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1 Promises
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2 Gross National Promises
Jocular: GNPУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Gross National Promises
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3 Surveillance Promises Interrogation And Threats
Military: SPITУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Surveillance Promises Interrogation And Threats
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4 обещания
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5 посулы
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6 verspricht
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7 akiqsruġigaa
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8 akiqsruqtuq
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9 unniqsuqłiiruq
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10 Уговор дороже денег
Promises must be kept at any cost. See Дал слово, держись, а не дал - крепись (Д)Var.: Уговор - святое дело Cf: A bargain is a bargain (Am., r.). A bet's a bet (Am.). A promise is promise (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Уговор дороже денег
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11 făgăduielile sunt făcute spre a nu fi ţinute
promises are like pie crust, made to be broken.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > făgăduielile sunt făcute spre a nu fi ţinute
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12 promisiunile sunt făcute pentru a nu fi ţinute
promises are like pie-crust, made to be broken.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > promisiunile sunt făcute pentru a nu fi ţinute
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13 haddewidion
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14 sliby
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15 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) -
16 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 -
17 обещание обещани·е
promise, pledgeвыполнять обещание — to carry out / to redeem one's pledge, to translate promises into actions
отказываться от обещания — to recede from a promise, to scrap the pledge / the promise; to withhold one's promise
выполнять свои предвыборные обещания — to keep one's election promises / pledges
нарушать предвыборные обещания — to break (one's) election pledges
пустые обещания — empty / hollow promises
торжественное обещание — sacred / solemn pledge / promise
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18 Versprechung
f promise; große Versprechungen machen make great promises, promise the earth (Am. world); alles ( nur) Versprechungen! promises, promises!* * *Ver|sprẹ|chung [fEɐ'ʃprɛçʊŋ]f -, -enpromise* * *Ver·spre·chung<-, -en>f meist pl promiseleere \Versprechungen empty promises* * *die; Versprechung, Versprechungen promise* * *Versprechung f promise;große Versprechungen machen make great promises, promise the earth (US world);alles (nur) Versprechungen! promises, promises!* * *die; Versprechung, Versprechungen promise* * *f.promise n. -
19 prometer
v.1 to promise.(te) lo prometo I promisete prometo que no miento I promise you I'm not lyingprometer el cargo to be sworn inElla le prometió a Ricardo She promised Richard.Ella prometió sin pensar She promised without thinking.Ella promete favores She promises favors.2 to be promising (tener futuro).el programa de fiestas promete the program for the celebrations looks promising3 to show promise, to shape well, to be promising.Ese restaurante promete That restaurant shows promise.4 to promise to, to vow to, to plight oneself to, to vow.Ella prometió barrer hoy She promised to sweep today.Le prometí a María ir I promised Mary to go.* * *1 to promise■ ¿lo prometes? promise?1 to be promising1 (pareja) to get engaged\prometer el oro y el moro to promise the Earthprometerse en matrimonio to get engagedprometérselas muy felices familiar to have high hopes* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=dar palabra) to promise¡te lo prometo! — I promise!
2) * (=asegurar) to assureno me verás más, te lo prometo — you won't see me again, (that) I can assure you
3) (=augurar) to promiseesto no nos promete nada bueno — this does not look at all hopeful for us, this promises to be pretty bad for us
4) (Rel)2.VI (=tener porvenir) to have promise, show promiseeste jugador promete — this player has o shows promise
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( dar su palabra) to promiseb) ( augurar) to promiseesas nubes no prometen nada bueno — those clouds look ominous o don't bode well
c) (fam) (afirmar, asegurar) to tell2.estoy harta, te lo prometo — I'm fed up, I can tell you
prometer vi persona/negocio to show o have promise3.prometerse v prona) ( en matrimonio) to get engagedb) (refl) <viaje/descanso> to promise oneselfc) ( confiar en) to expectprometérselas muy felices — (Esp) to have high hopes
* * *= have + the potential (to/for), swear to + Infinitivo, promise, pledge, hold out + prospect, hold out + promise, vow, take + oath, be promissory of.Ex. They have achieved this status because they have the potential to store a relatively large number of documents.Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex. CD-ROM promises to revive the fading dream of cooperative centralised computerised cataloguing.Ex. Although Canada has pledged to phase out the use of halon gas by the year 2000, alternative gases are being developed.Ex. The processing of electronic signals holds out the prospect of the automation of tasks which involve representations of information.Ex. Information technology holds out the promise of an improved information flow.Ex. The prosecutor vowed to fight what he considered an unjust law.Ex. The library had a display of the Bible and the Koran for solicitors and others for purposes of taking oaths and swearing in.Ex. The movie trailer was promissory of action and adventure, but the film itself was a bore.----* cumplir lo prometido = deliver + the goods.* prometer demasiado = over-promise.* prometer en matrimonio = betroth.* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.* prometer ser interesante = promise + to be interesting.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( dar su palabra) to promiseb) ( augurar) to promiseesas nubes no prometen nada bueno — those clouds look ominous o don't bode well
c) (fam) (afirmar, asegurar) to tell2.estoy harta, te lo prometo — I'm fed up, I can tell you
prometer vi persona/negocio to show o have promise3.prometerse v prona) ( en matrimonio) to get engagedb) (refl) <viaje/descanso> to promise oneselfc) ( confiar en) to expectprometérselas muy felices — (Esp) to have high hopes
* * *= have + the potential (to/for), swear to + Infinitivo, promise, pledge, hold out + prospect, hold out + promise, vow, take + oath, be promissory of.Ex: They have achieved this status because they have the potential to store a relatively large number of documents.
