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promise

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. promettre [pʀɔmɛtʀ] VB trans

1. promettre (s'engager à donner):

promettre qc à qn
to promise sb sth
ils ont promis beaucoup pour être réélus
they promised great things in order to get re-elected
‘pourrais-tu le faire pour demain?’—‘je ne (te) promets rien’
‘could you do it by tomorrow?’—‘I can't promise anything’
promettre son cœur/son amour/sa main à qn
to pledge one's heart/one's love/one's hand to sb
promettre fidélité (à qn)
to pledge fidelity (to sb)
promettre le secret
to promise to keep a secret
promets-moi d'être prudent sur la route
promise you'll drive carefully
‘promets-moi de n'en parler à personne’—‘je te le promets’
‘promise me (that) you won't tell anybody about it’—‘I promise!’
je te promets que tu le paieras cher
you'll pay for that, I promise you
je te promets qu'il le regrettera
he'll regret it, I guarantee you

2. promettre (annoncer):

une soirée qui promet bien des surprises
an evening that holds a few surprises in store
voilà qui nous promet de nombreux débats télévisés
it looks as though we'll be getting a lot of televised debates
cette grève nous promet une belle pagaille
this strike is guaranteed to cause chaos
ses diplômes lui promettent un bel avenir
his/her diplomas guarantee him/her a fine future
la journée promet d'être chaude
it promises to be a hot day
un débat/match qui promet d'être intéressant
a debate/match that promises to be interesting

3. promettre (destiner):

ce jeune cadre est promis à un bel avenir
this young executive has a fine future ahead of him

II. promettre [pʀɔmɛtʀ] VB intr

1. promettre (avoir de l'avenir):

promettre
to show promise
un jeune musicien qui promet
a promising young musician
un film qui promet
a film which sounds (as though it should be) interesting

2. promettre (présager des ennuis) inf, iron:

cet enfant promet
that child is going to be a handful
ça promet!
that's going to be fun!
ça promet pour l'hiver
winter's got off to a good start

III. se promettre VB refl

1. se promettre (à soi-même):

se promettre plaisir, voyage
to promise oneself
se promettre du bon temps
to decide to have a bit of fun

2. se promettre (être résolu):

se promettre de faire
to resolve to do
il s'est promis de ne plus la revoir
he has resolved ou made up his mind not to see her again

3. se promettre (l'un l'autre) personnes, couple:

se promettre de faire
to promise each other to do
ils se sont promis fidélité
they have promised to be faithful to each other
ils se sont promis de ne plus se quitter
they (have) vowed never to be parted

IV. promettre [pʀɔmɛtʀ]

promettre monts et merveilles ou la lune (à qn)
to promise (sb) the moon ou the earth

promis (promise) [pʀɔmi, iz] N m (f) dated

promis (promise)
betrothed dated
la Terre promise
the Promised Land
inconsidérément dire, promettre
rashly
solennellement promettre, s'engager
solemnly
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Promised Land
Terre f Promise
‘I'll come next time!’—‘is that a promise?’
‘je viendrai la prochaine fois!’—‘c'est promis?’
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
promise
annoncer, promettre
to be promised in marriage to sb
être promis en mariage à qn
promise
promettre
do you promise?
c'est promis?
but you promised!
mais tu avais promis!
to promise sb the earth
promettre la lune à qn
he promised full cooperation
il a promis son entière coopération
her/his intended
son/sa promis/-e m/f dated
to give sb an undertaking to do/that …
promettre à qn de faire/que …

in the PONS Dictionary

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promis(e) [pʀɔmi, iz] ADJ

être promis à qn/qc
to be destined for sb/sth

I. promettre [pʀɔmɛtʀ] irreg VB trans

promettre (s'engager à, laisser présager):

promettre
to promise
promettre une visite à qn
to promise to visit sb
promettre le secret à qn
to promise to keep sb's secret
ça je te le promets!
that I can promise you!

Phrases:

c'est promis juré inf
it's a promise

II. promettre [pʀɔmɛtʀ] irreg VB intr

1. promettre (faire une promesse):

promettre
to promise

2. promettre (être prometteur):

promettre
to be promising

Phrases:

ça promet! iron hum
that's promising!

III. promettre [pʀɔmɛtʀ] irreg VB refl (prendre la résolution de)

se promettre de +infin
to promise oneself to +infin
solennellement promettre
formally
être promis à de hautes destinées
to be destined for great things
promettre monts et merveilles
to promise the moon
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the Promised Land
la Terre Promise
to give a pledge to +infin
promettre de +infin
pledge
promettre
to pledge to +infin
promettre de +infin
to undertake (that) ...
promettre que ...
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
promise
promettre
to promise sb the moon
promettre la lune à qn
in the PONS Dictionary
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English
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promis(e) [pʀɔmi, iz] ADJ

être promis à qn/qc
to be destined for sb/sth

I. promettre [pʀɔmɛtʀ] irreg VB trans

promettre (s'engager à, laisser présager):

promettre
to promise
promettre une visite à qn
to promise to visit sb
promettre le secret à qn
to promise to keep sb's secret
ça je te le promets!
that I can promise you!

Phrases:

c'est promis juré inf
it's a promise

II. promettre [pʀɔmɛtʀ] irreg VB intr

1. promettre (faire une promesse):

promettre
to promise

2. promettre (être prometteur):

promettre
to be promising

Phrases:

ça promet! iron hum
that's promising!

III. promettre [pʀɔmɛtʀ] irreg VB refl (prendre la résolution de)

se promettre de +infin
to promise oneself to +infin
solennellement promettre
formally
promettre monts et merveilles
to promise the moon
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French
French
the Promised Land
la Terre Promise
to give a pledge to +infin
promettre de +infin
pledge
promettre
to pledge to +infin
promettre de +infin
they have pledged to cut taxes
ils ont promis de diminuer les impôts
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
we've been promised snow
on nous a promis de la neige
promise
promettre
to undertake (that) ...
promettre que ...
to promise sb the moon
promettre la lune à qn
to promise the earth
promettre la lune
Présent
jepromets
tupromets
il/elle/onpromet
nouspromettons
vouspromettez
ils/ellespromettent
Imparfait
jepromettais
tupromettais
il/elle/onpromettait
nouspromettions
vouspromettiez
ils/ellespromettaient
Passé simple
jepromis
tupromis
il/elle/onpromit
nouspromîmes
vouspromîtes
ils/ellespromirent
Futur simple
jepromettrai
tupromettras
il/elle/onpromettra
nouspromettrons
vouspromettrez
ils/ellespromettront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

promettre une visite à qn
to promise to visit sb
promettre le secret à qn
to promise to keep sb's secret
c'est promis juré inf
it's a promise
se promettre de +infin
to promise oneself to +infin
être promis à de hautes destinées
to be destined for great things
promettre monts et merveilles
to promise the moon
promettre sur l'honneur que qn a fait qc
to promise on one's honour that sb has done sth
être promis à qn/qc
to be destined for sb/sth
chose promise, chose due prov
a promise is a promise

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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