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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1.promise / ˈprɒmɪs/ n.

(undertaking) promessa f.;
to break one’s ~ venire meno alla propria promessa;
they held him to his ~ gli hanno fatto mantenere la promessa;
under a ~ of secrecy con la promessa di mantenere il segreto

uncountable (hope, prospect) speranza f., prospettiva f.

uncountable (likelihood of success) she shows great ~ promette molto bene, è una grande promessa.

2.promise / ˈprɒmɪs/

tr.
1. (pledge) to ~ sb. sth. promettere qcs. a qcn.;
  to ~ to do promettere di fare;
  as ~d come promesso
1. (give prospect of) annunciare, promettere;
  it ~s to be a fine day la giornata promette bene
1. (assure) assicurare, garantire;
  it won’t be easy, I ~ you non sarà facile, te lo assicuro

intr.
1. (give pledge) promettere;
  do you ~? promesso? me lo prometti?
1. fig. to ~ well [young talent, candidate] essere promettente;
  [result, situation] promettere bene, essere promettente;
  this doesn’t ~ well for the future questo non promette niente di buono (per il futuro).

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Inglese:

airy - betray - bound - breach of promise - break - breaking - broken - carry - cry - emptiness - empty - express - extort - extract - failure - fulfil - fulfilment - general - go - hold - hollow - honour - keep - make - mean - paper - pledge - pledge - recklessly - recognizance - release - reluctant - resolution - swear - tell - unconditionally - undertaking - unfulfilled - vouchsafe - welsh - word - word-of-mouth

Italiano:

assicurare - disimpegnare - garantire - legare - legato - luna - marinaio - mezzo - promessa - promettere - ripromettersi - riproporre - speranza - venire - vincolato

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
promise	n	(firm assurance)	promessa nf
I'm certain he will do it. He made a promise.
Sono certa che lo farà, ha fatto una promessa.
promise	vtr	(assure of, commit to) assicurare	promettere⇒ vtr
I promised my mom that I would buy postage stamps today.
Ho promesso a mia madre che avrei comprato dei francobolli oggi.

Additional Translations
promise	n	(spoken commitment) giuramento	promessa nf
He made a promise that he would always love me.
Ha fatto la promessa che mi amerà per sempre.
promise	n	(indication of future achievement) figurato	promessa nf
			speranza nf
The quiet girl over there shows promise. With a little direction, I think she will do well.
La ragazza tranquilla laggiù sembra una promessa. Penso che con un po’ di aiuto avrà successo.
promise	n	(possibility) illusione	promessa nf
The promise of greater opportunity drew many people to California.
La promessa di maggiori opportunità ha attirato molta gente in California.
promise	n	(sthg promised)	promessa nf
They will come. It was a promise.
Verranno. È una promessa.
promise	vi	(make a promise)	promettere⇒ vtr
I will mow the lawn. I promise.
Taglierò il prato. Prometto.
promise	vtr	(give cause to expect)	promettere⇒ vtr
The grey sky promised snow.
Il cielo grigio prometteva neve.
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promise sb sth			promettere qc a qn vtr
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
breach of promise			rottura di promessa
free yourself from a promise	vi	(avoid having to do sth you promised)	liberarsi da una promessa v rif
			scogliere una promessa vtr
full of promise	adj	(talented, gifted)	di grandi promesse agg
full of promise	adj	(enticing)	promettente, allettante agg
go back on a promise	vtr	(break one's word)	mancare a una promessa vi
keep a promise	v	(fulfil one's word)	mantenere una promessa
land of promise			terra promessa
make a promise			fare una promessa
promise sb sth			promettere qc a qn vtr
promise the moon	v	figurative (vow to provide sth unrealistic)	promettere la luna
promise to be sth	v	(give an indication of being sth)	promettere⇒ vtr
			far sperare
promise to pay	n	(promissory note)	cambiale nf
release sb from a promise	v	(remove an obligation from sb)	sollevare da un impegno preso vtr
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'promise' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'promise':

air filled with promise but no sound
an acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise
Breaking a promise
Deliver our brand promise
give promise
I always keep my promise
I promise
I promise I won't be so zoned-out
I promise to never let anything happen to our relationship
I promise you a week-end free of stress.
I said "I promise you, when our trip is over
keep a promise
Life is a promise, fulfill it
Lui promise avanti i secoli
Never said you'd promise anything
on promise
on promise of good behavior
promise di pulire non appena fosse tornato
Promise me one thing
Promise me that you won't
promise not to show this to everyone
promise of sorts
promise to keep in touch
Promise to never forget me
promise yourself travelling time
regarded as the promise of our company
the promise that technology is finally beginning to really show
You broke your promise
you made me laugh so much... I promise I ..

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