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex: CD-ROM promises to revive the fading dream of cooperative centralised computerised cataloguing.Ex: Although Canada has pledged to phase out the use of halon gas by the year 2000, alternative gases are being developed.Ex: The processing of electronic signals holds out the prospect of the automation of tasks which involve representations of information.Ex: Information technology holds out the promise of an improved information flow.Ex: The prosecutor vowed to fight what he considered an unjust law.Ex: The library had a display of the Bible and the Koran for solicitors and others for purposes of taking oaths and swearing in.Ex: The movie trailer was promissory of action and adventure, but the film itself was a bore.* cumplir lo prometido = deliver + the goods.* prometer demasiado = over-promise.* prometer en matrimonio = betroth.* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.* prometer ser interesante = promise + to be interesting.* * *prometer [E1 ]vt1 (dar su palabra) to promiseno lo haré más, te lo prometo I won't do it again, I promise o I give you my wordme prometió un regalo he promised me a presentprometió llevarme she promised to take me2 (augurar) to promisela obra promete ser un éxito the play promises to be a successesas nubes no prometen nada bueno those clouds look ominous o don't look very promising o don't bode well3 ( fam) (afirmar, asegurar) to tellte prometo que es verdad it's true, I tell o assure youestoy harta, te lo prometo I'm fed up, I can tell you■ prometervito show o have promiseesta chica promete this girl shows o has promiseun negocio que promete a promising business1 (en matrimonio) to get engaged2 ( refl) ‹viaje/descanso› to promise oneself3 (esperar) to hopeprometérselas muy felices ( Esp); to have high hopes* * *
prometer ( conjugate prometer) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo [persona/negocio] to show o have promise
prometerse verbo pronominal
prometer
I verbo transitivo to promise: prometo que iré, I promise I'll go ➣ Ver nota en promise
II verbo intransitivo to be promising: promete como cantante, she shows promise as a singer
' prometer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
oro
- asegurar
- jurar
English:
promise
- pledge
* * *♦ vt1. [dar palabra] to promise;(te) lo prometo I promise;prometo hablar con ella I promise to talk to her;te prometo que no miento I promise you I'm not lying;Famno aguanto más, te lo prometo I'm telling you, I can't take any more3. [augurar] to promise;este libro promete ser entretenido this book promises to be entertaining♦ vi[tener futuro]el programa de fiestas promete the programme for the celebrations looks promising;esto promete this is promising* * *v/t promise* * *prometer vt: to promiseprometer vi: to show promise* * *prometer vb1. (asegurar) to promise2. (tener porvenir) to show promise -
20 obietnic|a
f promise- jałowe/szumne/złudne obietnice idle/inflated/airy promises- uroczysta obietnica a solemn promise, a pledge- obietnica małżeństwa/wysokich zarobków a promise of marriage/high pay- obietnice wyborcze election promises- dać a. złożyć komuś obietnicę to make a promise to sb- dotrzymać obietnicy to keep a promise- łudzić a. zwodzić kogoś obietnicami to delude sb with empty promises- nie dotrzymać obietnicy to fail to keep a promise, to welsh on a promise- nie dał się zbyć obietnicami he refused to be fobbed off with promises- nie składaj obietnic bez pokrycia don’t make promises you can’t keep- spełnić obietnicę to fulfil a. honour a promise- szafować obietnicami to be lavish with promises- wycofać się z obietnicy to go back on a promise- wymóc na kimś obietnicę to exact a promise from sb- wywiązać się z obietnicy to live up to one’s promise- złamać obietnicę to break a promise- zwolnić kogoś z obietnicy to release a. free sb from a promise- wbrew obietnicy nie zadzwonił despite his promise he didn’t phone- zgodnie z obietnicą przysłał zastępcę as promised a. true to his promise, he sent a substitute- obietnica jest obietnicą a promise is a promiseThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > obietnic|a
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