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promise

['prɔmɪs] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. обещание
2. перспектива, проекция
3. то, что обещано, обещанное
гл.
1. обещать, давать обещание
2. разг.; уст. уверять
3. 1. подавать надежды
  2. сулить, предвещать, быть знаком (чего-л.)
4. обещать руку и сердце, обручиться

Law (En-Ru)

promise

обещание; договорная обязанность (касающаяся будущих действий обязанного лица) | обещать; обязываться

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"Promise you will not tell the Queen's grace anything I say."
- Обещайте, что не скажете ее величеству королеве!
Lewis, Clive S. / The Silver ChairЛьюис, Клайв С. / Серебряное кресло
Серебряное кресло
Льюис, Клайв С.
© Перевод Т. Шапошникова, 2010
© Издание на русском языке ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010
The Silver Chair
Lewis, Clive S.
© 1953 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
© renewed 1981 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.

Jeffrey D. Sachs is Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and co-Founder of the NGO Millennium Promise.
Джеффри Д. Сакс - директор Института Земли при Колумбийском университете и сооснователь неправительственной организации Millennium Promise (Союз надежды тысячелетия).
Sachs, Jeffrey D.Сакс, Джеффри
кс, Джеффри
Сакс, Джеффр
© Project Syndicate 1995 - 2011
http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 4/15/2011
chs, Jeffrey D.
Sachs, Jeffrey D
© Project Syndicate 1995 - 2011
http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 4/15/2011

"Promise you what?" he asked, after a long pause.
- Ну что, что тебе обещать? - спросил Джозеф, прервав затянувшуюся паузу.
Bradbury, Ray / The Next in lineБрэдбери, Рэй / Следующий
Следующий
Брэдбери, Рэй
© 1955 by Ray Bradbury
© Аллунан Н., Анисимов С., Воронежская М., Жданов Л., Жданова Т., Куняева Н., Левкин А., Облонская Р., Оганян А., Пчелинцев М., Трофимов С., Шинкарь Т., перевод на русский язык, 2010
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010
The Next in line
Bradbury, Ray
© 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1955 by Ray Bradbury

"Promise me?" she said, eyes wide in the dark.
- Ты обещаешь? - переспросила Мари, глядя расширенными глазами в темноту.
Bradbury, Ray / The Next in lineБрэдбери, Рэй / Следующий
Следующий
Брэдбери, Рэй
© 1955 by Ray Bradbury
© Аллунан Н., Анисимов С., Воронежская М., Жданов Л., Жданова Т., Куняева Н., Левкин А., Облонская Р., Оганян А., Пчелинцев М., Трофимов С., Шинкарь Т., перевод на русский язык, 2010
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010
The Next in line
Bradbury, Ray
© 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1955 by Ray Bradbury

"Promise me," Stefan said to Damon, and then a spasm of pain twisted his face.
– Обещай мне, – сказал Стефан Дамону, и его лицо исказила гримаса боли.
Smith, Lisa Jane / Dark ReunionСмит, Лиза Джейн / Темный альянс
Темный альянс
Смит, Лиза Джейн
© Е. Кулешов, перевод, 2010
© ООО "Астрель-СПб", 2010
© 1991 by Daniel Weiss Associates, Inc. and Lisa Smith
Dark Reunion
Smith, Lisa Jane
© 1992 by Daniel Weiss Associates, Inc. and Lisa Smith

“Oh, darling, I love you too,” she said. Then, right in the same damn breath, she said, “Promise me you'll let your hair grow.
— Ах, милый, я тебя тоже люблю! — говорит она и тут же одним духом добавляет: — Только обещай, что ты отпустишь волосы.
Salinger, Jerome / The Catcher in the RyeСэлинджер, Джером / Над пропастью во ржи
Над пропастью во ржи
Сэлинджер, Джером
© Р. Райт-Ковалева (наследник), перевод, 1967
© "Азбука-классика", 2004
The Catcher in the Rye
Salinger, Jerome
© 1945, 1946, 1951 by J. D. Salinger
© renewed 1979 by J. D. Salinger

The Promise of Effectiveness
Перспективы эффективности
Drucker, Peter F. / The Essential DruckerДрукер, Питер Ф. / Энциклопедия менеджмента
Энциклопедия менеджмента
Друкер, Питер Ф.
© Издательский дом "Вильямс", 2004
© Peter F. Drucker, 2001
The Essential Drucker
Drucker, Peter F.
© 2001 by Peter F. Drucker

"Promise," I said.
— Обещаю, — прошептала я.
Cast, P.C.,Cast, Kristin / MarkedКаст, Филис,Каст, Кристин / Меченая
Меченая
Каст, Филис,Каст, Кристин
© St. Martin's Griffin Press, LLC, New York, 2007
© ЗАО "ОЛМА Медиа Групп", издание, перевод, 2009
Marked
Cast, P.C.,Cast, Kristin
© 2007 by P. С. Cast and Kristin Cast

Promise not to scold me, won't you?
Обещай на меня не сердиться, хорошо?
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

Promise that you won't go anywhere today.
Обещай, что никуда сегодня не поедешь.
Cast, P.C.,Cast, Kristin / BetrayedКаст, Филис,Каст, Кристин / Обманутая
Обманутая
Каст, Филис,Каст, Кристин
© St. Martin's Griffin Press, LLC, New York, 2007
© ЗАО "ОЛМА Медиа Групп", издание, перевод, 2009
Betrayed
Cast, P.C.,Cast, Kristin
© 2007 by P. С. Cast and Kristin Cast.

