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1 promising
• toiveita herättävä• toiveikas• hyväenteinen• kehityskykyinen• myönteinen• lupaava* * *adjective (showing promise; likely to be good: She's a promising pianist; Her work is promising.) lupaava -
2 make a fool of
• nolata• pitää narrinaan* * *(to make (someone) appear ridiculous or stupid: He made a real fool of her by promising to marry her and then leaving her when he had spent all her money.) nolata -
3 promise
• näyttää lupaavalta• enteillä• sitoumus• sitoutua• antaa toiveita jostakin• vala• vakuutus• vakuuttaa• vannoa• taata• lupautua• luvata• lupaus* * *'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)!) luvata2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) luvata3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) olla lupaava2. noun1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) lupaus2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) potentiaali•
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Promising — Prom is*ing, a. Making a promise or promises; affording hope or assurance; as, promising person; a promising day. {Prom is*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
promising — promising; un·promising; … English syllables
promising — index auspicious, favorable (advantageous), possible, probable, promissory, propitious, viable … Law dictionary
promising — [adj] hopeful able, assuring, auspicious, bright, encouraging, favorable, gifted, happy, likely, lucky, propitious, reassuring, rising, roseate, rosy, talented, up andcoming; concepts 406,548 Ant. hopeless, unpromising … New thesaurus
promising — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing great potential. DERIVATIVES promisingly adverb … English terms dictionary
promising — [präm′is iŋ] adj. showing promise of success, excellence, etc. promisingly adv … English World dictionary
promising — prom|is|ing [ˈprɔmısıŋ US ˈpra: ] adj showing signs of being successful or good in the future ▪ a promising career in law ▪ a promising young actor ▪ a promising start >promisingly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
promising — promisingly, adv. promisingness, n. /prom euh sing/, adj. giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well: a promising young man; a promising situation. [1505 15; PROMISE + ING2] Syn. favorable, reassuring, encouraging. * * * … Universalium
promising — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
promising — prom|is|ing [ pramısıŋ ] adjective * likely to be successful or very good: a highly promising young artist Portland got off to a promising start with four points in the first minute. ╾ prom|is|ing|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
promising — [[t]prɒ̱mɪsɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is promising seems likely to be very good or successful. A school has honoured one of its brightest and most promising former pupils … English dictionary
