breach of promise in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for breach of promise in the English»Italian Dictionary

breach of promise [ˌbriːtʃəvˈprɒmɪs] N LAW

breach of promise (by fiancé)

rottura f della promessa di matrimonio

Translations for breach of promise in the English»Italian Dictionary

a breach of trust

un abuso di fiducia

breach of the peace

turbamento m dell'ordine pubblico

breach of duty

inadempienza f del dovere professionale

breach of contract

inadempimento m di contratto

Translations for breach of promise in the Italian»English Dictionary

rottura della promessa di matrimonio

breach of promise

abuso di fiducia

breach of trust

illegalità

breach of the law

schiamazzi notturni LAW

breach of the peace

turbamento dell'ordine pubblico

breach of the peace

Translations for breach of promise in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.promise [Brit ˈprɒmɪs, Am ˈprɑməs] N

1. promise (undertaking):

promise

promessa f

to make a promise to sb

fare una promessa a qn

to break, keep one's promise

venire meno alla, mantenere la propria promessa

they held him to his promise

gli hanno fatto mantenere la promessa

under a promise of secrecy

con la promessa di mantenere il segreto

“I'll come next time!” - “is that a promise?”

“verrò la prossima volta!” - “è una promessa?” or “me lo prometti?”

2. promise U (hope, prospect):

promise

speranza f

promise

prospettiva f

there seems little promise of peace

pare che ci siano poche prospettive di pace

her early life held little promise of her future happiness

la sua gioventù non lasciava presagire nulla della sua successiva felicità

full of Eastern promise

ricco di fascino orientale

3. promise U (likelihood of success):

she shows great promise

promette molto bene or è una grande promessa

a young writer of promise

un giovane scrittore molto promettente

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

1. promise (pledge):

to promise sb sth

promettere qc a qn

to promise to do

promettere di fare

she promised me (that) she would come

mi promise che sarebbe venuta

they promised him their support, to do

gli promisero il proprio appoggio, di fare

I can't promise anything

non posso promettere niente

as promised

come promesso

2. promise (give prospect of):

promise

annunciare

promise

promettere

the clouds promised rain

le nubi preannunciavano pioggia

it promises to be a fine day

la giornata promette bene

3. promise (assure):

promise

assicurare

promise

garantire

it won't be easy, I promise you

non sarà facile, te lo assicuro

4. promise arch:

to be promised in marriage to sb

essere promessa sposa or in matrimonio a qn

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

1. promise (give pledge):

promise

promettere

do you promise?

promesso? me lo prometti?

I promise

lo prometto

but you promised!

ma lo avevi promesso!

2. promise fig:

to promise well young talent, candidate:

essere promettente

to promise well result, situation, event:

promettere bene or essere promettente

this doesn't promise well for the future

questo non promette niente di buono (per il futuro)

IV.to promise oneself VB refl

to promise oneself sth

ripromettersi qc

to promise oneself to do

ripromettersi di fare

V.promise [Brit ˈprɒmɪs, Am ˈprɑməs]

to promise sb the earth

promettere la luna a qn

I.breach [Brit briːtʃ, Am britʃ] N

1. breach LAW (infringement):

breach (by breaking rule)

infrazione f (of di)

breach (by failure to comply)

inadempienza f (of di)

breach (of copyright, privilege)

violazione f

a breach of good manners

una violazione delle buone maniere

to be in breach of law

infrangere

to be in breach of agreement

violare

2. breach MIL:

breach

breccia f also fig

3. breach (in relationship):

breach

rottura f

II.breach [Brit briːtʃ, Am britʃ] VB trans

1. breach wall, defence:

breach

aprire una breccia in

2. breach fig law, rule, protocol:

breach

infrangere

III.breach [Brit briːtʃ, Am britʃ]

to be honoured in the breach

non essere rispettato

to step into the breach

tappare un buco, coprire un posto vacante

of [Brit ɒv, (ə)v, Am əv] PREP

1. of (in most uses):

of

di

the leg of the table

la gamba del tavolo

the difficulty of the work

la difficoltà del lavoro

the king of beasts

il re degli animali

2. of (made or consisting of):

a ring (made) of gold

un anello d'oro

a plaque (made) of grey marble

una targa di marmo grigio

a will of iron fig

una volontà di ferro

a heart of stone fig

un cuore di pietra

3. of (indicating an agent):

that's kind of you, him

è molto gentile da parte tua, sua

4. of (indicating a proportion or fraction):

some of us stayed for dinner

alcuni di noi si fermarono a cena

several of them were rotten

parecchi di essi erano marci

of the twelve of us only nine could swim

su dodici di noi solo nove sapevano nuotare

5. of Brit (in expressions of time):

