( appreciate) viel von jdm halten;( praise) jdn über den grünen Klee lobenhow much do you \make the total? was hast du als Summe errechnet?;I \make the answer [to be] 105.6 ich habe als Lösung 105,6 herausbekommen;what do you \make the time? was glaubst du, wie viel Uhr es ist?to \make sth etw schaffen;could you \make a meeting at 8 a.m.? schaffst du ein Treffen um 8 Uhr morgens?;I barely made it to the meeting ich habe es gerade noch zur Versammlung geschafft;we made it to the top of the mountain! wir schafften es bis zur Bergspitze!;the fire made the front page das Feuer kam auf die Titelseite;to \make port Meldung an den Hafen machen;to \make it to the top Karriere machen, es schaffen;to \make it es schaffen;the patient may not \make it through the night der Patient wird wahrscheinlich die Nacht nicht überstehen;( achieve)to \make the finals/ regionals das Finale/die Bezirksklasse schaffen;to \make the grade es schaffen ( fam)14) ( make perfect)those curtains really \make the living room diese Vorhänge verschönen das Wohnzimmer ungemein;this film has \make his career der Film machte ihn berühmt;that made my day! das hat mir den Tag gerettet!;you've got it made! du hast ausgesorgt!15) ( understand)I can't \make anything of this philosophy text ich verstehe diesen Philosophietext nicht;to \make head or tail of sth aus etw dat schlau werden;I'd love to read his letter but I can't \make head or tail of his writing ich würde liebend gerne seinen Brief lesen, aber ich werde aus seiner Schrift nicht schlau;to \make sense of an action/ a word/ an argument den Sinn einer Aktion/eines Wortes/eines Arguments verstehen;( think)what do you \make of his speech? was hältst du von seiner Rede?;we don't \make much of him wir halten nicht viel von ihmto \make love sich akk lieben, miteinander schlafen;he tried to \make her er hat versucht, sie ins Bett zu kriegen ( fam)PHRASES:to \make a day/an evening of it den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht bleiben;let's \make a night of it die Nacht ist noch jung;to \make a go of it es schaffen, in etw dat Erfolg haben;made in heaven perfekt;to be made of money Geld wie Heu haben;to \make sail naut in See stechen;to \make or break sth/sb das Schicksal von etw/jdm in der Hand haben;to \make something of it ( fam) Ärger machen;do you want to \make something of it? suchst du Ärger? vi <made, made>1) ( chase)to \make after sb jdm hinterherjagen; police jdn verfolgen2) ( head for)to \make for sth auf etw akk zugehen;( by car or bus) auf etw akk zufahren;the kids made for the woods to hide die Kinder rannten auf den Wald zu, um sich zu verstecken;( esp Brit)we made towards the motorway wir fuhren Richtung Autobahn;3) (be)to \make for sth etw sein;( result in) etw ergeben;faster computers \make for a more efficient system schnellere Computer führen zu leistungsfähigeren Systemen;Kant \makes for hard reading Kant ist schwer zu lesento \make with the money/ jewels Geld/Juwelen [über]geben;\make with the money bags, baby! her mit dem Geld, Baby!5) ( be about to)to \make to leave/ eat dinner/ start a fight sich akk anschicken, zu gehen/Abend zu essen/einen Streit anzufangen6) ( pretend)to \make as if to do sth aussehen, als ob man etw tun wolle;he made as if to speak es sah aus, als wolle er sprechen;to \make like... (Am) so tun, als ob...;the boy made like he was sick so he wouldn't have to go to school der Junge tat so, als ob er krank wäre, damit er nicht zur Schule musstePHRASES:can you \make do with a fiver? reicht dir ein Fünfpfundschein? -
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1. n1) обіцянкаto keep (to carry out) one's promise — виконати обіцянку
2) обіцяне3) перспектива, надіяa youth of great promise — багатообіцяючий юнак; юнак, що подає великі надії
the Land of P. — бібл. обітована земля
2. v1) обіцяти; давати обіцянку; зобов'язуватися; запевняти2) подавати надії; провіщати, передвіщати* * *I n1) обіцянка2) те, що обіцяно, обіцяне3) перспектива, надіяII v1) обіцяти; давати обіцянку, зобов'язання, зобов'язуватися2) запевняти3) подавати надії; обіцяти, передвіщати -
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n. belofte; hoop--------v. belovenpromise1[ prommis] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:break one's promise • zich niet aan zijn belofte houdenhold a promise • een belofte inhoudenkeep one's promise • zijn belofte nakomenmake a promise • een belofte doen————————promise2♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden: -
