| 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. |