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NOUN	a promise \| promises	edit
VERB	to promise \| promised \| promised ... promising \| promises	edit
SYNO	to assure \| to promise \| hope ...
to assure \| to promise hope \| promise to anticipate \| to call \| to forebode \| to foretell \| to predict \| to prognosticate \| to promise © Princeton University

promettre [faire une promesse]

to promise

promettre qc.

to promise sth.

Nouns

promesse {f}

promise

2 Words: Others

Je le jure.

I promise.

2 Words: Verbs

se promettre [à soi-même]

to promise oneself

faire la promesse à qn. que ...

to promise sb. that ...

promettre qc. solennellement

to promise sth. faithfully

promettre qc. à qn.

to promise sth. to sb.

promettre [avoir de l'avenir]

to show promise

2 Words: Nouns

pol. promesse {f} électorale

campaign promise

pol. promesse {f} de campagne

campaign promise

promesse {f} d'ivrogne

empty promise

serment {m} d'ivrogne

empty promise

promesse {f} de Gascon

empty promise

promesse {f} en l'air

empty promise

promesse {f} d'ivrogne

idle promise

promesse {f} de Gascon

idle promise

promesse {f} en l'air

idle promise

promesse {f} de performance

performance promise

promesse {f} sans valeur

worthless promise

3 Words: Others

C'est promis juré ! [fam.]

It's a promise!

3 Words: Verbs

enfreindre sa promesse

to break one's promise

manquer à sa promesse

to break one's promise

revenir sur sa parole

to break one's promise

tenir une promesse

to fulfil a promise [Br.]

tenir une promesse

to fulfill a promise [Am.]

être plein de promesses [personne]

to have great promise

tenir une promesse

to keep a promise

tenir sa promesse

to keep one's promise

faire une promesse

to make a promise

se promettre qc. [réciproque]

to promise one another sth.

s'engager qn. à faire qc.

to promise sb. to do sth.

promettre à qn. de faire qc.

to promise sb. to do sth.

promettre monts et merveilles [loc.]

to promise the earth [idiom]

promettre monts et merveilles [loc.]

to promise the moon [idiom]

promettre monts et merveilles [loc.]

to promise the stars [idiom]

promettre monts et merveilles [loc.]

to promise the world [idiom]

promettre de faire qc.

to promise to do sth.

s'engager à faire qc. [promettre]

to promise to do sth.

promettre une visite à qn.

to promise to visit sb.

3 Words: Nouns

dr. violation {f} de promesse

breach of promise

promise {f} par correspondance

mail-order bride [post, catalogue entry]

pol. promesse {f} électorale

pre-election promise

pol. promesse {f} de campagne

pre-election promise

bible relig. la Terre {f} promise

the Promised Land

4 Words: Others

Je ne peux rien vous promettre !

I can't promise anything!

4 Words: Verbs

revenir sur une promesse

to backtrack on a promise

être plein de promesses [personne]

to be full of promise

manquer à sa promesse à qn.

to break one's promise to sb.

arracher une promesse à qn.

to extort a promise from sb.

tenir sa promesse à qn.

to keep one's promise to sb.

se promettre de faire qc.

to promise (oneself) to do sth.

promettre sur l'honneur

to promise on one's honor [Am.]

promettre sur l'honneur

to promise on one's honour [Br.]

fiancer qn. à qn.

to promise sb. in marriage to sb. [literary]

s'annoncer bien [fam.]

to promise to be good [idiom] [augur]

délier qn. d'une promesse

to release sb. from a promise

libérer qn. d'une promesse

to release sb. from a promise

renouveler une promesse à qn.

to renew a promise to sb.

5+ Words: Others

Je te promets que je ne dirai rien.

I promise (you) I won't say anything.

Promettre et tenir sont deux. [loc.]

It's easier to make a promise than to keep one. [idiom]

5+ Words: Verbs

être fidèle à une promesse

to be true to one's promise

se laver le bout du nez [loc.]

to give oneself a lick and a promise [coll.] [idiom] [quick wash]

remplir son contrat

to live up to one's promise

se promettre de faire qc. [l'un l'autre]

to promise each other to do sth.

promettre le secret à qn.

to promise to keep sb.'s secret

se délier d'une promesse

to release oneself from a promise

5+ Words: Nouns

inaccomplissement {m} d'une promesse

failure to keep a promise

infidélité {f} à une promesse

failure to keep a promise

manquement {m} à une parole

failure to keep a promise

manquement {m} à une promesse

failure to keep a promise

belle promesse {f} qui a fait pschitt

grand promise that came to nothing

Fiction (Literature and Film)

film littérat. F La Promesse de l'aube

Promise at Dawn [author: Romain Gary (1961); director: Jules Dassin (1970); director: Eric Barbier (2017)]

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