-
1 promise
'promis 1. verb1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) love2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) gi løfte om, garantere3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) tegne (til), love godt2. noun1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) løfte, tilsagn2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) løfterike utsikter•love--------løfteIsubst. \/ˈprɒmɪs\/1) løfte, lovnad2) tilsagn3) forespeiling, utsikt• there was every promise of...det var alle utsikter til...4) forjettelsebe under a promise være bundet av et løftebind oneself by a promise binde seg til et løftebe full of promise love godt, være løfterikgive\/afford promise of gi løfte om, love godtgive something a lick and a promise fare over med harelabbhave a\/the promise of ha fått løfte omhold out the promise of something to a person forespeile noen noekeep a promise holde et løftekeep one's promise holde sitt løftemake\/give a promise (av)gi et løfteof great\/high promise eller full of promise løfterik, svært lovendeon the promise of mot løfte ompromises are like piecrust to be broken løfter er til for å brytesshow promise være lovende, se lovende ut, love godtIIverb \/ˈprɒmɪs\/1) love, utlove2) ( formelt) gi tilsagn til3) bebude, varsle4) love, gi løfte om, gi forventning om, gi håp om5) tegne til, se ut til å ville, tyde påbe promised something få løfte om, bli lovet noeI promise jeg lover, det lover jegI promise you ( hverdagslig) jeg forsikrer deg, jeg lover degdet blir ikke enkelt, det lover jeg degpromise the moon (and the stars) eller promise the earth\/pie in the sky love gull og grønne skogerpromise well\/fair love godt, se lovende ut
См. также в других словарях:
promise */*/*/ — I UK [ˈprɒmɪs] / US [ˈprɑmɪs] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms promise : present tense I/you/we/they promise he/she/it promises present participle promising past tense promised past participle promised 1) to tell someone that you will… … English dictionary
promise — prom|ise1 W2S2 [ˈprɔmıs US ˈpra: ] v 1.) [I and T] to tell someone that you will definitely do or provide something or that something will happen ▪ Last night the headmaster promised a full investigation. promise to do sth ▪ She s promised to do… … Dictionary of contemporary English
promise — prom|ise1 [ pramıs ] verb intransitive or transitive *** 1. ) to tell someone you will definitely do something: The police chief promised tougher action against young criminals. promise to do something: Peter wished he d never promised to help… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
promise — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to tell someone that you will definitely do something or that something will happen: promise (that): Hurry up, we promised that we wouldn t be late. | promise sb (that): You promised me the car would be ready on Monday. | I/we… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
promise*/*/*/ — [ˈprɒmɪs] verb [I/T] I 1) to tell someone that you will definitely do something The police chief promised tougher action against young criminals.[/ex] She phoned at 9 am, as promised.[/ex] Peter wished he d never promised to help them.[/ex]… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Great Depression — the economic crisis and period of low business activity in the U.S. and other countries, roughly beginning with the stock market crash in October, 1929, and continuing through most of the 1930s. * * * or Depression of 1929 Longest and most severe … Universalium
promise — [[t]prɒ̱mɪs[/t]] ♦♦ promises, promising, promised 1) VERB If you promise that you will do something, you say to someone that you will definitely do it. [V to inf] The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on… … English dictionary
Great Expectations (1998 film) — Infobox Film name = Great Expectations caption = Theatrical release poster director = Alfonso Cuarón writer = Charles Dickens (novel) Mitch Glazer (screenplay) starring = Ethan Hawke Gwyneth Paltrow Chris Cooper Hank Azaria with Anne Bancroft and … Wikipedia
Great Apostasy — The Great Apostasy is a term used by some religious groups to allege a general fallen state of traditional Christianity, or especially of Catholicism, magisterial Protestantism and Eastern Orthodoxy, that it is not representative of the faith… … Wikipedia
Great Lakes Council (Boy Scouts of America) — For the Australian local government area, see Great Lakes Council. Great Lakes Council Owner Boy Scouts of America … Wikipedia
Wild West Shows — were traveling vaudeville performances in the United States and Europe. The first and prototypical wild west show was Buffalo Bill s, formed in 1883 and lasting until 1913. The shows introduced many western performers and personalities, and a… … Wikipedia