English-Czech translations for promise

  • slíbitMohu vám slíbit, že tato opatření učiníme. I can promise you that we will do so. Proto musí EU nyní slíbit 30 %. Therefore, the EU must now promise 30%. Může nám to dnes Rada přislíbit? Can the Council promise us this today?
  • slibovatV takových programech bývá tendence slibovat mnoho věcí. There is a tendency to promise a great many things in such programmes. Slibovat zaplacení rozumného podílu, jak jste to doposud dělali, je nepřijatelné. To promise to pay a reasonable proportion, as you have done up to now, is not acceptable. Tato otázka musí spadat do pravomoci Unie a nesmíme slibovat více, než jsme schopni splnit. The issue must come within the competence of the Union and we must not promise more than we can deliver.
  • slibDostali jsme slib, že tyto návrhy budou předloženy v roce 2010. We were promised these proposals for 2010. Nyní tento slib nesmí porušit. They must not now fail this promise. Žádný z těchto slibů nebyl dodržen. Neither of these promises has been kept.

Definition of promise

  • 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

Examples

  • if I make a promise, I always stick to it;  he broke his promise
  • She shows great promise as an actress
  • If you promise not to tell anyone, I will let you have this cake for free
  • He promised to never return to this town again
  • She promised me a big kiss if I would drive her to the airport
  • I cant promise success, but Ill do the best I can
  • The clouds promise rain

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