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prom·ise [ʼprɒmɪs, Am ʼprɑ:-] vt1) ( pledge)to \promise to do sth versprechen, etw zu tun;to \promise [sb] that... [jdm] versprechen, dass...;to \promise oneself sth sich dat etw versprechen;2) ( have the potential)to \promise to be sth versprechen, etw zu sein;the men's final \promises to be an exciting match das Finale der Männer verspricht ein spannendes Spiel zu werdenPHRASES:1) ( pledge) versprechen;I \promise! ich verspreche es!;to do sth as \promised etw wie versprochen tun2) ( be promising)to \promise well viel versprechen nand that's a \promise! großes Ehrenwort!, versprochen!;\promises, \promises! Versprechen, nichts als Versprechen!;to break/keep one's \promise [to sb] sein Versprechen [gegenüber jdm] brechen/halten;to make a \promise ein Versprechen geben [o machen];I'm not making any \promises ich kann [aber] nichts versprechento have got \promise viel versprechend sein;to show \promise aussichtsreich sein;( person) viel versprechend sein;a \promise of fine weather/ success eine Aussicht auf gutes Wetter/Erfolg;a young person of \promise eine viel versprechende junge Person;to show [great] \promise [sehr] viel versprechend seinPHRASES:a \promise is a \promise versprochen ist versprochen -
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• All promises are either broken or kept - Что обещание, что зарок - ненадежны (4)• Bad promise is better broken than kept (A) - Не держи посулом, одолжи отказом (H)• Be slow to make a promise, but swift to keep it - Дал слово, держись, а не дал - крепись (Д), Языком не спеши, а делом не ленись (Я)• Be slow to promise and quick to perform - Дал слово, держись, а не дал - крепись (Д)• Better deny at once than promise long - Не держи посулом, одолжи отказом (H)• Between promising and performing a man may marry his daughter - Обещанного три года ждут (0), Улита едет, когда-то будет (У)• Expect nothing from him who promises a great deal - Кто много обещает, тот ничего не сделает (K), Кто много сулит, тот мало делает (K)• Great promises and small performances - Кто много обещает, тот ничего не сделает (K), Кто много сулит, тот мало делает (K)• He that promises much means nothing - Кто много сулит, тот мало делает (K)• It's one thing to promise, another to perform - Обещанного три года ждут (O), Что обещание, что зарок - ненадежны (4)• Long on promises, short on performance - Кто много обещает, тот ничего не сделает (K), Кто много сулит, тот мало делает (K)• Perform whatever you promise - Дал слово, держись, а не дал - крепись (Д)• Promise is a debt (A) - Дал слово, держись, а не дал - крепись (Д)• Promise is a promise (A) - Дал слово, держись, а не дал - крепись (Д), Уговор дороже денег (У)• Promise little but do much - Нужны дела, а не слова (H)• Promise made is a debt unpaid (A) - Дал слово, держись, а не дал - крепись (Д)• Promises are like good piecrust: easily broken - Что обещание, что зарок - ненадежны (4)• Promises are like pie-crust, /they are/ made to be broken - Что обещание, что зарок - ненадежны (4)• Promises don't fill the belly - Завтраками сыт не будешь (3), Из одних слов шубы не сошьешь (И), На посуле, как на стуле: посидишь и встанешь (H), Не корми завтраками, а сделай сегодня (H), Обещанная шапка на уши не лезет (O), Посуленный мерин не везет (П), Соловья баснями не кормят a (C)• Promises fill no sack - Обещанная шапка на уши не лезет (O), Соловья баснями не кормят a (C)• You can't live on promises - Обещанная шапка на уши не лезет (O) -
32 one cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
посл."из свиного уха шёлковый кошелёк не сошьёшь", т. е. такого человека не перевоспитаешь; см. тж. make a silk purse out of a sow's ear‘y' see, after all I want to be a reputable citizen, like y' said.’ ‘To look like one at least.’ ‘That's right,’ Paddy agreed. ‘Maybe, y' can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. I'm not wantin' to be a silk purse. But I'm after learnin' to behave so as Frisco and the mob he gets round with, won't sling off at me.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 4) — - Ну вот, я таки решил заделаться добропорядочным человеком, как вы мне когда-то советовали. - Хотя бы с виду? - Может, и так. Да я и не лезу куда не след. Мне бы только пообтереться малость, чтобы Фриско и вся его бражка, все это дерьмо, не слишком заносились передо мной.
