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1 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 -
2 renege re·nege [rɪ'niːɡ]
to renege on — (agreement, deal) venire meno a, (promise) mancare a, venire meno a
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3 ♦ 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. -
4 (to) renegue
(to) renegue /rɪˈni:g/► to renege. -
5 (to) renegue
(to) renegue /rɪˈni:g/► to renege. -
6 renegue re·negue [rɪ'neɪɡ] vi
to renege on — (agreement, deal) venire meno a, (promise) mancare a, venire meno a
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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
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 — Re*nege (r? n?j or r? n?g ), v. t. [LL. renegare. See {Renegade}.] To deny; to disown. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] All Europe high (all sorts of rights reneged) Against the truth and thee unholy leagued. Sylvester. [1913 Webster] … 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 — 1540s, from M.L. renegare, from L. re , intensive prefix, + negare deny (see DENY (Cf. deny)) … Etymology 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 — v. (D; intr.) to renege on (to renege on a commitment) * * * [rɪ niːg] (D; intr.) to renege on (to renege on a commitment) … Combinatory 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
renege — UK [rɪˈneɪɡ] / UK [rɪˈniːɡ] / US [rɪˈneɡ] / US [rɪˈnɪɡ] verb [intransitive] Word forms renege : present tense I/you/we/they renege he/she/it reneges present participle reneging past tense reneged past participle reneged formal to decide not to do … English dictionary