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promettre

      vt   to promise
On m'a promis une augmentation.      They promised me a pay rise.
Elle m'a promis de me téléphoner.      She promised to phone me.
promettre à qn de faire      to promise sb that one will do
faire promettre qch à qn      to make sb promise sth
→ Mon père m'avait fait promettre de passer mon bac.

      vi
[récolte, arbre]   to look promising
[enfant, musicien]   to be promising

promettre (se)
      vpr/réfl
se promettre de faire      to resolve to do
se promettre que      to resolve that
Il s'est promis qu'il reviendrait dès que possible.      He resolved to come back as soon as possible.

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promettre

promise

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Collaborative Dictionary French-English


se promettre	vr.	mean

promettre la lune	vi.	promise the moon

promettre le secret	v.	promise to keep the secret

se promettre que	exp.	to resolve that

se promettre de faire	exp.	to resolve to do

promettre monts et merveilles	v.	promise the moon

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'promettre' also found in translations in English-French dictionary
be promising to	v.	promettre

am promising to	v.	promettre

are promising to	v.	promettre

to promise well	exp.	promettre

make the pledge	v.	promettre

to promise (that) ...	exp.	promettre que ...

to promise sth to sb	exp.	promettre qch à qn

to promise sb sth	exp.	promettre qch à qn

to promise to be sth	exp.	promettre d'être qch

to promise to do sth	exp.	promettre de faire qch

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