| Principal Translations |
| promise n | (firm assurance) | promesa nf |
| | As far as I'm concerned, Helen's promise is all the guarantee I need that she will do it. |
| | Para mí, la promesa de Helen es la única garantía que necesito para saber que lo hará. |
| promise n | (spoken commitment) | promesa nf |
| | Steve's promise that he would always love me turned out to be a lie. |
| | La promesa de Steve de que siempre me amaría resultó ser mentira. |
| promise n | uncountable (indication of future achievement) | promesa nf |
| | The quiet girl over there shows promise; with a little direction, I think she will do well. |
| | La chica callada que está allá muestra promesa. Con un poco de dirección, creo que hará un buen trabajo. |
| promise of [sth] n | (possibility) | promesa nf |
| | The promise of greater opportunity drew many people to California. |
| | La promesa de mayores oportunidades atrajo a muchas personas a California. |
| promise⇒ vi | (make a promise) | prometer⇒ vtr |
| | I will mow the lawn - I promise. |
| | Cortaré el césped. Te lo prometo. |
| promise to do [sth] v expr | (commit to doing) | prometer hacer algo loc verb |
| | I promise to finish the work by the end of the week. |
| | Prometo terminar el trabajo para el final de la semana. |
| promise [sb] that⇒ vtr | (with clause: commit to doing) | prometerle algo a alguien loc verb |
| | I promised my mom that I would buy postage stamps today. |
| | Le prometí a mi mamá que le compraría sellos de correo hoy. |
| promise [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (with object: commit to) | prometerle algo a alguien loc verb |
| | My parents have promised me a bike for Christmas. |
| | Mis padres me prometieron una bicicleta para Navidad. |
| promise [sth]⇒ vtr | (guarantee, commit to) | prometer⇒ vtr |
| | TV commercials promise a lot of incredible things. |
| | Los comerciales de televisión prometen muchas cosas increíbles. |
| promise [sth] vtr | figurative (give cause to expect) | prometer⇒ vtr |
| | The grey sky promised snow. |
| | El cielo gris prometía nieve. |
Compound Forms:
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| breach of promise | (breaking of promise) | incumplimiento de promesa nm + loc adj |
| | | rompimiento de promesa nm + loc adj |
| free yourself from a promise v expr | (undo a promise) | liberarse de una promesa loc verb |
| | | zafarse de una promesa loc verb |
| full of promise adj | (person: talented, likely to succeed) | tener un futuro prometedor loc verb |
| | | ser una promesa loc verb |
| | As a child, she was full of promise. |
| | Ya de chica tenía un futuro prometedor. |
| | | dotado/a adj |
| | | talentoso/a adj |
| | Ya de chica era dotada. |
| full of promise adj | (enticing) | prometedor/a adj |
| | | alentador/a adj |
| | Life was full of promise for the young man. |
| | La vida era prometedora para el joven. |
| go back on a promise v expr | (break your word) | no cumplir con su palabra expr |
| | | faltar a su palabra expr |
| | I can't believe that you, my own brother, would go back on your promise to loan me the money. |
| | No puedo creer que tú, mi propio hermano, no cumplas con tu palabra y me prestes el dinero. |
| | | con cumplir con una promesa expr |
| illusory promise n | (law: not enforceable by court) | promesa ilusoria loc nom f |
| keep a promise v expr | (fulfil one's word) | cumplir una promesa loc verb |
| | Do you keep your promises? he asked her, after she vowed not to do it again. |
| | —¿Cumples tus promesas? —le preguntó después de que le prometiera que no lo volvería a hacer más. |
| lick and a promise n | (haste) | chapuza nf |
pinky promise,
pinky swear n | US, slang (pact by hooking fingers) | promesa de meñiques loc nom f |
pinky promise [sth],
pinkie promise vtr | US, slang (hook fingers to make pact) | prometer cruzando los meñiques loc verb |
pinky promise that,
pinkie promise vtr | slang (hook fingers to make pact) | prometer algo cruzando los meñiques loc verb |
promise the moon,
promise [sb] the moon v expr | figurative (vow to provide [sth] unrealistic) (figurado) | prometer la luna y las estrellas expr |
| | (figurado) | prometer el oro y el moro expr |
| | Before the wedding, he promised her the moon; the reality of married life was very different. |
| | Antes del casamiento, él le prometió la luna y las estrellas, pero la realidad de la vida matrimonial fue muy diferente. |
| promise to pay n | (promissory note) | pagaré nm |
| | | nota promisoria loc nom f |
| release [sb] from a promise v expr | (remove an obligation from [sb]) | liberar a alguien de loc verb |
| | Charles released Edward from his promise to help repaint the dining room. |