prometido
betrohed ; fiancé ; husband-to-be ; bridegroom.
Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.
Spouses, fiancés/fiancees, and adopted children of U.S. citizens receive priority in this new immigration system.
The groom's role is changing and husbands-to-be are getting more hands-on when it comes to wedding preparations.
A bridegroom was killed yesterday by undercover police officers in a hail of 50 bullets as he left his stag party.
cumplir (con) lo prometido
come up with + the goods
keep + Posesivo + word
live up to + Posesivo + word
They will come up with the goods; the police know what they are doing; they would not have mounted such a massive operation based on nothing.
Much to my surprise, they kept their word.
Obama is living up to his word that he will remove the main forces out of Iraq.
cumplir lo prometido
deliver + the goods
deliver + Posesivo + promise
The article is entitled 'Canadian librarians explore ways to deliver the goods in tough times'.
Its not that he fails to deliver his promises, people just take them and blow them out of proportion, and then get disappointed.
lo prometido es deuda
a promise is a promise
A promise is a promise and in the election campaign they made the Australian people a number of promises.
no cumplir lo prometido
fall + short of + Posesivo + promise
There is growing unease in management circles that IT investments are falling short of their promise.
tierra prometida, la
land of cream and honey, the
promised land, the
land of milk and honey, the
The article 'Affiliated membership - land of cream and honey' describes what has been done towards recognition of technical staff in libraries by the LA.
The article is entitled 'Into the promised land: some notes on the new Birmingham Central Library'.
Ireland has been described by many poets and story-tellers as the land of milk and honey.
