Promise in spanish
pronunciation: pɹ̩oʊmesɑ part of speech: noun, verb
promise1 = promesa.
Example: This is a fresh avenue of approach to classification, and shows some promise.more:
» a promise is a promise = lo prometido es deuda.
Example: A promise is a promise and in the election campaign they made the Australian people a number of promises.» break + Posesivo + promise = romper una promesa.
Example: Their promise to let their daughter pierce her navel in exchange for good grades risk far more by breaking their promise than by allowing the piercing.» broken promise = promesa rota.
Example: My first memory of being the recipient of a broken promise was as a child.» deliver + Posesivo + promise = cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa, cumplir (con) lo prometido.
Example: Its not that he fails to deliver his promises, people just take them and blow them out of proportion, and then get disappointed.» drawn by the promise of a better life = atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor.
Example: Here, too, came succeeding armies of immigrants -- from Scandinavia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands -- drawn by the promise of a better life.» election promise = promesa electoral.
Example: President Obama sold his soul to the warmongers when he renegaded on his election promise to end these sorry wars of attrition.» extort + a promise = hacer prometer, arrancar una promesa.
Example: She told him all about it after extorting the most solemn promises of secrecy.» fall + short of + Posesivo + promise = no cumplir lo prometido.
Example: There is growing unease in management circles that IT investments are falling short of their promise.» false promise = falsa promesa.
Example: In essence a great idea, but in reality lots of false promises.» fulfilled promise = promesa cumplida.
Example: The 1980s begin on a rosy note with President Mitterrand's arrival and his fulfilled promise to decriminalize completely homosexuality.» fulfil + Posesivo + promise = cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa.
Example: If the contractor defaults in his performance and fails to fulfill his contractual promises, the surety can itself complete the contract, or pay damages up to the limit of the bond.» give + Nombre + false promises = dar falsas esperanzas.
Example: Either he raped the maid or he had sex with her by giving her false promises.» go back on + Posesivo + promise = faltar a una promesa, renegar a una promesa, desdecirse de una promesa.
Example: Obama will take a negative hit for appearing to go back on his promise to leave Iraq.» hold out + promise = albergar esperanza, prometer, augurar.
Example: Information technology holds out the promise of an improved information flow.» hold + promise = ser prometedor, ofrecer esperanzas.
Example: The optical digital disc holds enormous promise for large information storage applications.» honour + Posesivo + promise = cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa, respetar una promesa, hacer honor a una promesa.
Example: Wealthy Lilian will honour her promise and put a roof over Melissa's head, but only if she can earn her keep.» intellectual promise = promesa intelectual.
Example: Townie is in fact a derogatory reference to those who are born and raised in that type of burg or burb, and are assumed to be of inferior intellectual promise.» keep + Posesivo + promise = cumplir una promesa, mantener una promesa.
Example: Suppose you are abducted by a highway robber, who intends to ransom you and in return for your release you promise to deliver the ransom yourself; should you subsequently keep your promise?.» live up to + Posesivo + promise = cumplir una promesa.
Example: Increasingly, organizations are looking towards information systems planing in an effort to force information technology to live up to its promise = Cada vez más, las organizaciones están dirigiendo su mirada hacia la planificación de los sistemas de información para obligar a la tecnología de la información a cumplir sus promesas.» make + good on + Posesivo + promise = cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa.
Example: She is finally making good on her promise to auction off a piece of jewelry for charity.» show + (great) promise = parecer (muy) prometedor, ser (muy) prometedor.
Example: This is a fresh avenue of approach to classification, and shows some promise.» stick to + Posesivo + promise = cumplir una promesa, mantener una promesa.
Example: I didn't think she'd stick to her promise and she hasn't = No pensaba que cumpliría su promesa y no lo ha hecho.» unfulfilled promise = promesa incumplida, promesa no cumplida.
Example: He said he remains committed to his unfulfilled promise to rewrite the nation's immigration laws.promise2 = prometer.
Example: CD-ROM promises to revive the fading dream of cooperative centralised computerised cataloguing.more:
» over-promise = prometer demasiado.
Example: Without clearly defined goals librarians run the risk of over-promising and perhaps disillusioning patrons and staff.» promise + great possibilities = prometer mucho, ser muy prometedor.
Example: Laser optical videodisc technology promises great possibilities for information organisation, storage, retrieval and transfer.» promise + the earth = prometer la luna (y las estrellas), prometer el oro y el moro, vender humo.
Example: Other political parties promise the earth, but don't actually provide policies that will deliver the goods.» promise + the moon (and the stars) = prometer la luna (y las estrellas), prometer el oro y el moro, vender humo.
Example: Politicians will promise the moon to get your vote, then, give you nothing when they get elected.» promise + to be interesting = prometer ser interesante.
Example: The future of citation indexing promises to be interesting.