promise

promise
'promis 1. verb
1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) love
2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) gi løfte om, garantere
3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) tegne (til), love godt
2. noun
1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) løfte, tilsagn
2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) løfterike utsikter
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love
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subst. \/ˈprɒmɪs\/
1) løfte, lovnad
2) tilsagn
3) forespeiling, utsikt
• there was every promise of ...
det var alle utsikter til ...
4) forjettelse
be under a promise være bundet av et løfte
bind oneself by a promise binde seg til et løfte
be full of promise love godt, være løfterik
give\/afford promise of gi løfte om, love godt
give something a lick and a promise fare over med harelabb
have a\/the promise of ha fått løfte om
hold out the promise of something to a person forespeile noen noe
keep a promise holde et løfte
keep one's promise holde sitt løfte
make\/give a promise (av)gi et løfte
of great\/high promise eller full of promise løfterik, svært lovende
• a man of great promise
en svært lovende mann
on the promise of mot løfte om
promises are like piecrust to be broken løfter er til for å brytes
show promise være lovende, se lovende ut, love godt
II
verb \/ˈprɒmɪs\/
1) love, utlove
2) (formelt) gi tilsagn til
3) bebude, varsle
• the clouds promise rain
skyene varsler om regn
4) love, gi løfte om, gi forventning om, gi håp om
• early mist promises a fine day
morgentåke gir løfter om en fin dag
5) tegne til, se ut til å ville, tyde på
• it promises to be a fine day
det ser ut til å bli en fin dag
be promised something få løfte om, bli lovet noe
I promise jeg lover, det lover jeg
I promise you (hverdagslig) jeg forsikrer deg, jeg lover deg
• I promise you it won't be easy
det blir ikke enkelt, det lover jeg deg
promise the moon (and the stars) eller promise the earth\/pie in the sky love gull og grønne skoger
promise well\/fair love godt, se lovende ut

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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