engelska-svenska översättning av promise

lova
Jag kan lova er att vi ska vara det.I can promise you that we will do so. EU måste därför nu lova 30 procent.Therefore, the EU must now promise 30%. Vi kan inte lova alltför mycket i detta skede.We cannot promise too much at this stage.
löfteen
Vi fick löfte att dessa förslag skulle komma 2010.We were promised these proposals for 2010. Han måste nu hålla sitt löfte.He must now keep that promise. Kommer man att hålla sitt löfte?Will it deliver on that promise?

utlovaHeta diskussioner kan utlovas de kommande åren.That promises heated discussions over the next few years. Mycket utlovas, men, tyvärr, inte mycket av det överlämnas.Much is promised but, sadly, not a lot of it is delivered. Det vore oklokt av en politiker att utlova några arbetstillfällen i dagens läge.No politician can promise jobs today; to do so would be rash.

an oath or affirmation; a vow
a transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to his use
reason to expect improvement or success; potential
a placeholder object representing the eventual result of an asynchronous operation
bestowal or fulfillment of what is promised
To commit to , or to assure of such commitment; to make an oath or vow
To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good

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