Norah (beside herself): "I said I could teach you manners. I made a mistake. I couldn't teach you manners. One can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear." (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Land of Promise’, act 4) — Нора (вне себя): "Я сказала, что могла бы обучить тебя хорошим манерам. Нет, я ошиблась, не смогла бы! Горбатого только могила исправит."
Large English-Russian phrasebook > one cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
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33 promise
I[΄prɔmis] n խոստում. give /make a promise խոստանալ. keep/ break one’s promise խոստումը կա տարել/չկատարել, կոտրել. of great promise խոս տումնալից. a young man of promise խոստումնալից երիտասարդ. show promise հույսեր ներշնչելII[΄prɔmis] v խոստանալ, հույսեր ներշնչել, ապագա խոստանալ. He promised to be in time Նա խոստացավ ժամանակին գալ. It promises to be a good harvest Լավ բերքի հույսեր կան -
34 as you make your bed, so you must lie on it
посл.(as you make your bed, so you must lie on it (тж. one has made one's bed and one must lie in или on it))как постелешь, так и поспишь; ≈ что посеешь, то и пожнёшь; см. тж. lie in the bed one has madeHornby (with a little smile): "Well, are you enjoying the land of promise as much as you said I should?" Norah: "We've both made our bed and we must lie in it." (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Land of Promise’, act II) — Хорнби (с улыбкой): "Ну, как вам нравится эта обетованная земля? Вы ведь считали, что мне она должна очень понравиться." Нора: "Нам с вами приходится расхлебывать то, что мы сами заварили."
Large English-Russian phrasebook > as you make your bed, so you must lie on it
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35 promesse
promesse [pʀɔmεs]feminine noun* * *pʀɔmɛs1) ( engagement) promise2) Droit, Commercehonorer ses promesses — to honour [BrE] one's commitments
3) ( espérance) promiseun magnifique coucher de soleil qui est la promesse de beau temps — a beautiful sunset which promises fine weather to come
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *pʀɔmɛs nf* * *promesse nf1 ( engagement) promise; faire une promesse à qn to make sb a promise, to give sb one's word; faire de grandes promesses to make grand promises; avoir la promesse de qn to have sb's word; tenir ses promesses to keep one's promises; ne pas tenir ses promesses to break one's promises; manquer à sa promesse to break one's promise ou word; fausses promesses empty promises; promesse de mariage promise of marriage; faire la promesse à qn que to promise sb that, to give sb one's word that;2 Jur, Comm honorer ses promesses to honourGB one's commitments; promesse de vente/d'achat agreement to sell/to buy;3 ( espérance) promise; être plein de promesses [personne, auteur, athlète] to be full of promise, to have great promise; un magnifique coucher de soleil qui est la promesse de beau temps a beautiful sunset which promises fine weather to come.promesse en l'air or de Gascon or d'ivrogne empty ou idle promise.[prɔmɛs] nom fémininmanquer à/tenir sa promesse to break/to keep one's promiseencore une promesse en l'air ou d'ivrogne ou de Gascon! promises, promises!promesse (unilatérale) d'achat/de vente (unilateral) commitment ou undertaking to buy/to sell3. (littéraire) [espoir] promisela promesse d'une journée magnifique/d'un avenir meilleur the promise of a beautiful day/a better future————————promesses nom féminin pluriel[avenir] promiseun jeune joueur plein de promesses a young player showing great promise, a very promising young player -
36 выполнить обещание
1) General subject: accomplish a promise, acquit oneself of a promise, fulfill a promise, acquit oneself of promise, make good, fulfil the promise (The mayor fulfilled the promise to start moving people into the False Creek social housing complex before Christmas.), (-я) deliver on one's promise(s), stand by one's promise, make good one's word, live up to the promise, meet one's pledge2) Mass media: implement promise, keep a promise, live up to a promise3) Business: redeem a promise4) Makarov: carry out pledge, carry out promiseУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > выполнить обещание