“Promise, Harry, we’ll thrash out a way between us to help her.”
— Обещай мне, Гарри, что мы с тобой подробно обсудим, как ей помочь.
Updike, John / Rabbit, RunАпдайк, Джон / Кролик, беги
Кролик, беги
Апдайк, Джон
© Издательство «Правда», 1990
Rabbit, Run
Updike, John
© 1998 by Ballantine Books

Promise me you'll do it"
Обещай мне, что будешь это делать.
Heinlein, Robert / The Rolling StonesХайнлайн, Роберт / Космическое семейство Стоун
Космическое семейство Стоун
Хайнлайн, Роберт
© 1952 by Robert A. Heinlein
© TERRA FANTASTICA, 2007
© Перевод. Н. Виленская, 2003
The Rolling Stones
Heinlein, Robert
© 1952 by Robert A. Heinlein

with Helen's Promise under my left arm and a paperback copy of Nelson DeMille's The Charm School in my right hand.
Коробку с рукописью я держал в левой руке, книгу Нелсона Демилля «Школа колдовства» — в правой.
King, Stephen / Bag of BonesКинг, Стивен / Мешок с костями
Мешок с костями
Кинг, Стивен
© 1998 Стивен Кинг
© 1999, АСТ
© перевод В. Вебера
Bag of Bones
King, Stephen
© 1998 by Stephen King

'Promise you won't tell,' he said.
— Смотрите только никому не говорите, — потребовал он.
Greene, Henry Graham / The ComediansГрин, Генри Грэм / Комедианты
Комедианты
Грин, Генри Грэм
© Издательство "ЛЕНИЗДАТ", 1985
The Comedians
Greene, Henry Graham
© Graham Greene, 1965, 1966

'Promise me,' she had said.
«Обещайте мне», — сказала она.
Wells, Herbert George / KippsУэллс, Герберт / Киппс
Киппс
Уэллс, Герберт
© Издательство "Правда", 1964
Kipps
Wells, Herbert George
© the Literary Executors of the Estate of H. G. Wells, 1905

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обещание;обещать
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обещать
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обещаю
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обещать/обещание
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обещание
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Collocations

Promise To Pay

обещание заплатить

Promise To Pay

обещание произвести платеж

binding promise

обязывающее обещание

breach of promise

нарушение данного слова

breach of promise

нарушение обещания

breach of promise

нарушение слова

break a promise

нарушать обещание

broken promise

нарушенное обещание

campaign promise

обещания, даваемые политиком во время избирательной кампании

collateral promise

дополнительные договорные обязательства

conditional promise

обязанность, принятая на условиях

conditional promise

обязательство

conditional promise

принятое на каких-либо условиях

empty promise

пустое обещание

false promise

лживое обещание

Word forms

promise

verb

Basic forms
Past	promised
Imperative	promise
Present Participle (Participle I)	promising
Past Participle (Participle II)	promised

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I promise	we promise
you promise	you promise
he/she/it promises	they promise

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am promising	we are promising
you are promising	you are promising
he/she/it is promising	they are promising

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have promised	we have promised
you have promised	you have promised
he/she/it has promised	they have promised

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been promising	we have been promising
you have been promising	you have been promising
he/she/it has been promising	they have been promising

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I promised	we promised
you promised	you promised
he/she/it promised	they promised

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was promising	we were promising
you were promising	you were promising
he/she/it was promising	they were promising

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had promised	we had promised
you had promised	you had promised
he/she/it had promised	they had promised

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been promising	we had been promising
you had been promising	you had been promising
he/she/it had been promising	they had been promising

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will promise	we shall/will promise
you will promise	you will promise
he/she/it will promise	they will promise

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be promising	we shall/will be promising
you will be promising	you will be promising
he/she/it will be promising	they will be promising

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have promised	we shall/will have promised
you will have promised	you will have promised
he/she/it will have promised	they will have promised

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been promising	we shall/will have been promising
you will have been promising	you will have been promising
he/she/it will have been promising	they will have been promising

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would promise	we should/would promise
you would promise	you would promise
he/she/it would promise	they would promise

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be promising	we should/would be promising
you would be promising	you would be promising
he/she/it would be promising	they would be promising

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have promised	we should/would have promised
you would have promised	you would have promised
he/she/it would have promised	they would have promised

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been promising	we should/would have been promising
you would have been promising	you would have been promising
he/she/it would have been promising	they would have been promising

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am promised	we are promised
you are promised	you are promised
he/she/it is promised	they are promised

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being promised	we are being promised
you are being promised	you are being promised
he/she/it is being promised	they are being promised

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been promised	we have been promised
you have been promised	you have been promised
he/she/it has been promised	they have been promised

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was promised	we were promised
you were promised	you were promised
he/she/it was promised	they were promised

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being promised	we were being promised
you were being promised	you were being promised
he/she/it was being promised	they were being promised

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been promised	we had been promised
you had been promised	you had been promised
he/she/it had been promised	they had been promised

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be promised	we shall/will be promised
you will be promised	you will be promised
he/she/it will be promised	they will be promised

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been promised	we shall/will have been promised
you will have been promised	you will have been promised
he/she/it will have been promised	they will have been promised

promise

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	promise	promises
Possessive case	promise's	promises'

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