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1 promise
[ˈprɔmɪs]1. verb1) to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc):يُعْطي وَعْداI won't be late, I promise (you)!
2) to say or give one's assurance that one will give:يَعِدُ بأن يُعْطيHe promised me a new dress.
3) to show signs of future events or developments:يُبَشِّرُThis situation promises well for the future.
2. noun1) something promised:وَعْدI'll go with you – that's a promise!
2) a sign of future success:وَعْد، بَشير بالخَيْر والنَّجاحShe shows great promise in her work.
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2 PROMISE
• 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) -
3 promise
عَهْد \ day: time: in the days of your grandfather space travel was unknown. period: a particular time in history (or in sb.’s life, etc.): the Victorian period (the time when Queen Victoria ruled). pledge: a solemn promise. promise: a solemn declaration that one will do sth.: An honest man never breaks a promise. regime: government; way of governing: An army regime took control of the country. reign: the period during which a king or queen holds office. vow: a solemn promise. word: a promise: I give you my word that it is true. \ See Also وعد (وَعْد) -
4 promise
وَعْد \ pledge: a solemn promise. promise: a solemn declaration that one will do sth.: An honest man never breaks a promise. word: a promise: I give you my word that it is true. -
5 promise
وَعَدَ \ promise: to declare that one will certainly to (sth.): You promised (to give) me your support. undertake: to promise: He undertook to sell my car for me. -
6 break one's word
to keep or fail to keep one's promise.يُحافِظ على وَعْدِه -
7 keep one's word
to keep or fail to keep one's promise.يُحافِظ على وَعْدِه -
8 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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9 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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10 сдержать обещание
1) General subject: act up to a promise, act up to promise, keep ( one's) word, keep one's promise, keep one's word, stand by one's promise, honour pledge, (-я) deliver on one's promise(s), live up to (one's) promises2) Mass media: hold a promise, honor a promise, keep the pledge, live up to the pledge, make good on a promise, make good on the pledge, stick to the pledge3) Phraseological unit: come through -
11 obiec|ać
pf — obiec|ywać1 impf vt (przyrzec) to promise- obiecać komuś coś to promise sb sth a. sth to sb- obiecać komuś mieszkanie/pieniądze/pracę to promise sb a flat/money/a job- obiecać solennie to promise solemnly- obiecywać pomoc to promise help- obiecano mi pomoc I was promised help- obiecywać poprawę to promise to mend one’s ways- obiecywać cuda (niewidy) to promise the earth przen.- obiecaj mi jedno promise me one thing- nie mogę nic obiecać I can’t promise anything a. make any promises- jedyne, co mogę ci obiecać, to to, że… the only thing I can promise you is that…- obiecana pomoc nie nadeszła the promised help has not arrived- dostałem obiecane zdjęcia/długo obiecywaną podwyżkę I got the photos I was promised/the long-promised rise- obiecałem sobie, że moja noga nigdy więcej tam nie postanie I promised myself never to set foot there again a. (that) I would never set foot there again- obiecali sobie spotkać się za rok they promised (each other) that they would meet in a year- przecież obiecałeś but you promised■ obiecywać gruszki na wierzbie to make empty a. idle promises- wiele obiecywać sobie po czymś to pin one’s hopes very much on sth, to expect a great deal from sth- za wiele sobie obiecujesz po tej znajomości you expect too much from this acquaintance- obiecywać komuś złote góry to promise sb the earth a. the moon- ziemia obiecana promised landThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > obiec|ać
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12 ord
слово-et, -, -a/-ene* * ** * *subst. word subst. [ løfte] word, promise (bryte sitt ord) break one's word, go back on one's word (el. one's promise), break faith (en mann av få ord) a man of few words (et ord er et ord) a bargain is a bargain; a promise is a promise (gi én sitt ord) give somebody one's word (f.eks. ); pledge oneself (gå fra sitt ord) break one's word, go back (el. renege) on one's word, break faith (hans siste ord) (før døden) his last words, his dying words; (om tilbud) his last word (jeg gir mitt ord) I give you my word! (legg inn et godt ord) put in a word for somebody (leke med ord) play upon words; (med ordspil) pun (med andre ord) in other words (med få ord) in (a) few words (ord for ord) word for word (f.eks. ); verbatim (f.eks.speeches are recorded verbatim
