promises im Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Übersetzungen für promises im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

I.promise [Am ˈprɑməs, Brit ˈprɒmɪs] SUBST

1. promise C (pledge):

promise

promesa f

he made a promise that he would return

prometió que volvería

I'll see what I can do, but I can't make any promises

veré lo que puedo hacer, pero no puedo prometer nada

to keep one's promise

cumplir (con) su (or mi etc.) promesa

you broke your promise

no cumpliste (con) tu promesa

you broke your promise

faltaste a or rompiste tu promesa

2. promise U (grounds for hope):

his work was full of or showed a lot of promise

su trabajo prometía mucho or era muy prometedor

a runner who shows promise

un corredor que promete

a runner who shows promise

un corredor prometedor

the discovery held out the promise of an eventual cure

el descubrimiento daba esperanzas de que se llegaría a encontrar una cura

he didn't live up to his early promise

no estuvo a la altura de lo que prometía en un comienzo or de lo que se esperaba de él

II.promise [Am ˈprɑməs, Brit ˈprɒmɪs] VERB trans

1. promise (pledge):

promise

prometer

to promise sb sth, to promise sth to sb

prometerle algo a alguien

they got the money promised them

recibieron el dinero (que les habían) prometido

he promised himself a holiday

se prometió tomarse unas vacaciones

they have been promised help

se les ha prometido ayuda

she promised them (that) she wouldn't tell anybody

les prometió que no se lo diría a nadie

I promised myself (that) I wouldn't let it happen again

me hice el firme propósito de que no volvería a suceder

to promise to + infin

prometer +  infin or prometer que  +  ind

he promised to write every day

prometió escribir or que escribiría todos los días

promise not to tell anybody!

prométeme que no se lo dirás a nadie

the Promised Land

la Tierra Prometida or de Promisión

2. promise (give indication of):

promise

prometer

it promises to be an exciting week

promete ser una semana emocionante

III.promise [Am ˈprɑməs, Brit ˈprɒmɪs] VERB intr

promise

prometer

promise (swear)

jurar

I did, I promise!

¡lo hice, te lo juro!

I won't laugh, I promise

no me voy a reír, te lo prometo

but you promised!

¡pero si me (or nos etc.) lo prometiste!

Weitere Übersetzungen und typische Wortverbindungen mit dem Suchbegriff

they won't keep their promises, it's just electioneering

no van a cumplir, estas son solo promesas electoralistas

they were led on with promises of high wages

los engañaron or los engatusaron con promesas de sueldos altos

the government retreated behind a barricade of promises and excuses

el gobierno se parapetó tras un cúmulo de promesas y excusas

rashly promise

en un arrebato

Übersetzungen für promises im Spanisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

Weitere Übersetzungen und typische Wortverbindungen mit dem Suchbegriff

clientelismo

practice of obtaining votes with promises of government posts etc

no se puede engañar a la opinión pública con falsas promesas

you cannot fool people o the public with false promises

promesa

promise

no me vengas con falsas promesas

don't make promises you don't intend to keep

hacer una promesa REL

to make a promise o vow

cumplí (con) mi promesa

I kept my promise o word

faltaste a tu promesa

you broke o didn't keep your promise

romper una promesa

to break a promise

fue fiel a su promesa

she kept her word o her promise

manda Chil Méx

promise

cumplir con lo prometido

to keep one's promise o word

lo prometido es deuda

a promise is a promise

promises im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für promises im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

I.promise [ˈprɒmɪs, Am ˈprɑ:mɪs] VERB trans (pledge, have potential)

promise

prometer

to promise to do sth

prometer hacer algo

II.promise [ˈprɒmɪs, Am ˈprɑ:mɪs] VERB intr (pledge)

promise

prometer

I promise!

¡lo prometo!

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

1. promise (pledge):

promise

promesa f

to make a promise

prometer

2. promise kein Pl (potential):

promise

posibilidad f

a young person of promise

un joven de porvenir

to show promise

demostrar aptitudes

to fulfil one's promise

satisfacer las esperanzas

Weitere Übersetzungen und typische Wortverbindungen mit dem Suchbegriff

nebulous promise

promesa f vaga

solemn occasion, promise

solemne

unbreakable rule, promise, faith

inquebrantable

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

un lavoteo

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

un baño de vaquero Ven

Übersetzungen für promises im Spanisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

Weitere Übersetzungen und typische Wortverbindungen mit dem Suchbegriff

tus promesas son hojarasca

your promises don't mean a thing

prometer

to promise

te prometo que lo haré

I promise you I'll do it

te prometo por mis muertos que...

I promise on my mother's grave that ...

prometer el oro y el moro

to promise the earth

lo prometido es deuda Sprichw

a promise is a promise

promesa

promise

promesa de matrimonio

promise of marriage

compromiso

promise

lleno de porvenir

full of promise

promises Beispiele aus dem PONS Wörterbuch (redaktionell geprüft)

a young person of promise

un joven de porvenir

to promise faithfully to do sth

prometer sinceramente hacer algo

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

un lavoteo

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

un baño de vaquero Ven

your words were no more than empty promises

tus palabras fueron papel mojado

I promise you I'll do it

te prometo que lo haré

I promise on my mother's grave that ...

te prometo por mis muertos que...

your promises don't mean a thing

tus promesas son hojarasca

to go back on a promise

desdecirse de una promesa

to force a promise out of sb

arrancar una promesa a alguien

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

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

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The angry sage goes back but promises that once she'll realize and witness the power of supreme.

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

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Jax is still confident that nothing will go wrong and promises her that everything and everyone will be alright.

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What's more, in the rush to make promises and change rules there seems to have been very little room for discussion about impacts for immigrants.

theconversation.com

We make promises we can't keep under the bright light of the fall, we will have trouble.

time.com

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.

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This mouse strain recapitulates many of the features of the human disease and promises to provide insights into the pathogenesis of the disease.

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The move pushed the league's operating costs up drastically despite contrary promises from the NT government.

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