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37 Zusage
f1. (Versprechen) promise; (Verpflichtung) commitment; (Annahme) acceptance; (Einwilligung) assent; seine Zusage geben promise, give one’s word2. auf Bewerbung: offer* * *die Zusageassent; promise; acceptance* * *Zu|sa|gef1) (= Zustimmung) assent, consent2) (= Verpflichtung) undertaking, commitment3) (= Annahme) acceptance; (= Bestätigung) confirmation4) (= Versprechen) promise, pledgeich kann Ihnen keine Zúsagen machen — I can't make you any promises
* * *Zu·sa·ge[ˈtsu:za:gə]f assurance, promise[jdm] eine \Zusage geben to give [sb] an assurance, to make [sb] a promise* * *1) (auf eine Einladung hin) acceptance; (auf eine Stellenbewerbung hin) offer2) (Versprechen) promise; undertakingjemandem die od. seine Zusage geben, etwas zu tun — promise somebody that one will do something
* * *Zusage fseine Zusage geben promise, give one’s word2. auf Bewerbung: offer* * *1) (auf eine Einladung hin) acceptance; (auf eine Stellenbewerbung hin) offer2) (Versprechen) promise; undertakingjemandem die od. seine Zusage geben, etwas zu tun — promise somebody that one will do something
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38 geloben
v/t geh. solemnly promise (jemandem etw. s.o. s.th.); eidlich: vow, pledge; sich (Dat) geloben zu (+ Inf.) solemnly resolve to (+ Inf.) jemandem ewige Treue geloben vow eternal fidelity to s.o.; ich gelobe hiermit Besserung I hereby solemnly promise to reform (oft iro.)* * *to swear; to vow* * *ge|lo|ben [gə'loːbn] ptp gelobtvt (geh)to vow, to sweardie Fürsten gelobten dem König Treue — the princes pledged their loyalty or vowed loyalty to the king
ich habe mir gelobt, das Rauchen aufzugeben — I've vowed or made a pledge or sworn to give up smoking
ich schwöre und gelobe,... — I (do) solemnly swear and promise...
* * *(to make a solemn promise (that): He vowed that he would die rather than surrender.) vow* * *ge·lo·ben *[gəˈlo:bn̩]vt (geh)▪ [jdm] etw \geloben to vow [or pledge] sth [to sb]jdm Gefolgschaft \geloben to swear [or pledge] [or vow] [one's] allegiance to sbein einsichtigeres Verhalten \geloben to swear to behave more reasonably▪ [jdm] \geloben, etw zu tun to swear [or vow] [to sb] that one will do sth* * *transitives Verb (geh.) vowjemandem Treue geloben — vow to be faithful to somebody
* * *geloben v/t geh solemnly promise (jemandem etwas sb sth); eidlich: vow, pledge;sich (dat)jemandem ewige Treue geloben vow eternal fidelity to sb;ich gelobe hiermit Besserung I hereby solemnly promise to reform (oft iron)* * *transitives Verb (geh.) vowsich (Dat.) geloben, etwas zu tun — vow to oneself or make a solemn resolve to do something
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39 mezzo
"equipment, device, medium;Medium;meio"* * *1. adj halfuno e mezzo one and a halfmezz'ora half-hourle sei e mezzo half-past sixmezzo chilo a half kiloa mezza strada halfwaydi mezza età middle-aged2. adv half3. m ( parte centrale) middle( metà) half( strumento) means sg( veicolo) means sg of transportprendere un mezzo pubblico use public transportmezzi pl di comunicazione di massa mass mediamezzi pl di pagamento means of paymentper mezzo di by means ofa mezzo posta by post,in mezzo a due persone, due libri betweenin mezzo a quei documenti in the middle of or among those papersin mezzo alla stanza in the middle of the roomnel mezzo di in the middle ofgiusto mezzo happy medium* * *1 (di frutta, marcio) rotten: pera mezza, rotten pear2 (fradicio) soaked, drenched3 (fig.) (corrotto) rotten, corrupt.mezzo2 agg.1 half: mezza bottiglia di vino, half a bottle of wine; una bottiglia e mezza di vino, one and a half bottles of wine; mezza dozzina di volte, half a dozen times; mezz'ora al giorno, half an hour a day; mezz'ora prima di colazione, half an hour before lunch; è lontano un mezzo chilometro, it is (about) half a kilometre away; ho letto mezzo libro, I have read half the book; in questa prima mezz'ora parleremo di musica, in this first half hour we will talk about music; un pavimento mezzo bianco e mezzo nero, a floor half white and