promesa
promise ; oath ; pledge ; flying start ; vow ; up-and-coming ; promissory.
This is a fresh avenue of approach to classification, and shows some promise.
Cold War loyalty oaths and investigations had a significant impact on an unknown number of US librarians between 1947 and 1957.
This article draws attention to UNESCO's pledge to concentrate resources on eliminating illiteracy in the world during the 1990s.
The article 'Flying starts' features a clutch of 7 new and promising authors and illustrators on the children's book scene this year.
This type of attitude is tantamount to a vow to never again patronize the offending library.
The journal kept me in touch with the established authors in the field but also the new, up-and-coming writers.
But to enter into a contract, all pilots must submit to drug testing and sign a promissory of secrecy.
arrancar una promesa
extort + promise
She told him all about it after extorting the most solemn promises of secrecy.
atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor
drawn by the promise of a better life
Here, too, came succeeding armies of immigrants - from Scandinavia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands - drawn by the promise of a better life.
cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa
keep + Posesivo + word
live up to + Posesivo + word
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 + Posesivo + promesa
deliver + Posesivo + promise
Its not that he fails to deliver his promises, people just take them and blow them out of proportion, and then get disappointed.
cumplir una promesa
fulfil + a promise
live up to + Posesivo + promise
keep + Posesivo + promise
If the contractor defaults in his performance and fails to fulfill his contractual promises, the surety can itself complete the contract, or pay damages up to the limit of the bond.
Increasingly, organizations are looking towards information systems planing in an effort to force information technology to live up to its promise = Cada vez más, las organizaciones están dirigiendo su mirada hacia la planificación de los sistemas de información para obligar a la tecnología de la información a cumplir sus promesas.
Suppose you are abducted by a highway robber, who intends to ransom you and in return for your release you promise to deliver the ransom yourself; should you subsequently keep your promise?.
desdecirse de una promesa
go back on + Posesivo + promise
Obama will take a negative hit for appearing to go back on his promise to leave Iraq.
falsa promesa
false promise
In essence a great idea, but in reality lots of false promises.
faltar a una promesa
go back on + Posesivo + promise
Obama will take a negative hit for appearing to go back on his promise to leave Iraq.
joven promesa
high flyer [high flier, -USA]
promising star
rising star
bright (young) hope
boy wonder
girl wonder
promising youth
young promising talent
young gun
promising young artist
Having a firm strategy to train high-flyers is the only way to make sure that the public library ethos will survive at the top level.
The most promising stars were selected with the help of millions of people around the world.
A recent spate of book projects on the rising stars of women's figure skating and gymnastics has emerged as a mini-genre with appeal to both children and adults.
Sullivan was the most popular musician in England, and was regarded as the bright young hope for serious British music.
Another boy wonder is Kip Kreiling, who spent most of his childhood in foster homes, juvenile homes and eventually behind bars.
Four years ago she won Olympic gold in the 3000 metre race and was hailed as a girl wonder.
We will ensure continuity so that we can help promising youths who are on the streets seeking the opportunity to realize their dreams.
He is undoubtedly one of the most promising young talents in world motorsport.
He is another young gun looking to make a name for himself with the soccer fans.
This new exhibit will feature the paintings and sculptures of fourteen promising young artists.
mantener una promesa
keep + Posesivo + promise
Suppose you are abducted by a highway robber, who intends to ransom you and in return for your release you promise to deliver the ransom yourself; should you subsequently keep your promise?.
nueva promesa
rising star
A recent spate of book projects on the rising stars of women's figure skating and gymnastics has emerged as a mini-genre with appeal to both children and adults.
promesa cumplida
fulfilled promise
The 1980s begin on a rosy note with President Mitterrand's arrival and his fulfilled promise to decriminalize completely homosexuality.
promesa incumplida
unfulfilled promise
He said he remains committed to his unfulfilled promise to rewrite the nation's immigration laws.
promesa intelectual
intellectual promise
Townie is in fact a derogatory reference to those who are born and raised in that type of burg or burb, and are assumed to be of inferior intellectual promise.
promesa no cumplida
unfulfilled promise
He said he remains committed to his unfulfilled promise to rewrite the nation's immigration laws.
promesa rota
broken promise
My first memory of being the recipient of a broken promise was as a child.
renegar a una promesa
go back on + Posesivo + promise
Obama will take a negative hit for appearing to go back on his promise to leave Iraq.
romper una promesa
go back on
break + Posesivo + promise
The Commission has downgraded university librarians in terms of both pay and academic status, thus going back on a right granted as early as 1960.
Their promise to let their daughter pierce her navel in exchange for good grades risk far more by breaking their promise than by allowing the piercing.
