Promised Land in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Promised Land in the English»French Dictionary

Promised Land N lit, fig

Promised Land

Terre f Promise

Translations for Promised Land in the French»English Dictionary

la Terre promise

the Promised Land

Translations for Promised Land in the English»French Dictionary

I.promise [Brit ˈprɒmɪs, Am ˈprɑməs] N

1. promise (undertaking):

promise

promesse f

to make a promise to sb

faire une promesse à qn

to break/keep one's promise

manquer à/tenir sa promesse

they held him to his promise

ils lui ont fait tenir sa promesse

under a promise of secrecy

sous la promesse du secret

‘I'll come next time!’—‘is that a promise?’

‘je viendrai la prochaine fois!’—‘c'est promis?’

2. promise U (hope, prospect):

promise

espoir m

there seems little promise of peace

il semble qu'il y ait peu d'espoir de paix

her early life held little promise of her future happiness

sa jeunesse ne laissait pas présager de son bonheur futur

full of Eastern promise

plein des charmes de l'Orient

3. promise U (likelihood of success):

she shows great promise

elle promet beaucoup

a young writer of promise

un jeune écrivain qui promet

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

1. promise (pledge):

to promise sb sth

promettre qc à qn

to promise to do

promettre de faire

she promised me (that) she would come

elle m'a promis qu'elle viendrait

they promised him their support/to do

ils lui ont promis leur soutien/de faire

I can't promise anything

je ne peux rien promettre

as promised

comme promis

to promise oneself sth

se promettre qc

to promise oneself to do

se promettre de faire

2. promise (give prospect of):

promise

annoncer, promettre

the clouds promised rain

les nuages annonçaient de la pluie

it promises to be a fine day

la journée s'annonce belle

3. promise (assure):

promise

assurer

it won't be easy, I promise you

cela ne sera pas facile, je te l'assure

4. promise archaic:

to be promised in marriage to sb

être promis en mariage à qn

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

1. promise (give pledge):

promise

promettre

do you promise?

c'est promis?

I promise

je le promets

but you promised!

mais tu avais promis!

2. promise fig:

to promise well young talent, candidate:

être très prometteur

to promise well result, situation, event:

s'annoncer bien

this doesn't promise well for the future

cela ne présage rien de bon pour le futur

IV.promise [Brit ˈprɒmɪs, Am ˈprɑməs]

to promise sb the earth

promettre la lune à qn

I.land [Brit land, Am lænd] N

1. land:

land CONSTR, LAW (terrain, property)

terrain m

land (very large)

terres fpl

building land

terrain à bâtir

the lie Brit or lay Am of the land lit

le relief du terrain

to get the lie Brit or lay Am of the land fig

savoir de quoi il retourne

get off my land!

dégagez de mon terrain! inf

private/public land

propriété f privée/publique

private/public land attr clearance, drainage, development

du terrain

private/public land purchase, sale

de terrain

private/public land prices

du terrain

private/public land deal, tax

foncier/-ière

private/public land law, tribunal

agraire

2. land FARM (farmland):

land

terre f

barren/fertile land

terre stérile/fertile

to live off/work the land

vivre de/travailler la terre

a movement back to the land

un retour à la terre

a movement back to the land attr worker

agricole

3. land (countryside):

land

campagne f

to live on/leave the land

vivre à/quitter la campagne

4. land POL (gen):

land (country)

pays m

foreign/tropical land

pays étranger/tropical

from many lands

de nombreux pays

throughout the land

dans tout le pays

the land of dreams, opportunity

le pays de

5. land (not sea):

land

terre f

I can see land

je vois la terre

to reach or make land

toucher terre

to remain on land

rester à terre

by land

par voie de terre

on land the bird is clumsy

sur la terre ferme l'oiseau est maladroit

land was sighted

la terre était en vue

land ahoy! NAUT

terre en vue!

the war on (the) land

la guerre terrestre

the war on (the) land attr battle, forces, transport, animal

terrestre

II.land [Brit land, Am lænd] VB trans

1. land pilot:

land AEROSP, AVIAT aircraft, spacecraft

poser

land passengers, astronaut

débarquer

land cargo, luggage

décharger

NASA wants to land a space capsule on Mars

la NASA veut faire atterrir une capsule spatiale sur Mars

2. land NAUT:

land person

débarquer (on sur)

land cargo, luggage

décharger (on sur)

