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1 promesa
f.1 promise (compromiso).2 promising talent (person).3 vow, troth.4 promising youth.5 hopefulness.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: promesar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: promesar.* * *1 promise2 (persona) budding talent\faltar a una promesa to break a promisehacer una promesa to make a promise* * *noun f.1) promise2) vow* * *1. SF1) (=ofrecimiento) [gen] promise; [con compromiso formal] pledgefaltar a una promesa — to break a promise, go back on one's word
2) (=persona)2.ADJ INV* * *a) ( palabra) promisecumplí (con) mi promesa — I kept my promise o word
faltaste a tu promesa — you went back on your word, you didn't keep your promise
b) ( persona) hope* * *= promise, oath, pledge, flying start, vow, up-and-coming, promissory.Nota: Nombre.Ex. This is a fresh avenue of approach to classification, and shows some promise.Ex. Cold War loyalty oaths and investigations had a significant impact on an unknown number of US librarians between 1947 and 1957.Ex. This article draws attention to UNESCO's pledge to concentrate resources on eliminating illiteracy in the world during the 1990s.Ex. The article ' Flying starts' features a clutch of 7 new and promising authors and illustrators on the children's book scene this year.Ex. This type of attitude is tantamount to a vow to never again patronize the offending library.Ex. The journal kept me in touch with the established authors in the field but also the new, up-and-coming writers.Ex. But to enter into a contract, all pilots must submit to drug testing and sign a promissory of secrecy.----* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir una promesa = fulfil + promise, live up to + Posesivo + promise, keep + Posesivo + promise.* desdecirse de una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.* faltar a una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.* joven promesa = high flyer [high flier, -USA], promising star, rising star.* mantener una promesa = keep + Posesivo + promise.* nueva promesa = rising star.* promesa intelectual = intellectual promise.* promesa rota = broken promise.* renegar a una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.* romper una promesa = go back on, break + Posesivo + promise.* * *a) ( palabra) promisecumplí (con) mi promesa — I kept my promise o word
faltaste a tu promesa — you went back on your word, you didn't keep your promise
b) ( persona) hope* * *= promise, oath, pledge, flying start, vow, up-and-coming, promissory.Nota: Nombre.Ex: This is a fresh avenue of approach to classification, and shows some promise.
Ex: Cold War loyalty oaths and investigations had a significant impact on an unknown number of US librarians between 1947 and 1957.Ex: This article draws attention to UNESCO's pledge to concentrate resources on eliminating illiteracy in the world during the 1990s.Ex: The article ' Flying starts' features a clutch of 7 new and promising authors and illustrators on the children's book scene this year.Ex: This type of attitude is tantamount to a vow to never again patronize the offending library.Ex: The journal kept me in touch with the established authors in the field but also the new, up-and-coming writers.Ex: But to enter into a contract, all pilots must submit to drug testing and sign a promissory of secrecy.* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir una promesa = fulfil + promise, live up to + Posesivo + promise, keep + Posesivo + promise.* desdecirse de una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.* faltar a una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.* joven promesa = high flyer [high flier, -USA], promising star, rising star.* mantener una promesa = keep + Posesivo + promise.* nueva promesa = rising star.* promesa intelectual = intellectual promise.* promesa rota = broken promise.* renegar a una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.* romper una promesa = go back on, break + Posesivo + promise.* * *1 (compromiso, palabra) promiseno me vengas con falsas promesas don't make promises you don't intend to keephacer una promesa ( Relig) to make a promise o vowcumplí (con) mi promesa I kept my promise o wordfaltaste a tu promesa you went back on your word, you broke o didn't keep your promiseromper una promesa to break a promisefue fiel a su promesa she was as good as her word, she kept her word o her promise2 (persona) hopela joven promesa del atletismo italiano the bright young hope of Italian athleticsCompuesto:agreement to buy and sell ( for the sale and purchase of real estate)* * *
promesa sustantivo femenino
◊ cumplí (con) mi promesa I kept my promise o word;
romper una promesa to break a promise
promesa sustantivo femenino
1 (palabra) promise: no cumplió su promesa, she failed to keep her promise
2 (una persona) hope, up-and-coming talent: es una joven promesa del baloncesto, she shows a lot of promise in basketball
' promesa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acogerse
- cumplir
- hacer
- incumplir
- romper
- solemne
- vacía
- vacío
- falso
- faltar
- formal
- mantener
- palabra
- protesta
- renovar
- vano
English:
abide by
- break
- go back on
- hold
- hollow
- live up to
- pledge
- promise
- shall
- word
- under
- vow
* * *promesa nf1. [compromiso] promise;me hizo la promesa de que no se lo diría a nadie he promised me not to tell anyone;cumplir (con) una promesa to keep a promise;faltar a una promesa to break a promise2. [persona] promising talent;una joven promesa del tenis chileno a promising young talent of Chilean tennis* * *f promise;promesa electoral election promise* * *promesa nf: promise* * *promesa n promise
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