promise Significat & definició

Significat de promise En català

• 0 to say that you will certainly do something or that something will certainly happen -- prometre

  • She promised to write to me every week.

  • Paul promised me that he’d cook dinner tonight.

• 1 to say that you will certainly give something to someone -- prometre

  • Her parents have promised her a new car if she passes her exams.

• 2 If something promises to be good, exciting, etc., people expect that it will be good, exciting, etc. -- prometre ésser ac

  • It promises to be a really exciting game.

• 3 a statement that you will certainly do something -- promesa

  • I’m not sure I can do it, so I won’t make any promises.

  • I’ve said I’ll take her swimming and I don’t want to break my promise (= not do what I said I would).