half black; mezza Quaresima, Mid-Lent // a mezza voce, in a low voice2 (indicante approssimazione) half: mezzo trionfo, half victory; una mezza verità, a half truth; una mezza promessa, a half promise; avevo una mezza intenzione, una mezza idea di venire, I had half a mind to come; c'è stata una mezza discussione in ufficio, ma poi tutto si è sistemato, there was a bit of an argument in the office but then everything was sorted out; questa mela è mezza marcia, this apple is half rotten; è mezza matta, she's a bit crazy; lo spettacolo è stato un mezzo fiasco, the performance was a bit of a fiasco3 (medio) middle; medium (attr.): mezza altezza, medium height; mezza età, middle age: una persona di mezza età, a middle-aged person; incontrarsi a mezza strada, to meet half way◆ s.m.1 (metà) half*: due mezzi fanno un intero, two halves make a whole; aveva due anni e mezzo, he was two and a half (years old); bevvero due litri e mezzo di vino, they drank two and a half litres of wine; aggiungere un cucchiaio e mezzo di olio, add a spoon and a half of oil; sono le tre e mezzo, it is half past three2 (centro, punto mediano) middle, centre: nel mezzo della notte, in the middle of the night (o at dead of night); nel bel mezzo del giardino, in the very middle of the garden; ce ne andammo nel bel mezzo della festa, we left right in the middle of the party; tieniti nel mezzo della strada, keep to the middle of the road◆ avv. half: paesi ancora mezzo distrutti dalla guerra, countries still half destroyed by the war.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: in mezzo a, (fra molti) among, (fra due) between, (nel centro di) in the middle of: lo vide in mezzo alla folla, he saw him among the crowd; il proiettile lo colpì in mezzo agli occhi, the bullet hit him right between the eyes; c'è un obelisco in mezzo alla piazza, there's an obelisk in the middle of the square; ovunque vada me lo trovo sempre in mezzo ai piedi, wherever I go I always find him in my way // mezzo e mezzo, so-so // fare le cose a mezzo, to do things by halves; lasciare a mezzo un lavoro, to leave a job half finished; questa bistecca è troppo grande: facciamo a mezzo?, this steak is too big for me, why don't we take half each?; fare a mezzo, (dividere una spesa) to go fifty-fifty // di mezzo, in the middle: il posto di mezzo, the seat in the middle // levare di mezzo qlcu., to get rid of s.o.; levare di mezzo qlco., to take sthg. out of the way: bisognerà levarlo di mezzo, we'll have to get rid of him; leva di mezzo quelle valigie, take those suitcases out of the way; levati di mezzo, get out of the way // sono tutti amici finché non ci sono di mezzo i soldi, they are all friends just as long as there is no money involved // non deve andarci di mezzo chi è innocente, someone who is innocent shouldn't have to lose out // mettersi di mezzo, to intervene (o to interfere); fate quello che volete basta che non mi mettiate in mezzo, do what you want but just don't involve me.mezzo3 s.m.1 (strumento) means; (apparato) equipment: mezzi di comunicazione, di produzione, means of communication, of production; mezzi audiovisivi, audio-visual equipment; mezzi leciti, illeciti, legal, illegal means; con mezzi disonesti, by foul means; questo era l'unico mezzo per raggiungerlo, this was the only way (o means) of reaching him // (econ.): mezzo di scambio, medium of exchange; mezzi di pagamento, means of payment // (dir.) mezzo di prova, (piece of) evidence // a mezzo posta, by post; a mezzo ferrovia, by rail // per mezzo di, by (o by means of), (attraverso) through: lo ebbi per mezzo di un mio amico, I got it through a friend of mine; mi fu consegnato per mezzo di un fattorino, it was delivered to me by messenger; spedire merci a mezzo corriere, to send (o ship) goods through a carrier // il fine giustifica i mezzi, the end justifies the means // non c'è mezzo di saperlo, there is no way of knowing2 (spec. pl.) mezzi (di trasporto), means of transport, transport: viaggiare con i mezzi pubblici, to travel by public transport; riuscimmo ad arrivare al villaggio con dei mezzi di fortuna, we managed to reach the village travelling