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PROMISE

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promise I. substantiv

promisiune, făgăduială, făgăduinţă;

to give / to make a promise a face o promisiune;

to keep / to redeem one's promise a-şi ţine promisiunea / făgăduiala, a se ţine de cuvânt;

to break / to go back on one's promise a nu-şi ţine promisiunea / făgăduiala; a nu se ţine de cuvânt;

to be promise bound a fi angajat prin promisiune;

(prov.) promise is debt făgăduiala, dată e datorie curată;

(prov.) promises are like pie-crusts, made to be broken făgăduielile sunt făcute spre a nu fi ţinute;

empty promises promisiuni goale;

promise of marriage promisiune de căsătorie;

(bibl.) the Land of Promise Pământul Făgăduinţei;

a youth who gives a promise of a fine future un tânăr care promite (un viitor) frumos;

of great promise care promite mult;

to hold out a promise to smb. of smth. a face pe cineva să spere ceva;

there is a promise of fine weather vremea promite să fie frumoasă.

promise II. verb A. tranzitiv

a promite;

he has been promised a book by his brother fratele său i-a promis o carte;

to promise smb. one's daughter in marriage a promite cuiva să-i dea fata de soţie;

he promised me he would come mi-a făgăduit că va veni;

(prov.) promise little, do much promite puţin şi fă mult;

(fam.) you will be sorry for it, I promise you o să-ţi pară rău pentru asta, ţi-o făgăduiesc / ţi-o jur;

(prov.) it is one thing to promise and another to perform una e să promiţi şi alta să faci;

an event that promises trouble in the future un eveniment care lasă să se întrevadă neplăceri pentru viitor;

it promises to be fine promite să fie frumos.

promise II. verb B. intranzitiv

the journey promises well călătoria se anunţă bine / promite.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

"And you promised to give me brains," said the Scarecrow.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, de L. Frank Baum)

Yes; I have promised your sister to be with her, if possible.

(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)

This is more interesting than it promised to be; quite dramatic, in fact.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Besides,” said Maria, “I know that Mr. Crawford depends upon taking us. After what passed at first, he would claim it as a promise.”

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

Then when the king in his grief promised all she asked, she shut her eyes and died.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

It appears that either money promised to you won’t arrive, or you will have to confront an unexpected expense.

(AstrologyZone.com, de Susan Miller)

If you promise to come and see us after you are well.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

I could not be certain of the reality till I had seen Mr. Rochester again, and heard him renew his words of love and promise.

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

What are promises to such people as these?

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

‘Good! That’s a promise,’ said he, rising from his chair.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

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