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1 troth
tr[trəʊɵ]1 fe nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby my troth a fe míato plight one's troth hacer promesa de matrimonion.• esponsales s.m.pl.• fe s.f.trɑːθ, trəʊθ, trəʊθ* * *[trɑːθ, trəʊθ, trəʊθ] -
2 troth ††
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3 troth
s.1 verdad, fe, fidelidad.2 esponsales.3 palabra, palabra de honor, palabra de rey, promesa. -
4 by my troth
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5 to plight one's troth
hacer promesa de matrimonio -
6 plight
(a (bad) situation or state: She was in a terrible plight, as she had lost all her money.) drama, situación gravetr[plaɪt]1 situación nombre femenino graveplight ['plaɪt] n: situación f difícil, apuro mn.• aprieto s.m.• apuro s.m.• condición s.f.• estado s.m.• situación s.f.v.• empeñar v.• prometer en matrimonio v.
I plaɪtnoun (no pl) situación f difícil
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transitive verb (arch or frml) \<\<allegiance/loyalty\>\> jurar, prometerto plight one's troth to somebody — hacerle* promesa de matrimonio a alguien (ant)
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[plaɪt]N situación f graveto be in a sad or sorry plight — estar en un estado lamentable
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† [plaɪt]VT [+ word] dar, empeñarto plight one's troth — prometerse, dar su palabra de casamiento (to a)
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I [plaɪt]noun (no pl) situación f difícil
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transitive verb (arch or frml) \<\<allegiance/loyalty\>\> jurar, prometerto plight one's troth to somebody — hacerle* promesa de matrimonio a alguien (ant)
См. также в других словарях:
troth — [trôth, trōth, träth] Archaic n. [ME trouthe (see TRUTH), with specialized form & meaning] 1. faithfulness; loyalty 2. truth: chiefly in phrase in troth, truly; indeed 3. one s pledged word; promise: see also PLIGHT ONE S TROTH (at PLIGHT … English World dictionary
Troth — Troth, n. [A variant of truth. See {Truth}.] 1. Belief; faith; fidelity. [1913 Webster] Bid her alight And hertroth plight. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Truth; verity; veracity; as, by my troth. Shak. [1913 Webster] In troth, thou art able to instruct … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
troth — ► NOUN 1) archaic or formal faith or loyalty when pledged in a solemn agreement or undertaking. 2) archaic truth. ● pledge (or plight) one s troth Cf. ↑plight one s troth ORIGIN variant of TRUTH(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
troth — [trəuθ US tro:θ, tra:θ, trouθ] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: truth] →plight your troth at ↑plight2 … Dictionary of contemporary English
troth — [ trouθ ] noun plight/pledge your troth an old phrase meaning to promise to get married to someone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
troth — late 12c., from a phonetic variant of O.E. treowð faithfulness, truth (see TRUTH (Cf. truth)). Restricted to Midlands and Northern England dialect after 16c., and to certain archaic phrases (e.g. plight one s troth). Cf. also BETROTH (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
troth — index adherence (devotion), adhesion (loyalty), faith, loyalty, profession (declaration), reliance … Law dictionary
Troth — This interesting and unusual name is of early medieval English origin, and is one of that sizeable group of early English and European surnames that were gradually acquired by the habitual use of a nickname, and also, as in this instance, by the… … Surnames reference
troth — be·troth; be·troth·al; be·troth·ment; troth·less; troth; … English syllables
troth — noun old use 1 by my troth used when expressing an opinion strongly 2 in troth truly; indeed see also: plight your troth plight 2 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
troth — I. noun Etymology: Middle English trouth, from Old English trēowth more at truth Date: 12th century 1. loyal or pledged faithfulness ; fidelity < pledged my troth > 2. one s pledged word < I don t remember the details or, by my troth, even the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
