breach of promise in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for breach of promise in the English»Spanish Dictionary

a breach of security

una infracción de las normas de seguridad

breach of the peace

alteración f del orden público

breach of privilege (in UK)

abuso m de la inmunidad parlamentaria

breach of contract

incumplimiento m de contrato

Translations for breach of promise in the Spanish»English Dictionary

alteración del orden público

breach of the peace

abuso de confianza

breach of trust

abuso de confianza

breach of confidence

infidencia

breach of confidence

incumplimiento de contrato

breach of contract

perturbación del orden público

breach of the peace

Translations for breach of promise in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.breach [Am britʃ, Brit briːtʃ] N

1. breach C or U (of law, code):

breach

infracción f

breach

violación f

breach of contract

incumplimiento m de contrato

breach of privilege (in UK)

abuso m de la inmunidad parlamentaria

a breach of confidence or trust

un abuso de confianza

a breach of confidence or trust

una infidencia

it caused a breach of national security

atentó contra or puso en peligro la seguridad nacional

breach of the peace

alteración f del orden público

she was arrested for breach of the peace

la detuvieron por alterar el orden público

they are in breach of the planning laws

están infringiendo or contraviniendo la ley de ordenación urbana

2. breach C (gap, opening):

breach form

brecha f

to open a breach

abrir una brecha

to stand in the breach

estar en la brecha or al pie del cañón

to step into/fill the breach

llenar el hueco

3. breach C (break):

breach form

ruptura f

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

1. breach:

breach rule/copyright

infringir

breach rule/copyright

violar

breach security

poner en peligro

they were charged with breaching the peace

los acusaron de alterar el orden público

2. breach form defenses/wall:

breach

abrir una brecha en

I.promise [Am ˈprɑməs, Brit ˈprɒmɪs] N

1. promise C (pledge):

promise

promesa f

he made a promise that he would return

prometió que volvería

I'll see what I can do, but I can't make any promises

veré lo que puedo hacer, pero no puedo prometer nada

to keep one's promise

cumplir (con) su (or mi etc.) promesa

you broke your promise

no cumpliste (con) tu promesa

you broke your promise

faltaste a or rompiste tu promesa

2. promise U (grounds for hope):

his work was full of or showed a lot of promise

su trabajo prometía mucho or era muy prometedor

a runner who shows promise

un corredor que promete

a runner who shows promise

un corredor prometedor

the discovery held out the promise of an eventual cure

el descubrimiento daba esperanzas de que se llegaría a encontrar una cura

he didn't live up to his early promise

no estuvo a la altura de lo que prometía en un comienzo or de lo que se esperaba de él

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

1. promise (pledge):

promise

prometer

to promise sb sth, to promise sth to sb

prometerle algo a alguien

they got the money promised them

recibieron el dinero (que les habían) prometido

he promised himself a holiday

se prometió tomarse unas vacaciones

they have been promised help

se les ha prometido ayuda

she promised them (that) she wouldn't tell anybody

les prometió que no se lo diría a nadie

I promised myself (that) I wouldn't let it happen again

me hice el firme propósito de que no volvería a suceder

to promise to + infin

prometer +  infin or prometer que  +  ind

he promised to write every day

prometió escribir or que escribiría todos los días

promise not to tell anybody!

prométeme que no se lo dirás a nadie

the Promised Land

la Tierra Prometida or de Promisión

2. promise (give indication of):

promise

prometer

it promises to be an exciting week

promete ser una semana emocionante

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

promise

prometer

promise (swear)

jurar

I did, I promise!

¡lo hice, te lo juro!

I won't laugh, I promise

no me voy a reír, te lo prometo

but you promised!

¡pero si me (or nos etc.) lo prometiste!

of [Am əv, Brit ɒv, (ə)v] PREP

1. of (indicating relationship, material, content):

of

de

the son of Mr and Mrs T Phipps

el hijo de los señores Phipps

it's made of wood

es de madera

it's made of wood

está hecho de madera

a box of chocolates

una caja de bombones

a kilo of grapes

un kilo de uvas

that piece of Schumann's

esa pieza de Schumann

a colleague of mine/his/ours

un colega mío/suyo/nuestro

it's no business of yours

no es asunto tuyo

that brother of yours

el loco (or estúpido or irresponsable etc.) de tu hermano

2. of (descriptive use):

the city of Athens

la ciudad de Atenas

a girl by the name of Elizabeth

una niña llamada Elizabeth

a boy of ten

un niño de diez años

a woman of courage/character

una mujer valiente/de carácter

a matter of great urgency

un asunto de extrema urgencia

a brute of a man

una bestia de hombre

he's a giant of a man

es un gigante

a little gem of a play

una obra que es una joyita

3.1. of (partitive use):

there were eight of us

éramos ocho

he invited the eight of us

nos invitó a los ocho

six of them survived

seis de ellos sobrevivieron

many of you

muchos de ustedes

the whole of the second floor

todo el segundo piso

of all the stupid things to say!

¡mira qué cosa de ir a decir!

fancy choosing her of all people!

¡mira que elegirla a ella!

you of all people should have known better

tú deberías haberlo sabido mejor que nadie

he drank of the wine arch

bebió del vino

3.2. of (with superl):

of

de

the wisest of men

el más sabio de los hombres

the best of solutions

la mejor de las soluciones

they're the happiest of couples

son una pareja muy feliz or que no podría ser más feliz

most of all

más que nada

4. of (indicating date, time):

the sixth of October

el seis de octubre

it is ten (minutes) of five Am

son las cinco menos diez

it is ten (minutes) of five Am

son diez para las cinco LatAm excl RioPl

it is a quarter of five Am

son las cinco menos cuarto

it is a quarter of five Am

son un cuarto para las cinco LatAm excl RioPl

of an evening we like to sit in the garden

por las noches nos gusta sentarnos en el jardín

Jane, his wife of six months …

Jane, con la que llevaba/lleva casado seis meses …

her friend of over 20 years

su amigo de hace más de 20 años

5. of (on the part of):

it was very kind of you

fue muy amable de su parte

how good of him to send me flowers

¡qué detalle el suyo mandarme flores!

it seems very cruel of them not to invite her

me parece una crueldad que no la inviten

the stupidity of the woman!