by whatever transport was available3 (fis.) medium: l'elettricità si propaga più o meno rapidamente secondo il mezzo, electricity travels more or less quickly according to the conductor; i raggi di luce si rifrangono passando da un mezzo a un altro, rays of light are refracted when they pass from one medium to another4 pl. (denaro) means, money [U]; funds: una persona con mezzi, a person of means; egli ha molti mezzi, he is well off; vivere al di sopra dei propri mezzi, to live beyond one's means; prima di affrontare quella spesa bisognerà reperire i mezzi, before meeting that expense we shall have to find the funds.* * *I ['mɛddzo] sm(strumento) means sg, (metodo) means, wayII mezzo (-a)per mezzo di — by means of, through
1. agg1) half2)di mezza età — middle-agedun soprabito di mezza stagione — a spring (o autumn) coat
2. avvmezzo pieno/vuoto ecc — half-full/empty ecc
3. sm1) (metà) halfun chilo e mezzo — a kilo and a half, one and a half kilos
2) (parte centrale) middlein mezzo a — in the middle of, (folla) in the midst of
3)esserci di mezzo — (ostacolo) to be in the wayquando ci sono di mezzo i numeri non ci capisco più niente — when numbers are involved I get completely lost
togliere di mezzo — (persona, cosa) to get rid of, (fam : uccidere) to bump off
levarsi o togliersi di mezzo — to get out of the way
* * *I 1. ['mɛddzo]1) half- a mela — half apple
mezzo litro — a half-litre, half a litre
mezz'ora — half hour, half an hour
- a giornata — half day
2) (medio) middle- a età — middle age
2.fare una -a promessa a qcn. — to make a half promise to sb
sostantivo maschile1) (metà) half*tre -i — mat. three halves
2) (punto centrale) middle, centre BE, center AE3) (momento centrale) middlenel mezzo della notte — in the middle o dead of the night
4) in mezzo a (fra due) between; (fra molti) among; (nella parte centrale) in the middle ofmettersi in mezzo — fig. (intervenire) to come between, to intervene; (intromettersi) to interfere
essere messo in mezzo — fig. to be caught in the middle
5) di mezzotogliere o levare di mezzo to get rid of; (uccidere) to do in colloq.; levati di mezzo! get out of my way! andarci di mezzo to get involved, to be caught up; mettere di mezzo qcn. — to involve sb., to bring sb. into
6) a mezzo3.avverbio halfessere mezzo morto — to be half-dead o as good as dead
- a manica — mezzamanica
- a pensione — half board
- a stagione — = autumn or spring
••mezzo e mezzo, mezz'e mezzo — half-and-half; (così così) so-so
il giusto mezzo — the golden mean, the happy medium
mezzo mondo — a load o whole lot of people
II 1. ['mɛddzo]parlare senza -i termini — not to mince matters o one's words
sostantivo maschile1) (modo di procedere) means*con ogni mezzo — by every possible means, by fair means or foul
2) biol. fis. medium*3) (veicolo) means of transport4) per mezzo di, a mezzo by means of, through2.avere -i — to be in funds o well off
mezzo anfibio — mil. amphibian
mezzo d'assalto — mil. assault craft
mezzo corazzato — armoured BE o armored AE vehicle
mezzo da sbarco — mil. landing craft
••il fine giustifica i -i — prov. the end justifies the means
* * *mezzo1/'mεddzo/ ⇒ 131 half; - a mela half apple; una -a dozzina di uova a half-dozen eggs; mezzo litro a half-litre, half a litre; - a aspirina half an aspirin; mezz'ora half hour, half an hour; - a giornata half day; due tazze e -a two and a half cups; ha sei anni e mezzo he's six and a half; un'ora e -a an hour and a half; le due e -a half past two3 (con valore attenuativo) avere una -a intenzione di fare to have half a mind to do; fare una -a promessa a qcn. to make a half promise to sb.3 (momento centrale) middle; nel mezzo della notte in the middle o dead of the night; nel bel mezzo della cena right in the middle of dinner4 in mezzo a (fra due) between; (fra molti) among; (nella parte centrale) in the middle of; mettersi in mezzo fig. (intervenire) to come between, to intervene; (intromettersi) to interfere; essere messo in mezzo fig. to be caught in the middle5 di mezzo togliere o levare di mezzo to get rid of; (uccidere) to do in colloq.; levati di mezzo! get out of my way! andarci di mezzo to get involved, to be caught up; mettere di mezzo qcn. to involve sb., to bring sb. intoIII avverbiohalf; mezzo addormentato half asleep; essere mezzo morto to be half-dead o as good as dead; essere mezzo matto to have screw loosemezzo e mezzo, mezz'e mezzo half-and-half; (così così) so-so; il giusto mezzo the golden mean, the happy medium; - e misure half-measures; mezzo mondo a load o whole lot of people; parlare senza -i termini not to mince matters o one's words\mezzo punto → mezzopunto; - a manica → mezzamanica; - a pensione half board; - a stagione = autumn or spring.