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1 his promise obliged him to go through with it
Общая лексика: раз он обещал, ему пришлось довести дело до концаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > his promise obliged him to go through with it
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2 on the strength of his promise
on the strength of his promise (of this knowledge, of agreements concluded with them, of this assumption, of particular information, of his investigation) в силу его обещания (его знаний; данных соглашений, заключенных с ним; этого допущения; особых данных; результатов его исследования)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > on the strength of his promise
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3 to hold smb to his promise
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to hold smb to his promise
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4 he reinforced his promise by his word of honour
Общая лексика: он не просто обещал, а дал честное словоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he reinforced his promise by his word of honour
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5 I took his promise at face value
Общая лексика: я принял его обещание всерьёзУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I took his promise at face value
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6 according to his promise
Общая лексика: согласно его обещаниюУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > according to his promise
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7 granted that he made the statement, he would be obliged to keep his promise
Общая лексика: раз уж он сделал такое заявление, ему придётся сдержать свое обещаниеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > granted that he made the statement, he would be obliged to keep his promise
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8 he acted up to his promise
Общая лексика: он сделал, как обещалУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he acted up to his promise
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9 he acted up-stroke his promise
Общая лексика: он сделал, как обещалУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he acted up-stroke his promise
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10 he may have forgotten his promise
Общая лексика: он, возможно, забыл свое обещаниеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he may have forgotten his promise
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11 hold to his promise
Общая лексика: настаивать на выполнении (кем-л.) своего обещания -
12 keep to his promise
Общая лексика: заставить (кого-л.) выполнить данное обещание -
13 nail somebody down to his promise
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > nail somebody down to his promise
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14 release (smb.) from his promise
Макаров: освободить (кого-л.) от данного им обещания, освободить (кого-л.) от данного им словаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > release (smb.) from his promise
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15 release from his promise
1) Общая лексика: освободить (кого-л.) от данного им обещания, освободить ( кого-л.) от данного им словаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > release from his promise
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16 she untied him from his promise
Общая лексика: она освободила его от обещанияУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > she untied him from his promise
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17 hold a man to his promise
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18 hold someone to his promise
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19 nail someone down to his promise
требовать от кого-л. выполнения обещанияНовый англо-русский словарь > nail someone down to his promise
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20 promise
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held him to his promise — forced him to keep his promise … English contemporary dictionary
hold a man to his promise — make a man keep his promise … English contemporary dictionary
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