¡hay que ver la estupidez de esta mujer!

6. of (inherent in):

the senselessness of it all, that's what depresses me

es lo absurdo de todo el asunto lo que me deprime

the worry of it nearly drove her mad

casi se vuelve loca de la preocupación

the cheek of it!

¡qué descaro!

7.1. of (indicating cause):

it's a problem of their own making

es un problema que ellos mismos se han creado

what did he die of?

¿de qué murió?

of itself

de por sí

7.2. of (by):

of arch

por

beloved of all

querido por or de todos

breach of promise in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for breach of promise in the English»Spanish Dictionary

breach of the peace

alteración f del orden público

breach of confidence

abuso m

breach of a contract

incumplimiento m

breach of an agreement

ruptura f

breach of a regulation

infracción f

breach of a regulation

violación f

Translations for breach of promise in the Spanish»English Dictionary

contravención de contrato

breach of contract

violación de contrato

breach of contract

incumplimiento de contrato

breach of contract

abuso de confianza LAW

breach of trust

Translations for breach of promise in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.breach [bri:tʃ] N

1. breach (infraction):

breach of a regulation

infracción f

breach of a regulation

violación f

breach of an agreement

ruptura f

breach of confidence

abuso m

breach of a contract

incumplimiento m

to be in breach of the law

infringir la ley

2. breach (estrangement):

breach

ruptura f

3. breach (opening):

breach

brecha f

II.breach [bri:tʃ] VB trans

1. breach (break):

breach law

infringir

breach law

violar

breach agreement

romper

breach contract

incumplir

breach security

poner en peligro

2. breach (infiltrate):

breach

abrir una brecha en

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

promise

prometer

to promise to do sth

prometer hacer algo

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

promise

prometer

I promise!

¡lo prometo!

III.promise [ˈprɒmɪs, Am ˈprɑ:mɪs] N

1. promise (pledge):

promise

promesa f

to make a promise

prometer

2. promise no pl (potential):

promise

posibilidad f

a young person of promise

un joven de porvenir

to show promise

demostrar aptitudes

to fulfil one's promise

satisfacer las esperanzas

of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

1. of:

of

de

2. of (belonging to):

of

de

the works of Joyce

las obras de Joyce

a friend of mine/theirs

un amigo mío/de ellos

3. of (done by):

of

de

it's kind of him

es amable de su parte

4. of (representing):

of

de

a drawing of Paul

un dibujo de Paul

5. of (without):

a tree bare of leaves

un árbol sin hojas

free of charge

sin cargo

free of tax

libre de impuestos

to cure sb of a disease

curar a alguien de una enfermedad

6. of (with):

a man of courage

un hombre de valor

a man of no importance

un hombre sin importancia

a city of wide avenues

una ciudad con amplias avenidas

7. of (away from):

to be north of London

estar al norte de Londres

8. of (temporal):

the 4th of May

el 4 de mayo

in May of 2003

en mayo del 2003

9. of Am (to):

it is ten/a quarter of two

son las dos menos diez/cuarto

10. of (consisting of):

of

de

a ring of gold

un anillo de oro

to smell/to taste of cheese

oler/saber a queso

to consist of six parts

constar de seis partes

11. of (characteristic):

with the patience of a saint

con la paciencia de un santo

this idiot of a plumber

este idiota del fontanero

doctor of medicine

doctor en medicina

12. of (concerning):

his love of jazz

su amor por el jazz

to know sth of sb's past

saber algo del pasado de alguien

to approve of sb's idea

estar de acuerdo con la idea de alguien

what has become of him?

¿qué ha sido de él?

what I think of him

lo que pienso de él

13. of (cause):

because of sth/sb

a causa de algo/alguien

to die of grief

morir de pena

it happened of itself

sucedió de por sí

14. of (a portion of):

there's a lot of it

hay mucho de eso

one of the best

uno de los mejores

the best of friends

los mejores amigos

many of them came

muchos de ellos vinieron

there are five of them

hay cinco de ellos

he knows the five of them

los conoce a los cinco

two of the five

dos de los cinco

he of all people knows that

él debería saberlo mejor que nadie

today of all days

hoy precisamente

15. of (to amount of):

80 years of age

80 años de edad

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These are given with the intention that they will be forfeited to the receiver should the donor commit a breach of promise.

en.wikipedia.org

They have counter-sued for $12.4 million in damages for breach of promise and misrepresentation.

www.thespec.com

Her brother and father soon arrived at the scene and confronted the unsuspecting 30-year-old man over the breach of promise and trust.

www.hindustantimes.com

The defendant subsequently repudiated his obligation to register the marriage, and the plaintiff claimed damages for seduction and breach of promise to marry.

en.wikipedia.org

Will there be divine retribution for the breach of promise?

opinion.inquirer.net

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

en.wikipedia.org

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.

www.express.co.uk

It was a fundamental breach of promise to the people.

www.smh.com.au

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

en.wikipedia.org

Critics argue that our legal system is already good and should be allowed to sit in judgment when a foreign investor sues the government for breach of promise.

www.themalaymailonline.com