of an evening

la sera or di sera

of a morning

il mattino, al mattino, (al)la mattina, di mattina

I like to play golf of an afternoon

mi piace giocare a golf il or di pomeriggio

breach of promise in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for breach of promise in the English»Italian Dictionary

breach of promise N

breach of promise

rottura f della promessa di matrimonio

Translations for breach of promise in the English»Italian Dictionary

breach of the peace

attentato m all'ordine pubblico

to be in breach of the law

infrangere la legge

breach of a contract

inadempimento m

breach of confidence

abuso m

breach of an agreement

volazione f

breach of a regulation

infrazione f

a young person of promise

un(a) giovane promettente

Translations for breach of promise in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.breach [bri:tʃ] N

1. breach (infraction):

breach of a regulation

infrazione f

breach of an agreement

volazione f

breach of confidence

abuso m

breach of a contract

inadempimento m

to be in breach of the law

infrangere la legge

2. breach (opening):

breach

breccia f

II.breach [bri:tʃ] VB trans

1. breach (break):

breach law

infrangere

breach agreement

violare

breach contract

non adempiere a

breach security

non rispettare

2. breach (infiltrate):

breach

aprire una breccia in

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

promise

promettere

to promise to do sth

promettere di fare qc

II.promise [ˈprɑ:·mɪs] VB intr (pledge)

promise

promettere

I promise!

prometto!

III.promise [ˈprɑ:·mɪs] N

1. promise (pledge):

promise

promessa f

to make a promise

fare una promessa

promises, promises! iron

non ci credo neanche …!

2. promise (potential):

promise

promessa f

a young person of promise

un(a) giovane promettente

to show promise

essere una promessa

to fulfill one's promise

tener fede a una promessa

of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

1. of:

of

di

2. of (belonging to):

of

di

the works of Twain

le opere di Twain

a friend of mine/theirs

un mio/loro amico

3. of (done by):

it's kind of him

è gentile da parte sua

4. of (representing):

of

di

a drawing of Paul/the sun

un disegno di Paul/del sole

5. of (without):

a tree bare of leaves

un albero spoglio

free of charge

gratis

free of tax

non soggetto a imposta

to cure sb of a disease

guarire qu da una malattia

6. of (with):

a man of courage

un uomo coraggioso

a man of no importance

un uomo senza importanza

a city of wide avenues

una città dai grandi viali

7. of (away from):

to be north of Atlanta

essere a nord di Atlanta

8. of (temporal):

the 4th of May

il 4 (di) maggio

in May of 2005

nel maggio del 2005

9. of (to):

it is ten/(a) quarter of two

sono le due meno dieci/un quarto

10. of (consisting of):

of

di

a ring of gold

un anello d'oro

to smell/to taste of cheese

sapere di formaggio

to consist of six parts

essere composto di sei parti

11. of (characteristic):

with the patience of a saint

con la pazienza di un santo

this idiot of a plumber

questo idiota di idraulico

doctor of medicine

dottore in medicina

12. of (concerning):

his love of jazz

la sua passione per il jazz

to know sth of sb's past

sapere qc del passato di qu

to approve of sb's idea

essere d'accordo con l'idea di qu

what has become of him?

che cosa ne è stato di lui?

what do you think of him?

cosa pensi di lui?

13. of (cause):

because of sth/sb

a causa di qc/qu

to die of grief

morire di dolore

it happened of itself

è accaduto da sé

14. of (a portion of):

there's a lot of it

ce n'è molto

one of the best

uno dei migliori

the best of friends

grandi amici

many of them came

molti di loro sono venuti

there are five of them

ce ne sono cinque

he knows the five of them

conosce tutti e cinque

two of the five

due dei cinque

he of all people knows that

lui dovrebbe saperlo meglio di tutti

today of all days

proprio oggi

15. of (to amount of):

80 years of age

80 anni

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In jurisdictions where people can still take an action to court for breach of promise to marry, these are also some of the defences that can be pleaded.

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Poor women turned to breach of promise to win money to support an illegitimate child or after being deserted by a man with whom they had cohabited for years.

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To his dismay, breach of promise had been abolished, so he took up defamation (the law that allows people to sue for false statements that harm their reputations).

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It concerns a breach of promise of marriage suit.

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Breach of promise was a legal claim that allowed a jilted person to obtain damages from their intended.

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At this time jurors were often prepared to condone impudent breach of promise claims.

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Additionally, the person refusing to marry was unable to sue for breach of promise.

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He abandoned his fiance who sued him successfully for breach of promise.

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She was therefore able to claim damages for breach of promise of marriage.

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The story concerns a breach of promise of marriage lawsuit in which the judge and legal system are the objects of lighthearted satire.

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