) (strides om ord) quibble, split hairs (stå ved sitt ord) keep one's promise (el. one's word); be as good as one's word (NB his word is (as good as) his bond) (tomme ord) empty (el. idle) words -
13 Не сули журавля в небе, дай синицу в руки
It is better to have a little at present than to live on hope of getting much in future. See Ближняя копеечка дороже дальнего рубля (Б), Лучше сегодня яичко, чем курица завтра (Л), Не сули собаке пирога, а кинь краюху (Щ Одно нынче лучше двух завтра (O), Птица в руках стоит двух в устах (П)Var.: Не сули бычка, а дай стакан (чашку) молочкаCf: An acre of performance is worth the whole world of promise (Am.). A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (Am., Br.). A bird in the sack is worth two on the wing (Am.). A feather in the hand is better than a bird in the air (Am., Br.). A gift in the hand is better than two promises (Am., Br.). A gift is better than a promise (Am.). One acre of performance is worth twenty of the Land of Promise (Br.). One bird in the cage is worth two in the bush (Am.). One bird in the net is better than a hundred flying (Br.). ne dollar in your hand beats the promise of two in somebody else's (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Не сули журавля в небе, дай синицу в руки
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14 обещать
1) General subject: bid fair, give a promise, give one's word, give word, hold out, hold out promises, make a promise, offer prospects of (что-либо), pass one's word, pledge, promise, give pledge2) American: bill3) Law: swear4) Politics: make promises (напр., избирателям)5) Advertising: give promise, make promise6) Business: guarantee7) Makarov: engage for -
15 выполнять обещание
1) General subject: fulfill a promise, keep to a promise, to fulfil a promise, deliver on a promise, meet one's pledge2) Business: keep a promise, make goodУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > выполнять обещание
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16 zusichern
v/t (trennb., hat -ge-): jemandem etw. zusichern assure s.o. of s.th., guarantee s.o. s.th.; (versprechen) promise s.o. s.th.* * *to assure* * *zu|si|chernvt sepjdm etw zúsichern — to assure sb of sth, to promise sb sth
mir wurde zugesichert, dass... — I was assured or promised that...
* * ** * *zu|si·chernvt▪ jdm etw \zusichern to assure sb of [or promise sb] sthjdm seine Hilfe \zusichern to promise sb one's helpjdm freies Geleit \zusichern to guarantee sb safe conducter hat mir zugesichert, dass der Betrag heute noch überwiesen wird he assured me the sum would be transferred today* * *transitives Verbjemandem etwas zusichern — promise somebody something; assure somebody of something
* * *zusichern v/t (trennb, hat -ge-):jemandem etwas zusichern assure sb of sth, guarantee sb sth; (versprechen) promise sb sth* * *transitives Verbjemandem etwas zusichern — promise somebody something; assure somebody of something
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17 honneur
c black honneur [ɔnœʀ]1. masculine noun• être à l'honneur [personne, pays] to have the place of honour ; [mode, style, produit] to be much in evidenceb. ( = mérite) creditc. (formules de politesse) je suis ravi de vous rencontrer -- tout l'honneur est pour moi delighted to meet you -- the pleasure is all mine• j'ai l'honneur de solliciter... I am writing to ask...• à qui ai-je l'honneur ? who am I speaking to, please?• faire honneur à [+ engagements, signature, traite] to honour ; [+ sa famille] to be a credit to ; [+ repas] to do justice toc black2. plural masculine noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ Le mot anglais s'écrit avec un seul n.* * *ɔnœʀ
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nom masculin1) ( fierté) honour [BrE] [U]s'être engagé sur l'honneur à faire — to be honour [BrE] bound to do
faire honneur à sa parole — to honour [BrE] one's promise
avec honneur — [servir] honourably [BrE]
dans l'honneur — [capituler, se réconcilier] honourably [BrE]
combattre pour l'honneur — to fight as a matter of honour [BrE]
être l'honneur de sa famille — [personne] to be a credit to one's family
2) ( mérite) credit3) ( privilège) honour [BrE]se disputer l'honneur de faire — to fight over the honour [BrE] of
à qui ai-je l'honneur? — fml to whom do I have the honour [BrE] of speaking? sout
à toi l'honneur! — you do the honours [BrE]!