3. land FISH:

land fish

prendre

4. land (secure):

land fig, inf

décrocher inf

job, contract, prize I landed myself a job at the palace

je me suis dégoté un boulot au palais inf

5. land (saddle with problem) inf:

to land sb with task

refiler à qn

he landed me with washing the car

il m'a refilé la voiture à laver

to be landed with sb/sth

se retrouver avec qn/qc sur les bras

I was landed with the children/with cleaning the equipment

je me suis retrouvé avec les enfants/avec le nettoyage du matériel sur les bras

now you've really landed her in it or in a fine mess!

tu l'as vraiment fichue dans de beaux draps! inf

he landed us in court

on s'est retrouvé au tribunal par sa faute

6. land (deliver):

land inf

flanquer inf

blow, punch she landed him one (in the eye)

elle lui en a collé une (dans l'œil) inf

III.land [Brit land, Am lænd] VB intr

1. land:

land AEROSP, AVIAT aircraft, balloon, passenger:

atterrir

land spacecraft: (on earth)

atterrir

land (on moon)

atterrir sur la lune

land (on moon)

alunir controvers

land (on planet)

se poser

as the plane came in to land

alors que l'avion se préparait à atterrir

2. land NAUT:

land passenger:

débarquer

land ship:

accoster

3. land SPORTS (gen):

land sportsman, gymnast, animal, insect, bird:

atterrir

land object, substance:

tomber

land hum

atterrir

land ball:

toucher le sol

he fell and landed at the bottom of the stairs

il est tombé et a atterri au bas de l'escalier

did you see where it landed?

tu as vu où c'est tombé or où ça a atterri?

most of the paint landed on me

presque toute la peinture m'est tombée dessus

the petition landed on my desk fig

la pétition a atterri sur mon bureau

the punch landed on his chin

le coup de poing l'a touché au menton

only one of the darts landed on the board

une seule fléchette s'est retrouvée sur la cible

IV.land [Brit land, Am lænd] VB refl

to land oneself in difficult situation

se mettre dans

to land oneself with inf task, problem

se retrouver avec

V.land [Brit land, Am lænd]

to find out how the land lies

savoir de quoi il retourne

Promised Land in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Promised Land in the English»French Dictionary

Promised Land N

the Promised Land

la Terre Promise

Translations for Promised Land in the English»French Dictionary

I.promise [ˈprɒmɪs, Am ˈprɑ:mɪs] VB trans

promise

promettre

to promise sb sth

promettre qc à qn

to promise sb to +infin

promettre à qn de +infin

to promise oneself sth

se promettre qc à soi-même

we're promised snow

on nous promet de la neige

it's true, I promise you

c'est vrai, je t'assure

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

promise

promettre

III.promise [ˈprɒmɪs, Am ˈprɑ:mɪs] N

1. promise (pledge):

promise

promesse f

to break/keep one's promise to sb

manquer à/tenir sa promesse à qn

promises, promises!

ce ne sont que des promesses de Gascon!

2. promise no pl (potential):

promise

espoir m

a young person of promise

un jeune espoir

to show promise

être très prometteur

to fulfil one's (early) promise

répondre à tous les espoirs

I.land [lænd] N

1. land no pl a. AGR:

land

terre f

by land

par voie de terre

2. land (area of ground):

land

terrain m

3. land (nation):

land

pays m

Phrases:

the Land of the Rising Sun

le pays du soleil levant

II.land [lænd] VB intr

1. land AVIAT:

land

atterrir

2. land NAUT:

land

débarquer

3. land (end up) a. SPORTS:

land

retomber

to land on one's feet

retomber sur ses pieds

III.land [lænd] VB trans

1. land (bring onto land):

land plane

faire atterrir

land boat

faire accoster

to land a plane on water

faire amerrir un avion

2. land (unload):

land

décharger

3. land (obtain):

land contract

décrocher

land fish

prendre

land job

dégoter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The Promised Land project addresses this problem of historical amnesia.

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This promised land seems just a little indefinite.

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Instead of a Promised Land, they found hard, brown desert ground that averages eight inches of precipitation a year.

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Preparations are then made for resuming the march to the Promised Land.

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The boat does not appear in the theatrical version of the scene in which the family arrives in the promised land.

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And then, they will join the promised land, gathered on the wings of an angel.

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For we shall march into the Promised Land carrying the badge of honor.

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They had, it seemed, entered their promised land, with space enough for their cattle to graze and their culture of anti-urban independence to flourish.

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He is best known for Promised Land, which spoke of how humans as brothers and sisters will all make it to paradise.

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Moreover, he spoke to us about his vision of the Promised Land, a land of justice and equality, brotherhood and peace.

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