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[ple‹] 1. noun1) (a promise: He gave me his pledge.) promessa2) (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.) penhor3) (a sign or token: They exchanged rings as a pledge of their love.) sinal2. verb1) (to promise: He pledged his support.) prometer2) (to give to someone when borrowing money etc: to pledge one's watch.) empenhar* * *[pledʒ] n 1 penhor, caução. 2 garantia, fiança. 3 brinde, saúde. 4 promessa, compromisso. under pledge of secrecy / sob promessa de sigilo. 5 voto de abstenção de bebidas alcoólicas. 6 Hist refém. • vt 1 empenhar, caucionar. I pledged my word of honour / dei minha palavra de honra. 2 garantir, ser fiador de. 3 brindar, beber à saúde de. 4 prometer. 5 comprometer-se a. he pledged himself to / ele se comprometeu a. 6 prometer abstenção de bebidas alcoólicas. 7 hipotecar. to pledge someone beber à saúde de, brindar. to put in a pledge penhorar.
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pledge one's word — index avouch (guarantee), promise (vow), undertake Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
give one's word — index bear (adduce), certify (attest), guarantee, pledge (promise the performance of), promise (vow) … Law dictionary
Pledge — Pledge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pledged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pledging}.] [Cf. OF. pleiger to give security. See {Pledge}, n.] 1. To deposit, as a chattel, in pledge or pawn; to leave in possession of another as security; as, to pledge one s watch.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
go back on one's word — {v. phr.} To renege; break a promise. * /Patrick went back on his word when he refused to marry Karen in spite of his earlier promise./ … Dictionary of American idioms
go back on one's word — {v. phr.} To renege; break a promise. * /Patrick went back on his word when he refused to marry Karen in spite of his earlier promise./ … Dictionary of American idioms
act of giving one's word — index pledge (binding promise) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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