promises en el Diccionario Oxford Paravia de italiano

Traducciones de promises en el diccionario inglés»italiano

I.promise [ingl. brit. ˈprɒmɪs, ingl. am. ˈprɑməs] SUST.

1. promise (undertaking):

promise

promessa f

to make a promise to sb

fare una promessa a qn

to break, keep one's promise

venire meno alla, mantenere la propria promessa

they held him to his promise

gli hanno fatto mantenere la promessa

under a promise of secrecy

con la promessa di mantenere il segreto

“I'll come next time!” - “is that a promise?”

“verrò la prossima volta!” - “è una promessa?” or “me lo prometti?”

2. promise U (hope, prospect):

promise

speranza f

promise

prospettiva f

there seems little promise of peace

pare che ci siano poche prospettive di pace

her early life held little promise of her future happiness

la sua gioventù non lasciava presagire nulla della sua successiva felicità

full of Eastern promise

ricco di fascino orientale

3. promise U (likelihood of success):

she shows great promise

promette molto bene or è una grande promessa

a young writer of promise

un giovane scrittore molto promettente

II.promise [ingl. brit. ˈprɒmɪs, ingl. am. ˈprɑməs] V. trans.

1. promise (pledge):

to promise sb sth

promettere qc a qn

to promise to do

promettere di fare

she promised me (that) she would come

mi promise che sarebbe venuta

they promised him their support, to do

gli promisero il proprio appoggio, di fare

I can't promise anything

non posso promettere niente

as promised

come promesso

2. promise (give prospect of):

promise

annunciare

promise

promettere

the clouds promised rain

le nubi preannunciavano pioggia

it promises to be a fine day

la giornata promette bene

3. promise (assure):

promise

assicurare

promise

garantire

it won't be easy, I promise you

non sarà facile, te lo assicuro

4. promise arc.:

to be promised in marriage to sb

essere promessa sposa or in matrimonio a qn

III.promise [ingl. brit. ˈprɒmɪs, ingl. am. ˈprɑməs] V. intr.

1. promise (give pledge):

promise

promettere

do you promise?

promesso? me lo prometti?

I promise

lo prometto

but you promised!

ma lo avevi promesso!

2. promise fig.:

to promise well young talent, candidate:

essere promettente

to promise well result, situation, event:

promettere bene or essere promettente

this doesn't promise well for the future

questo non promette niente di buono (per il futuro)

IV.to promise oneself V. v. refl.

to promise oneself sth

ripromettersi qc

to promise oneself to do

ripromettersi di fare

V.promise [ingl. brit. ˈprɒmɪs, ingl. am. ˈprɑməs]

to promise sb the earth

promettere la luna a qn

breach of promise [ˌbriːtʃəvˈprɒmɪs] SUST. DER.

breach of promise (by fiancé)

rottura f della promessa di matrimonio

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

airy promises

promesse vaghe

belie promises, predictions

smentire

recklessly promise

in modo avventato

reckless promise

avventato

Traducciones de promises en el diccionario italiano»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

promessa

promise

fare una promessa a qn

to make a promise or give a pledge to sb

fare grandi promesse

to make grand promises

manterrò la mia promessa

I'll keep my promise

venir meno alla promessa (fatta)

to break one's word, to default on a promise, to fail to keep a promise, to welsh on a promise

non essere in grado di mantenere una promessa

to fall down on a promise

non ti obbligherò, ti obbligherò a mantenere la tua promessa

I won't keep, I'll hold you to your promise

sciogliere qn da una promessa

to release sb from a promise

essere vincolato ad una promessa

to be bound by a promise

recedere da una promessa

to backtrack on a promise

false promesse

empty promises

essere una promessa persona, autore, atleta:

to be full of promise

ogni promessa è debito provb.

promise is debt

promessa da marinaio, promessa di marinaio

sailor's promise

promessa di matrimonio

promise of marriage

allettare qn con promesse

to tempt sb with promises

essere ligio alle promesse

to keep one's promises, to be as good as one's word

promettere ricompensa

to promise

promettere sostegno, aiuto

to promise

promettere qc a qn

to promise sb sth

promettere a qn di fare, che …

to promise sb to do, that …

“potresti farlo per domani?” - “non ti prometto niente”

“could you do it by tomorrow?” - “I can't promise anything”

“promettimi di non parlarne con nessuno” - “te lo prometto!”

“promise me that you won't tell anybody about it” - “I promise!”

la giornata promette bene

it promises to be a fine day

un dibattito che promette di essere interessante

a debate that promises to be interesting

promettere la propria figlia in moglie a qn

to promise one's daughter in marriage to sb

promettere bene persona, autore, atleta, situazione, avvenimento:

to promise well

promettere bene azienda:

to be up and coming, to show promise

promette molto bene

she shows great promise

promettersi viaggio

to promise oneself

promettere mari e monti or la luna (a qn)

to promise (sb) the earth or moon

promises en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de promises en el diccionario inglés»italiano

I.promise [ˈprɑ:·mɪs] V. trans. (pledge, have potential)

promise

promettere

to promise to do sth

promettere di fare qc

II.promise [ˈprɑ:·mɪs] V. intr. (pledge)

promise

promettere

I promise!

prometto!

III.promise [ˈprɑ:·mɪs] SUST.

1. promise (pledge):

promise

promessa f

to make a promise

fare una promessa

promises, promises! irón.

non ci credo neanche …!

2. promise (potential):

promise

promessa f

a young person of promise

un(a) giovane promettente

to show promise

essere una promessa

to fulfill one's promise

tener fede a una promessa

breach of promise SUST.

breach of promise

rottura f della promessa di matrimonio

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

nebulous promise

vaga promessa f

an unbroken promise

una promessa mantenuta

solemn occasion, promise

solenne

to promise faithfully to do sth

promettere solennemente di fare qc

Traducciones de promises en el diccionario italiano»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

ripromettersi di fare qc

to promise oneself to do sth

promessa

promise

fare una promessa (a qu)

to make (sb) a promise

promettere

to promise

promettere di fare qc

to promise to do sth

riempirsi la bocca di promesse belle parole

to spout promises [or fine words]

promises Ejemplos de uso en el diccionario PONS (revisados por la redacción)

to promise to do sth

promettere di fare qc

to make a promise

fare una promessa

promises, promises! irón.

non ci credo neanche …!

a young person of promise

un(a) giovane promettente

a lick and a promise coloq.

una ripassatina

an unbroken promise

una promessa mantenuta

to hold sb to his/her word [or promise]

far mantenere a qu la parola [o la promessa]

to promise faithfully to do sth

promettere solennemente di fare qc

to deliver a promise

tener fede a una promessa

to promise oneself to do sth

ripromettersi di fare qc

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

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

en.wikipedia.org

The oral promises of the salesperson are generally non-enforceable.

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I must admit, though, it is somewhat of a cumbrous task to bank all hopes on individuals who do not keep their promises.

www.ghanaweb.com

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

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So let's be quite clear what this week's visit means, behind the diplomatic circumlocutions and the promises to help with things like submarines.

www.theage.com.au

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

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

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After all the planning, politics and promises, the old monkey wrench hits the gears again.

calgaryherald.com

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

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