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Genomics holds the promise of individualized medicine that can be tailored to each patient's genetic profile.La genómica encierra la promesa del desarrollo de una medicina individualizada y el manejo de ésta para cada perfil genético.© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
But will you promise to do your best to make sure neither of them leaves the asylum?Eso sí, procure que ninguno de los dos salga del manicomio, ¿me lo promete?Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
I promise you, we’ll find the man who did this to Matthew.”Le prometo que encontraremos al hombre que le ha hecho esto a Matthew.Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo SospechaBajo SospechaKava, AlexA Perfect EvilKava, Alex© S.M. Kava 2000
And, Alice, I will do something for you, I promise.Haré algo por ti, Alice, te lo prometo.Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroEl gallo negroSansom, Christopher JohnDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003
'Promise you'll take me, even if they want you to leave me behind?'Prométeme que me llevarás aunque ellos quieran que me dejes.Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma CalcutaEl cromosoma CalcutaGhosh, AmitavThe Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh
I won't, promised Archimboldi in the corridor, as the nurses hurried away with the stretcher where Ingeborg fought for her life.No lo haré, le prometió Archimboldi en el pasillo, mientras las enfermeras se alejaban con la camilla donde se debatía Ingeborg.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
When they parted they exchanged phone numbers and Erica promised to keep the nurse posted on any developments.Al despedirse se dieron sus números de teléfono y Erica prometió que la tendría al corriente de las novedades que se produjeran.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
I promised him he had nothing to worry about.Le aseguré que no tenía nada de que preocuparse.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Lash’s parents want to talk to them and only them, and I promised that they’d be over to that house ASAP.”Los padres de Lash querrán hablar con ellos y sólo con ellos, y prometí que estarían en esa casa tan pronto como fuera posible.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
Cost recovery has remained elusive although preliminary results are promising.Aunque la recuperación de costos no se ha logrado, los resultados preliminares permiten abrigar esperanzas.© 2012 CGAPhttp://www.cgap.org 2/15/2012© 2012 CGAPhttp://www.cgap.org 2/15/2012
Though she had promised to be open and honest with her son after Bruce left, this was not something she should have shared with him.Aunque se había prometido ser abierta y sincera con su hijo tras la marcha de Bruce, no era un asunto apto para sus oídos.Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo SospechaBajo SospechaKava, AlexA Perfect EvilKava, Alex© S.M. Kava 2000
He urged me to visit Nepal and promised me the sweet reward of a magnificent book, worthy of the boldest scribe.Me urgía a visitar el Nepal y me prometía las mieles de un libro magnífico, digno de la pluma más arriesgada.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
Juan de Dios Martinez promised that she would set the limits and he would simply abide by her decisions.Juan de Dios Martínez le aseguró que sería ella la que pusiera los límites y que él se limitaría a respetar sus decisiones.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
He held her hand and then she threw up, as she had promised, into the shiny silver bowl.Mi padre le cogió la mano y entonces ella vomitó, como había prometido hacer, en el brillante recipiente plateado.Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi CieloDesde Mi CieloSebold, Alice© 2002 por Alice Sebold© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice© 2002 by Alice Sebold
This cooperation on EU audit through concrete and small-scale coordinated projects could be a promising way forward.Esta cooperación en materia de auditoría comunitaria a través de proyectos coordinados, concretos y a pequeña escala, podría constituir un prometedor camino de futuro.http://www.eurosai.org/ 2/1/2012http://www.eurosai.org/ 2/1/2012
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make a promise
hacer una promesa
Word forms
promise
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | promised |
Imperative | promise |
Present Participle (Participle I) | promising |
Past Participle (Participle II) | promised |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I promise | we promise |
you promise | you promise |
he/she/it promises | they promise |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am promising | we are promising |
you are promising | you are promising |
he/she/it is promising | they are promising |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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I promised | we promised |
you promised | you promised |
he/she/it promised | they promised |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was promising | we were promising |
you were promising | you were promising |
he/she/it was promising | they were promising |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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I am promised | we are promised |
you are promised | you are promised |
he/she/it is promised | they are promised |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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I was promised | we were promised |
you were promised | you were promised |
he/she/it was promised | they were promised |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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' |