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A n1 ( promise) promesse f, engagement m ; to give a pledge to sb faire une promesse à qn ; to give ou make a pledge to do promettre or prendre l'engagement de faire ; to keep/break one's pledge tenir/rompre son engagement or sa promesse ; to take ou sign the pledge† hum faire vœu de tempérance† hum ;2 ( thing deposited as security) (to creditor, pawnbroker) gage m ; to put/hold sth in pledge mettre/laisser qch en gage ; to take sth out of pledge dégager qch ;4 ( money promised to charity) promesse f de don ; make your pledges now! faites vos dons dès maintenant! ;5 †( toast) toast m (to à) ;6 US Univ étudiant/-e en période d'initiation à l'entrée d'un club.B vtr1 ( promise) promettre [allegiance, aid, support] (to à) ; to pledge (oneself) to do, to pledge that one will do s'engager à faire ; the treaty pledges the signatories to do le traité engage les signataires à faire ; to be pledged to secrecy être tenu au secret ; to pledge one's word donner sa parole ; to pledge money to charity promettre de faire un don aux œuvres charitables ; to pledge allegiance to the flag jurer fidélité au drapeau ;2 ( give as security) (to creditor, pawnbroker) mettre [qch] en gage ;3 †( toast) porter un toast à ;4 US Univ to pledge a fraternity/sorority accepter de subir l'épreuve d'initiation pour entrer dans un club d'étudiants/d'étudiantes. -
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pledge [pledʒ]∎ they have pledged £500 to the relief fund ils ont promis 500 livres à la caisse de secours;∎ she pledged never to see him again (to herself) elle s'est promis de ne plus jamais le revoir; (to sb else) elle a promis de ne plus jamais le revoir;∎ formal her heart is pledged to another son cœur est déjà pris∎ he pledged himself to fight for the cause il s'engagea à lutter pour la cause;∎ I am pledged to secrecy j'ai juré de garder le secret;∎ to pledge one's word donner ou engager sa parole;∎ to pledge one's loyalty/support accorder sa loyauté/son soutien∎ to pledge one's property engager son bien;∎ to pledge securities déposer des titres en garantie2 noun∎ manifesto pledge promesse f électorale;∎ a £10 pledge un gage de 10 livres;∎ thousands of people phoned in with pledges of money des milliers de personnes ont téléphoné en promettant de donner de l'argent;∎ you have my pledge vous avez ma parole;∎ I am under a pledge of secrecy j'ai juré de garder le secret;∎ she told me under a pledge of secrecy elle me l'a dit sous le sceau du secret;∎ to sign or to take the pledge (stop drinking) cesser de boire∎ in pledge en gage(c) (token, symbol) gage m;∎ as a pledge of our sincerity comme gage de notre sincérité∎ let us drink a pledge to their success portons un toast ou buvons à leur réussite►► Pledge of Allegiance = serment de loyauté prononcé à l'occasion du discours d'investiture du président des États-Unis;Finance pledge holder détenteur(trice) m,f de gage(s);Finance pledged securities valeurs fpl nanties -
3 pledge
pledge [pledʒ]1. nouna. ( = pawn) mettre en gageb. ( = promise) [+ one's help, support, allegiance] promettre* * *[pledʒ] 1.1) ( promise) promesse fto give ou make a pledge to do — prendre l'engagement de faire
2) ( deposited as security) (to creditor, pawnbroker) gage mas a pledge of her friendship — fig en gage or en témoignage de son amitié
3) ( money promised to charity) promesse f de don2.transitive verb1) ( promise) promettre [allegiance, aid, support] (to à)to pledge (oneself) to do, to pledge that one will do — s'engager à faire
2) (to creditor, pawnbroker) mettre [quelque chose] en gage -
4 plight
plight [plaɪt]1 noun(bad situation) situation f désespérée;∎ the plight of the young homeless la situation désespérée dans laquelle se trouvent les jeunes sans-abri;∎ to be in a sad or sorry plight être dans une situation désespérée;∎ seeing my plight she stopped to help voyant mon embarras, elle s'est arrêtée pour m'aider∎ to plight one's troth (to sb) se fiancer (à qn);∎ to plight one's word donner ou engager sa parole
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pledge one's word — index avouch (guarantee), promise (vow), undertake Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Pledge — Pledge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pledged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pledging}.] [Cf. OF. pleiger to give security. See {Pledge}, n.] 1. To deposit, as a chattel, in pledge or pawn; to leave in possession of another as security; as, to pledge one s watch.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
go back on one's word — {v. phr.} To renege; break a promise. * /Patrick went back on his word when he refused to marry Karen in spite of his earlier promise./ … Dictionary of American idioms
go back on one's word — {v. phr.} To renege; break a promise. * /Patrick went back on his word when he refused to marry Karen in spite of his earlier promise./ … Dictionary of American idioms
act of giving one's word — index pledge (binding promise) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
give one's word — index bear (adduce), certify (attest), guarantee, pledge (promise the performance of), promise (vow) … Law dictionary
pledge — 1 / plej/ n 1: a delivery of esp. personal property as security for a debt or other obligation; broadly: the perfection of a security interest in collateral through possession of the collateral by a creditor or other promisee 2 a: property and… … Law dictionary
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word — /werrd/, n. 1. a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units… … Universalium
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