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1 promise
n. löfte; förhoppning--------v. lova* * *['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)!) lova2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) lova3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) lova, förebåda2. noun1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) löfte2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) löfte, talang• -
2 promise of marriage
löfte om giftermål (förpliktelse att gifta sig med en speciell person, förlovning) -
3 Land of Promise
förlovade landet -
4 big promise
viktigt löfte -
5 breach of promise
löftesbrott -
6 breach of promise to marry
brutet äktenskapslöfte -
7 break a promise
bryta (svika) ett löfte -
8 fair promise
god chans -
9 held him to his promise
såg till att han höll vad han lovat -
10 hold a man to his promise
hålla en person till hans löfte -
11 honor a promise
hålla ett löfte -
12 keep a promise
hålla ett löfte -
13 kept his promise
höll sitt löfte, stod vid sitt ord -
14 revoke a promise
ta tillbaka ett löfte -
15 show promise
vara lovande -
16 the promise still holds
löftet gäller fortfarande -
17 unfulfilled promise
ouppfyllda löften -
18 verbal promise
muntligt löfte -
19 contract
n. överenskommelse, kontrakt--------v. teckna avtal; få; dra samman; dra ihop sig* * *1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) dra samman (ihop), dra ihop sig, krympa, förkorta2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) avtala, förbinda sig3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) ådra sig4) (to promise (in marriage).) ingå2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) kontrakt- contractor -
20 pledge
n. löfte; förbindande; pant; säkerhet; tecken--------v. lova; förplikta sig; dricka en skål för* * *[ple‹] 1. noun1) (a promise: He gave me his pledge.) [] löfte, utfästelse2) (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.) pant, säkerhet3) (a sign or token: They exchanged rings as a pledge of their love.) []pant2. verb1) (to promise: He pledged his support.) [] lova2) (to give to someone when borrowing money etc: to pledge one's watch.) sätta i pant
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