Promesa in english
Promise
pronunciation: prɑməs part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: prɑməs part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
promesa = promise ; oath ; pledge ; flying start ; vow ; up-and-coming ; promissory.
Example: This is a fresh avenue of approach to classification, and shows some promise.Example: Cold War loyalty oaths and investigations had a significant impact on an unknown number of US librarians between 1947 and 1957.Example: This article draws attention to UNESCO's pledge to concentrate resources on eliminating illiteracy in the world during the 1990s.Example: The article 'Flying starts' features a clutch of 7 new and promising authors and illustrators on the children's book scene this year.Example: This type of attitude is tantamount to a vow to never again patronize the offending library.Example: The journal kept me in touch with the established authors in the field but also the new, up-and-coming writers.Example: But to enter into a contract, all pilots must submit to drug testing and sign a promissory of secrecy.more:
» arrancar una promesa = extort + a promise .
Example: She told him all about it after extorting the most solemn promises of secrecy.» atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life .
Example: Here, too, came succeeding armies of immigrants -- from Scandinavia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands -- drawn by the promise of a better life.» cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa = keep (to) + Posesivo + word(s) ; live up to + Posesivo + word(s) ; deliver + Posesivo + promise ; stick to + Posesivo + word(s) ; fulfil + Posesivo + promise ; make + good on + Posesivo + promise ; be as good as + Posesivo + word ; honour + Posesivo + promise ; honour + Posesivo + pledge ; make + good on + Posesivo + pledge .
Example: Much to my surprise, they kept their word. Example: Obama is living up to his word that he will remove the main forces out of Iraq. Example: Its not that he fails to deliver his promises, people just take them and blow them out of proportion, and then get disappointed. Example: She firmly declined his offer, and stuck to her words all the way = Ella rechazó con firmeza la oferta que él le hizo y mantuvo su palabra hasta el final. 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. Example: She is finally making good on her promise to auction off a piece of jewelry for charity. Example: He was as good as his word, and invited me to take a tour around the packing plant with Patricia, the manager there. Example: Wealthy Lilian will honour her promise and put a roof over Melissa's head, but only if she can earn her keep. Example: The mother of a teenager who was murdered by a man he met on the Internet has called on the Prime Minister to honour her pledge to fix a legal loophole to stop sexual predators. Example: She has indeed made good on her pledge to become a donor and has now given blood 39 times.» cumplir una promesa = live up to + Posesivo + promise ; keep + Posesivo + promise ; stick to + Posesivo + promise .
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. 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?. 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.» desdecirse de una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise .
Example: Obama will take a negative hit for appearing to go back on his promise to leave Iraq.» falsa promesa = false promise .
Example: In essence a great idea, but in reality lots of false promises.» faltar a una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise .
Example: Obama will take a negative hit for appearing to go back on his promise to leave Iraq.» hacer honor a una promesa = honour + Posesivo + promise ; honour + Posesivo + pledge .
Example: Wealthy Lilian will honour her promise and put a roof over Melissa's head, but only if she can earn her keep. Example: The mother of a teenager who was murdered by a man he met on the Internet has called on the Prime Minister to honour her pledge to fix a legal loophole to stop sexual predators.» joven promesa = high flyer [high flier, -USA] ; promising star ; rising star ; bright (young) hope ; boy wonder ; girl wonder ; promising youth ; young promising talent ; young gun ; promising young artist .
Example: Having a firm strategy to train high-flyers is the only way to make sure that the public library ethos will survive at the top level. Example: The most promising stars were selected with the help of millions of people around the world. Example: A recent spate of book projects on the rising stars of women's figure skating and gymnastics has emerged as a mini-genre with appeal to both children and adults. Example: Sullivan was the most popular musician in England, and was regarded as the bright young hope for serious British music. Example: Another boy wonder is Kip Kreiling, who spent most of his childhood in foster homes, juvenile homes and eventually behind bars = Una joven promesa es Kip Kreiling, quien pasó la mayoría de su infancia en casas de acogida, centros tutelares de menores y posteriormente entre rejas. Example: Four years ago she won Olympic gold in the 3000 metre race and was hailed as a girl wonder. Example: We will ensure continuity so that we can help promising youths who are on the streets seeking the opportunity to realize their dreams. Example: He is undoubtedly one of the most promising young talents in world motorsport. Example: He is another young gun looking to make a name for himself with the soccer fans. Example: This new exhibit will feature the paintings and sculptures of fourteen promising young artists.» mantener una promesa = keep + Posesivo + promise ; stick to + Posesivo + promise .
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?. 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.» nueva promesa = rising star .
Example: A recent spate of book projects on the rising stars of women's figure skating and gymnastics has emerged as a mini-genre with appeal to both children and adults.» promesa cumplida = fulfilled promise .
Example: The 1980s begin on a rosy note with President Mitterrand's arrival and his fulfilled promise to decriminalize completely homosexuality.» promesa electoral = election promise .
Example: President Obama sold his soul to the warmongers when he renegaded on his election promise to end these sorry wars of attrition.» promesa incumplida = unfulfilled promise .
Example: He said he remains committed to his unfulfilled promise to rewrite the nation's immigration laws.» promesa intelectual = intellectual promise .
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.» promesa no cumplida = unfulfilled promise .
Example: He said he remains committed to his unfulfilled promise to rewrite the nation's immigration laws.» promesa rota = broken promise .
Example: My first memory of being the recipient of a broken promise was as a child.» renegar a una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise .
Example: Obama will take a negative hit for appearing to go back on his promise to leave Iraq.» respetar una promesa = honour + Posesivo + promise ; honour + Posesivo + pledge .
Example: Wealthy Lilian will honour her promise and put a roof over Melissa's head, but only if she can earn her keep. Example: The mother of a teenager who was murdered by a man he met on the Internet has called on the Prime Minister to honour her pledge to fix a legal loophole to stop sexual predators.» romper una promesa = go back on ; break + Posesivo + promise .
Example: The Commission has downgraded university librarians in terms of both pay and academic status, thus going back on a right granted as early as 1960. 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.