promise

Pronúncia: ˈprɒmɪs
    noun
  1. [pledge] promesa, paraula, vot.
  2. promise of marriage paraula de matrimoni.
  3. to break one's promise faltar a la seva paraula.
  4. to (hold \ keep) someone to his promise obligar algú a complir la seva paraula.
  5. to keep one's promise complir la (promesa feta \ paraula donada).
  6. to release someone from his promise deslliurar algú de la promesa feta.

  7. [hope] promesa, esperança.
  8. avenir.
  9. child full of promise criatura que promet molt.
  10. to show great promise prometre molt, donar grans esperances.
  11. to hold out a promise to someone of something fer esperar quelcom a algú.
    12. transitive & intransitive verb
  12. prometre, donar paraula.
  13. [forecast] prometre, augurar, predir, pronosticar.
  14. no, I promise you no, t'ho prometo.
  15. to promise to do something prometre fer alguna cosa.
  16. to promise someone something, to promise something to someone prometre alguna cosa a algú.
  17. it promises trouble això augura maldecaps.
  18. they promise us rain tomorrow ens van pronosticar que demà plouria.
  19. the crop promises well la collita es presenta bé.
  20. this does not promise to be easy em temo que això no serà fàcil.
  21. he promised her the moon li ha promès la lluna.
    22. reflexive verb
  22. to promise oneself something prometre's alguna cosa.