promises in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.promise [Am ˈprɑməs, Brit ˈprɒmɪs] N

II.promise [Am ˈprɑməs, Brit ˈprɒmɪs] VB trans

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1. promise (pledge):

promise
prometer
to promise sb sth, to promise sth to sb
prometerle algo a alguien
they got the money promised them
recibieron el dinero (que les habían) prometido
he promised himself a holiday
se prometió tomarse unas vacaciones
they have been promised help
se les ha prometido ayuda
she promised them (that) she wouldn't tell anybody
les prometió que no se lo diría a nadie
I promised myself (that) I wouldn't let it happen again
me hice el firme propósito de que no volvería a suceder
to promise to + infin
prometer +  infin or prometer que  +  ind
he promised to write every day
prometió escribir or que escribiría todos los días
promise not to tell anybody!
prométeme que no se lo dirás a nadie
the Promised Land
la Tierra Prometida or de Promisión

III.promise [Am ˈprɑməs, Brit ˈprɒmɪs] VB intr

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they won't keep their promises, it's just electioneering
no van a cumplir, estas son solo promesas electoralistas
they were led on with promises of high wages
los engañaron or los engatusaron con promesas de sueldos altos
the government retreated behind a barricade of promises and excuses
el gobierno se parapetó tras un cúmulo de promesas y excusas
rashly promise
en un arrebato

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clientelismo
practice of obtaining votes with promises of government posts etc
no se puede engañar a la opinión pública con falsas promesas
you cannot fool people o the public with false promises
promesa
promise
no me vengas con falsas promesas
don't make promises you don't intend to keep
hacer una promesa REL
to make a promise o vow
cumplí (con) mi promesa
I kept my promise o word
faltaste a tu promesa
you broke o didn't keep your promise
romper una promesa
to break a promise
fue fiel a su promesa
she kept her word o her promise
manda Chil Mex
promise
cumplir con lo prometido
to keep one's promise o word
lo prometido es deuda
a promise is a promise

promises in the PONS Dictionary

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I.promise [ˈprɒmɪs, Am ˈprɑ:mɪs] VB trans (pledge, have potential)

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II.promise [ˈprɒmɪs, Am ˈprɑ:mɪs] VB intr (pledge)

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III.promise [ˈprɒmɪs, Am ˈprɑ:mɪs] N

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nebulous promise
promesa f vaga
solemn occasion, promise
solemne
unbreakable rule, promise, faith
inquebrantable
a (cat's) lick and a promise Brit inf
un lavoteo
a (cat's) lick and a promise Brit inf
un baño de vaquero Ven

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promises Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a young person of promise
un joven de porvenir
to promise faithfully to do sth
prometer sinceramente hacer algo
a (cat's) lick and a promise Brit inf
un lavoteo
a (cat's) lick and a promise Brit inf
un baño de vaquero Ven
your words were no more than empty promises
tus palabras fueron papel mojado
I promise you I'll do it
te prometo que lo haré
I promise on my mother's grave that ...
te prometo por mis muertos que...
your promises don't mean a thing
tus promesas son hojarasca
to go back on a promise
desdecirse de una promesa
to force a promise out of sb
arrancar una promesa a alguien
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The product seeker orders the item, which the merchant promises to bring him next time.
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The angry sage goes back but promises that once she'll realize and witness the power of supreme.
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Land reform and compensation was tackled with promises to compensate those who had lost land.
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Jax is still confident that nothing will go wrong and promises her that everything and everyone will be alright.
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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.
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We make promises we can't keep under the bright light of the fall, we will have trouble.
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So much so, in fact, that he promises a repeat performance.
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Nomadic alliances were formed through distributing war plunder and ensuring the security of tribal property, and grew tenuous when rulers failed to deliver their promises.
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This mouse strain recapitulates many of the features of the human disease and promises to provide insights into the pathogenesis of the disease.
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The move pushed the league's operating costs up drastically despite contrary promises from the NT government.
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