promettent no Dicionário de Francês-Inglês da Oxford-Hachette

Traduções para promettent no dicionário francês»inglês

I.promettre [pʀɔmɛtʀ] VERBO trans

1. promettre (s'engager à donner):

promettre qc à qn

to promise sb sth

ils ont promis beaucoup pour être réélus

they promised great things in order to get re-elected

‘pourrais-tu le faire pour demain?’—‘je ne (te) promets rien’

‘could you do it by tomorrow?’—‘I can't promise anything’

promettre son cœur/son amour/sa main à qn

to pledge one's heart/one's love/one's hand to sb

promettre fidélité (à qn)

to pledge fidelity (to sb)

promettre le secret

to promise to keep a secret

promets-moi d'être prudent sur la route

promise you'll drive carefully

‘promets-moi de n'en parler à personne’—‘je te le promets’

‘promise me (that) you won't tell anybody about it’—‘I promise!’

je te promets que tu le paieras cher

you'll pay for that, I promise you

je te promets qu'il le regrettera

he'll regret it, I guarantee you

2. promettre (annoncer):

une soirée qui promet bien des surprises

an evening that holds a few surprises in store

voilà qui nous promet de nombreux débats télévisés

it looks as though we'll be getting a lot of televised debates

cette grève nous promet une belle pagaille

this strike is guaranteed to cause chaos

ses diplômes lui promettent un bel avenir

his/her diplomas guarantee him/her a fine future

la journée promet d'être chaude

it promises to be a hot day

un débat/match qui promet d'être intéressant

a debate/match that promises to be interesting

3. promettre (destiner):

ce jeune cadre est promis à un bel avenir

this young executive has a fine future ahead of him

II.promettre [pʀɔmɛtʀ] VERBO intr

1. promettre (avoir de l'avenir):

promettre

to show promise

un jeune musicien qui promet

a promising young musician

un film qui promet

a film which sounds (as though it should be) interesting

2. promettre (présager des ennuis) coloq, irón:

cet enfant promet

that child is going to be a handful

ça promet!

that's going to be fun!

ça promet pour l'hiver

winter's got off to a good start

III.se promettre VERBO reflex

1. se promettre (à soi-même):

se promettre plaisir, voyage

to promise oneself

se promettre du bon temps

to decide to have a bit of fun

2. se promettre (être résolu):

se promettre de faire

to resolve to do

il s'est promis de ne plus la revoir

he has resolved ou made up his mind not to see her again

3. se promettre (l'un l'autre) personnes, couple:

se promettre de faire

to promise each other to do

ils se sont promis fidélité

they have promised to be faithful to each other

ils se sont promis de ne plus se quitter

they (have) vowed never to be parted

IV.promettre [pʀɔmɛtʀ]

promettre monts et merveilles ou la lune (à qn)

to promise (sb) the moon ou the earth

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inconsidérément dire, promettre

rashly

solennellement promettre, s'engager

solemnly

promettre allégrement un allégement des impôts

to promise tax cuts blithely, to make a blithe promise of tax cuts

promettre la lune

to promise the earth ou the moon

Traduções para promettent no dicionário inglês»francês

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to promise sb sth

promettre qc à qn

to promise to do

promettre de faire

I can't promise anything

je ne peux rien promettre

to promise oneself sth

se promettre qc

to promise oneself to do

se promettre de faire

promise

annoncer, promettre

promise

promettre

to promise sb the earth

promettre la lune à qn

to give sb an undertaking to do/that …

promettre à qn de faire/que …

to give or make a pledge to do

promettre or prendre l'engagement de faire

pledge allegiance, aid, support

promettre (to à)

to pledge money to charity

promettre de faire un don aux œuvres charitables

I can't or I won't commit myself

je ne peux rien promettre (as to quant à)

I don't want to raise their expectations

je ne veux pas trop leur promettre

promettent no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para promettent no dicionário francês»inglês

I.promettre [pʀɔmɛtʀ] irreg VERBO trans

promettre (s'engager à, laisser présager):

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!

Expressões:

c'est promis juré coloq

it's a promise

II.promettre [pʀɔmɛtʀ] irreg VERBO intr

1. promettre (faire une promesse):

promettre

to promise

2. promettre (être prometteur):

promettre

to be promising

Expressões:

ça promet! irón, humor

that's promising!

III.promettre [pʀɔmɛtʀ] irreg VERBO reflex (prendre la résolution de)

se promettre de +infin

to promise oneself to +infin

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solennellement promettre

formally

promettre monts et merveilles

to promise the moon

Traduções para promettent no dicionário inglês»francês

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to give a pledge to +infin

promettre de +infin

pledge

promettre

to pledge to +infin

promettre de +infin

to undertake (that) ...

promettre que ...

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

promise

promettre

to promise sb the moon

promettre la lune à qn

to promise the earth

promettre la lune