promises no Dicionário de Francês-Inglês da Oxford-Hachette

Traduções para promises no dicionário inglês»francês

I.promise [Brit ˈprɒmɪs, americ ˈprɑməs] SUBST

1. promise (undertaking):

promise

promesse f

to make a promise to sb

faire une promesse à qn

to break/keep one's promise

manquer à/tenir sa promesse

they held him to his promise

ils lui ont fait tenir sa promesse

under a promise of secrecy

sous la promesse du secret

‘I'll come next time!’—‘is that a promise?’

‘je viendrai la prochaine fois!’—‘c'est promis?’

2. promise U (hope, prospect):

promise

espoir m

there seems little promise of peace

il semble qu'il y ait peu d'espoir de paix

her early life held little promise of her future happiness

sa jeunesse ne laissait pas présager de son bonheur futur

full of Eastern promise

plein des charmes de l'Orient

3. promise U (likelihood of success):

she shows great promise

elle promet beaucoup

a young writer of promise

un jeune écrivain qui promet

II.promise [Brit ˈprɒmɪs, americ ˈprɑməs] VERBO trans

1. promise (pledge):

to promise sb sth

promettre qc à qn

to promise to do

promettre de faire

she promised me (that) she would come

elle m'a promis qu'elle viendrait

they promised him their support/to do

ils lui ont promis leur soutien/de faire

I can't promise anything

je ne peux rien promettre

as promised

comme promis

to promise oneself sth

se promettre qc

to promise oneself to do

se promettre de faire

2. promise (give prospect of):

promise

annoncer, promettre

the clouds promised rain

les nuages annonçaient de la pluie

it promises to be a fine day

la journée s'annonce belle

3. promise (assure):

promise

assurer

it won't be easy, I promise you

cela ne sera pas facile, je te l'assure

4. promise archaic:

to be promised in marriage to sb

être promis en mariage à qn

III.promise [Brit ˈprɒmɪs, americ ˈprɑməs] VERBO intr

1. promise (give pledge):

promise

promettre

do you promise?

c'est promis?

I promise

je le promets

but you promised!

mais tu avais promis!

2. promise fig:

to promise well young talent, candidate:

être très prometteur

to promise well result, situation, event:

s'annoncer bien

this doesn't promise well for the future

cela ne présage rien de bon pour le futur

IV.promise [Brit ˈprɒmɪs, americ ˈprɑməs]

to promise sb the earth

promettre la lune à qn

breach of promise SUBST JUR

breach of promise (by fiancé)

rupture f de promesse de mariage

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airy promises

promesses fpl en l'air

belie hopes, promises, predictions

contredire

recklessly promise, spend

de manière inconsciente

unconditionally promise, lend

sans condition

Traduções para promises no dicionário francês»inglês

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promesse

promise

faire une promesse à qn

to make sb a promise

faire de grandes promesses

to make grand promises

tenir ses promesses

to keep one's promises

ne pas tenir ses promesses

to break one's promises

manquer à sa promesse

to break one's promise ou word

fausses promesses

empty promises

promesse de mariage

promise of marriage

faire la promesse à qn que …

to promise sb that, to give sb one's word that …

promesse

promise

être plein de promesses personne, auteur, athlète:

to be full of promise, to have great promise

un magnifique coucher de soleil qui est la promesse de beau temps

a beautiful sunset which promises fine weather to come

promesse en l'air, promesse de Gascon, promesse d'ivrogne

empty ou idle promise

allécher qn avec des promesses

to tempt sb with promises

c'est une promesse de dépaysement

it promises exotic new surroundings

l'inaccomplissement d'une promesse

failure to keep a promise

promises no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para promises no dicionário inglês»francês

I.promise [ˈprɒmɪs, americ ˈprɑ:mɪs] VERBO trans

promise

promettre

to promise sb sth

promettre qc à qn

to promise sb to +infin

promettre à qn de +infin

to promise oneself sth

se promettre qc à soi-même

we're promised snow

on nous promet de la neige

it's true, I promise you

c'est vrai, je t'assure

II.promise [ˈprɒmɪs, americ ˈprɑ:mɪs] VERBO intr

promise

promettre

III.promise [ˈprɒmɪs, americ ˈprɑ:mɪs] SUBST

1. promise (pledge):

promise

promesse f

to break/keep one's promise to sb

manquer à/tenir sa promesse à qn

promises, promises!

ce ne sont que des promesses de Gascon!

2. promise no pl (potential):

promise

espoir m

a young person of promise

un jeune espoir

to show promise

être très prometteur

to fulfil one's (early) promise

répondre à tous les espoirs

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nebulous promise

vague

lavish promises

profusion f de promesses

unfulfilled promise

non tenu(e)

unbreakable promise

sacré(e)

Traduções para promises no dicionário francês»inglês

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se laisser fasciner par de belles promesses

to be beguiled by fancy promises

se fier à des promesses

to rely on promises

promesse

promise

promesse en l'air [ou de Gascon]

empty promise

surenchère électorale

competing electoral promises

promettre

to promise

promettre une visite à qn

to promise to visit sb

promettre le secret à qn

to promise to keep sb's secret

ça je te le promets!

that I can promise you!

c'est promis juré coloq

it's a promise

promettre

to promise

se promettre de +infin

to promise oneself to +infin

promises Exemplos do Dicionário PONS (verificados pela redação)

a (cat's) lick and a promise Brit coloq

une toilette de chat

to extort a promise from sb

arracher une promesse à qn

lavish promises

profusion f de promesses

to break/keep one's promise to sb

manquer à/tenir sa promesse à qn

promises, promises!

ce ne sont que des promesses de Gascon!

to release oneself from a promise

se délier d'une promesse

to be beguiled by fancy promises

se laisser fasciner par de belles promesses

he fails to keep his word/promise

il manque à sa parole/promesse

to be true to one's promise

être fidèle à une promesse

to renew an offer/a promise to sb

renouveler une offre/une promesse à qn

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

inglês

Both also relied on a hefty dollop of false facts and fake promises to win over voters.

www.newyorker.com

The oral promises of the salesperson are generally non-enforceable.

en.wikipedia.org

Land reform and compensation was tackled with promises to compensate those who had lost land.

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So much so, in fact, that he promises a repeat performance.

jamaica-gleaner.com

Nomadic alliances were formed through distributing war plunder and ensuring the security of tribal property, and grew tenuous when rulers failed to deliver their promises.

en.wikipedia.org

Most of these promises require hard cash, and that raises the spectre of tax increases.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Organizations engaging in organi-cultural deviance use manipulation and a faade of honesty, with promises of meeting the individuals needs of self-actualization.

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So let's be quite clear what this week's visit means, behind the diplomatic circumlocutions and the promises to help with things like submarines.

www.theage.com.au

The product seeker orders the item, which the merchant promises to bring him next time.

en.wikipedia.org

However, the wolf is lying nearby with the fox, and, overhearing it, promises to make him stay true to his word.

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