promise Significado & definición

Significado de promise en español

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

  • 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 -- prometer

  • 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. -- prometer ser algo

  • 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).

• 4 a statement that you will definitely do sth -- promesa [ feminine, singular ]

  • I made a promise, so I’ll do it. Hice una promesa, así que lo haré.

  • He broke his promise to me. Él rompió la promesa que me hizo.

  • He always keeps his promises. El siempre mantiene sus promesas.

• 5 potential to do well or be good in the future -- promesa [ feminine, singular ]

  • As a boy he showed promise as a pianist. De niño prometía como pianista.

  • full of promise lleno de promesa

• 6 to say you will definitely do sth -- prometer

  • I promise to help you later. Prometo ayudarte más tarde.

  • I promised her I would be there. Le prometí que estaría allí.

  • Promise me (that) you’ll never leave me. Prométeme que nunca me dejarás.

• 7 to show signs of becoming -- prometer

  • This year’s fair promises to be better than ever. La feria de este año promete ser mejor que nunca.