4) ( célébration)être (mis) à l'honneur — [personne] to be honoured [BrE]
mettre quelqu'un à l'honneur — to honour [BrE] somebody
être à l' or en honneur — [chose] to be in favour [BrE]
être remis à l'honneur — [tradition, usage, discipline] to regain favour [BrE]
faire or rendre honneur à quelqu'un — to honour [BrE] somebody
en quel honneur? — (colloq) iron any particular reason why?
5) Jeux ( carte haute) honour [BrE]
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honneurs nom masculin pluriel ( distinction) honours [BrE]être accueilli avec les honneurs réservés aux chefs d'État — to be received with the ceremony reserved for heads of State
rendre les honneurs à — Armée ( funèbres) to pay the last honours [BrE] to; ( militaires) to honour [BrE]
••en tout bien tout honneur — ( sans arrière-pensées) with no hidden motive
il est venu prendre un verre, mais c'était en tout bien tout honneur — he came round for a drink but that's all there was to it
* * *ɔnœʀ nm1) (= dignité, réputation) honour Grande-Bretagne honor USA2) (= mérite)"j'ai l'honneur de..." — "I have the honour Grande-Bretagne of...", "I have the honor USA of..."
en l'honneur de [personne] — in honour Grande-Bretagne of, in honor USA of, [événement] on the occasion of
être à l'honneur — to be in the place of honour Grande-Bretagne to be in the place of honor USA
être en honneur; être à l'honneur — to be in favour Grande-Bretagne to be in favor USA
faire honneur à [engagements] — to honour Grande-Bretagne to honor USA, [famille, professeur] to be a credit to, [repas] to do justice to
* * *A nm1 ( fierté) honourGB ¢; sens de l'honneur sense of honourGB; homme d'honneur man of honourGB; l'honneur est sauf my/our etc honourGB is safe; porter atteinte à/laver l'honneur de qn to cast a slur on/to avenge sb's honourGB; mettre son honneur en jeu to put one's honourGB at stake; mettre or se faire un point d'honneur à faire to make it a point of honourGB to do; promettre sur l'honneur to promise on one's honourGB; s'être engagé sur l'honneur à faire to be honourGB bound to do; sauver l'honneur de qn to uphold the honourGB of sb; l'honneur national national pride; sauver l'honneur to save face; faire appel à l'honneur de qn to appeal to sb's sense of honourGB; faire honneur à sa parole/ses engagements to honourGB one's word/one's commitments; avec honneur [servir] honourablyGB; dans l'honneur [capituler, se réconcilier] honourablyGB; jouer pour l'honneur to play for the love of it; combattre pour l'honneur to fight as a matter of honourGB; être l'honneur de sa famille/son école [personne] to be a credit to one's family/one's school;2 ( mérite) credit; votre honnêteté vous fait honneur your honesty does you credit; ces mots sont l'honneur de leur auteur these words do credit to their author; c'est l'honneur de qn d'avoir fait it's to sb's credit that he/she etc did; ce fut tout à leur honneur d'avoir fait it was all credit to them that they did; l'honneur de la victoire revient à credit for the victory is due to;3 ( privilège) honourGB; avoir l'honneur de faire to have the honourGB of doing; accorder/faire à qn l'honneur de faire to give/do sb the honourGB of doing ; laisser à qn l'honneur de faire to let sb have the honourGB of doing; c'est un honneur de faire it's an honourGB to do; c'est un grand honneur pour qn de faire it's a great honourGB for sb to do; se disputer l'honneur de qch/de faire to fight over the honourGB of sth/of doing; à qui ai-je l'honneur? fml to whom do I have the honourGB of speaking? sout; honneur au perdant! loser goes first!; à toi l'honneur! you do the honoursGB!; vous me faites trop d'honneur you flatter me; j'ai l'honneur de vous informer du fait que I beg to inform you that; j'ai l'honneur