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1 ♦ promise
♦ promise /ˈprɒmɪs/n.1 promessa: broken promises, promesse non mantenute; empty (o hollow) promises, promesse vane; promise of marriage, promessa di matrimonio; to break a promise, mancare a una promessa; to go back on a promise, non mantenere una promessa; to make (o to give) a promise, fare una promessa; to fulfil a promise, mantenere una promessa; to extract a promise from sb., strappare una promessa da q.; to renege on a promise, non onorare una promessa2 [u] (fig.) speranze: a youth of great promise, un giovane di belle speranze; to show ( great) promise, promettere bene, dare a sperare; a poet of promise, un poeta promettente, che promette bene● (comm., leg.) a promise to sell, un preliminare di vendita □ to claim sb. 's promise, esigere che q. tenga fede alla promessa fatta □ to keep (o to carry out) a promise, mantenere (o adempiere, osservare) una promessa □ (prov.) A promise is a promise, ogni promessa è debito.♦ (to) promise /ˈprɒmɪs/v. t. e i.1 promettere; fare una promessa; dare a sperare: The black sky promised a storm, il cielo nero prometteva un temporale; I promise to go ( o that I will go), prometto di andarci (o che ci andrò); to promise faithfully, promettere solennemente● to promise the earth (o the moon), promettere la luna (o mari e monti) □ to promise oneself, ripromettersi: I promised myself a long holiday, mi ripromettevo di fare una lunga vacanza □ to promise well (o fair), promettere bene □ (stor., relig. e fig.) the Promised Land, la terra promessa. -
2 renege
[rɪ'niːg, -'neɪg]verbo intransitivo ritirarsi, tirarsi indietro* * *renege /rɪˈni:g/n. [uc]( a carte) rifiuto.(to) renege /rɪˈni:g/v. i.1 (form.) – to renege on, non rispettare; non onorare: to renege on a promise, non onorare una promessa* * *[rɪ'niːg, -'neɪg]verbo intransitivo ritirarsi, tirarsi indietro -
3 renege re·nege [rɪ'niːɡ]
to renege on — (agreement, deal) venire meno a, (promise) mancare a, venire meno a
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4 renegue re·negue [rɪ'neɪɡ] vi
to renege on — (agreement, deal) venire meno a, (promise) mancare a, venire meno a
См. также в других словарях:
renege — /rɪ neɪgˌ rɪ ni:g/ verb ♦ to renege on a promise not to do something which you had promised to do (formal.) ● I was furious when he reneged on the deal … Dictionary of banking and finance
renege — re‧nege [rɪˈniːg, rɪˈneɪg ǁ rɪˈnɪg, rɪˈniːg] verb formal renege on an agreement/deal/contract etc to fail to do something you had promised or agreed to do: • Some clients reneged on their agreements to sell when the price climbed. • The agency… … Financial and business terms
promise — [n1] one’s word that something will be done affiance, affirmation, agreement, asseveration, assurance, avowal, betrothal, bond, commitment, compact, consent, contract, covenant, earnest, engagement, espousal, guarantee, insurance, marriage, oath … New thesaurus
Renege — Re*nege , v. i. 1. To deny. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To fail to keep (a commitment or promise); often used with on; as, to renege on one s promise. [PJC] 3. (Card Playing) To revoke; to play a card that cannot legally be played according to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
renege — I verb abandon, abolish, abrogate, annul, back out, bolt, break a promise, call back, contradict, counterorder, countermand, desert, disannul, dissolve, go back on a commitment, go back on a promise, invalidate, nullify, pull out, quit, recall,… … Law dictionary
renege — [v] go back on one’s word break one’s promise, cop out*, default, reverse, weasel out*, welsh; concepts 59,63,330 … New thesaurus
renege — (also renegue) ► VERB ▪ go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract. DERIVATIVES reneger noun. ORIGIN Latin renegare, from negare deny … English terms dictionary
renege — [ri nig′, rineg′, rinēg′] vi. reneged, reneging [ML renegare: see RENEGADE] 1. to back out of an agreement; go back on a promise 2. Card Games to fail to follow suit when required and able to do so vt. Archaic to deny; renounce n. Card Games the… … English World dictionary
renege on — verb fail to fulfill a promise or obligation She backed out of her promise • Syn: ↑renege, ↑renegue on, ↑go back on • Derivationally related forms: ↑renege (for: ↑renege) … Useful english dictionary
promise — I n. vow 1) to give, make a promise 2) to fulfill, keep a promise 3) to break, renege on, repudiate a promise 4) a broken; empty, hollow; rash; sacred, solemn promise 5) a campaign promise (politicians sometimes break campaign promises) 6) a… … Combinatory dictionary
renege — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v., informal, break one s word or promise, disavow, disclaim, take back, go back (on), cancel, back out. See nullification, negation, nonpayment. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [ri… … English dictionary for students