————————mezzo2/'mεddzo/I sostantivo m.1 (modo di procedere) means*; con ogni mezzo by every possible means, by fair means or foul; tentare ogni mezzo to do one's utmost2 biol. fis. medium*3 (veicolo) means of transport; - i pubblici public transport4 per mezzo di, a mezzo by means of, through; a mezzo stampa through the medium of the press; a mezzo posta by postII mezzi m.pl.(risorse finanziarie) means, funds; avere -i to be in funds o well off; vivere al di sopra dei propri -i to live beyond one's meansil fine giustifica i -i prov. the end justifies the means\mezzo anfibio mil. amphibian; mezzo d'assalto mil. assault craft; mezzo corazzato armoured BE o armored AE vehicle; mezzo pesante heavy lorry; mezzo da sbarco mil. landing craft; - i di comunicazione (di massa) (mass) media. -
40 vow
1. noun(a solemn promise, especially one made to God: The monks have made/taken a vow of silence; marriage vows.) voto; promesa solemne
2. verb1) (to make a solemn promise (that): He vowed that he would die rather than surrender.) hacer voto (de), pronunciar votos2) (to threaten: He vowed revenge on all his enemies.) jurartr[vaʊ]1 promesa solemne2 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL voto1 jurar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto take a vow of chastity/poverty hacer voto de castidad/pobrezato take one's vows pronunciar sus votosvow of silence voto de silenciovow [væʊ] vt: jurar, prometer, hacer voto devow n: promesa f, voto m (en la religión)a vow of poverty: un voto de pobrezav.• hacer voto v.• prometer solemnemente v.• votar v.n.• promesa solemne s.f.• voto s.m.
I vaʊnoun voto m, promesa fto take (one's) vows — ( Relig) hacer* los votos, profesar
II
transitive verb jurar, hacer* voto de (frml)[vaʊ]to vow to + INF: I vowed to avenge my brother — juré que vengaría a mi hermano
1.N (Rel) voto m ; (=promise) promesa f, compromiso mlovers' vows — promesas fpl solemnes de los amantes
to take or make a vow that... — jurar or prometer que...
to take or make a vow to do sth — jurar hacer algo, comprometerse a hacer algo
to take one's vows — (Rel) hacer sus votos (monásticos)
to take a vow of poverty/chastity — hacer voto de pobreza/castidad
2.VT [+ obedience, allegiance] jurar, prometerto vow to do sth — jurar hacer algo, comprometerse a hacer algo
to vow that... — jurar or prometer que...
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I [vaʊ]noun voto m, promesa fto take (one's) vows — ( Relig) hacer* los votos, profesar
II
transitive verb jurar, hacer* voto de (frml)to vow to + INF: I vowed to avenge my brother — juré que vengaría a mi hermano
См. также в других словарях:
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make good — 1) if I don t get away from my family, I ll never make good Syn: succeed, be successful, be a success, do well, get ahead, reach the top; prosper, flourish, thrive; informal make it, make the grade, make a name for oneself, make one s mark, get… … Thesaurus of popular words
promise — prom·ise n: a declaration or manifestation esp. in a contract of an intention to act or refrain from acting in a specified way that gives the party to whom it is made a right to expect its fulfillment aleatory promise: a promise (as to compensate … Law dictionary
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Promise — Prom ise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Promising}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage; as, to promise a visit; to promise a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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