de solliciter de votre bienveillance l'autorisation de faire I would respectfully request permission to do; d'honneur [escalier, cour] main; ⇒ seigneur;4 ( célébration) être (mis) à l'honneur [personne] to be honouredGB; mettre qn à l'honneur to honourGB sb; être à l' or en honneur [chose] to be in favourGB; être remis à l'honneur [tradition, usage, discipline] to regain favourGB; remise à l'honneur (de tradition, mot) renewed popularity; faire or rendre honneur à qn to honourGB sb; faire honneur à un repas to do justice to a meal; honneur à celui/ceux qui all praise to him/those who; en l'honneur de qn in sb's honourGB; en l'honneur de qch in honourGB of sth; en quel honneur○? iron any particular reason why?; en quel honneur êtes-vous en retard? any particular reason why you're late?;5 Jeux ( carte haute) honourGB.B honneurs nmpl ( distinction) honoursGB; rechercher/refuser les honneurs to seek/shun honoursGB; avec les honneurs (de la guerre) [s'en sortir, être éliminé, partir] honourablyGB; avec (tous) les honneurs dus à leur rang with all the honourGB due to their rank; être accueilli avec les honneurs réservés aux chefs d'État to be received with the ceremony reserved for heads of State; rendre les honneurs à Mil ( funèbres) to pay the last honoursGB to; ( militaires) to honourGB; la richesse et les honneurs wealth and glory; faire les honneurs de la maison à qn to show sb around the house, to do sb the honoursGB of the house†; avoir les honneurs de la presse [personne, événement] to be mentioned in the press.en tout bien tout honneur ( sans arrière-pensées) with no hidden motive; il l'a invitée à dîner en tout bien tout honneur he invited her out to dinner with no ulterior motive; il est venu prendre un verre, mais c'était en tout bien tout honneur he came round for a drink but that's all there was to it.[ɔnɶr] nom masculin1. [dignité] honourl'honneur est sauf my/his etc. honour is saved ou intactmettre un point d'honneur à ou se faire un point d'honneur de faire quelque chose to make a point of honour of doing something2. [mérite]3. [marque de respect] honourc'est un honneur pour moi de vous présenter... it's a great privilege for me to introduce to you...nous avons l'honneur de vous informer que... we have the pleasure of informing you that...4. [titre]votre/son Honneur Your/His Honour5. (locution)faire honneur à quelque chose: faire honneur à ses engagements/sa signature to honour one's commitments/signatureils ont fait honneur à ma cuisine/mon gigot they did justice to my cooking/leg of lamb————————honneurs nom masculin pluriel1. [cérémonie] honours2. [distinction]briguer ou rechercher les honneurs to seek public recognitionà l'honneur locution adjectivaleles organisateurs de l'exposition ont voulu que la sculpture soit à l'honneur the exhibition organizers wanted sculpture to take pride of place————————d'honneur locution adjectivale[invité, place, tour] of honour[membre, président] honorary[cour, escalier] mainen honneur locution adjectivaleen l'honneur de locution prépositionnelleune fête en mon/son honneur a party for me/himce regard noir, c'est en quel honneur? (familier & humoristique) what's that frown in aid of? (UK), what's that frown for?sur l'honneur locution adverbialeupon ou on one's honour -
18 ikrar
1. confession, admission, avowal, acknowledgment. 2. declaration. -ından dönmek 1. to retract one´s confession. 2. to renege, go back on one´s word, break one´s promise. - etmek /ı/ 1. to confess, admit, avow, acknowledge. 2. to declare. - vermek to promise, give one´s word. -
19 sanansyöminen
• breaching of one's promise• breaking one's promise -
20 toezeggen
v. promise, make a promise, give one's word
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