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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
http://www.archbronconeumol.org/bronco/ctl_servlet?_f=1 2/20/2012
© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
http://www.archbronconeumol.org/bronco/ctl_servlet?_f=1 2/20/2012

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 / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, 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 Sospecha
Bajo Sospecha
Kava, Alex
A Perfect Evil
Kava, 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 negro
El gallo negro
Sansom, Christopher John
Dissolution
Sansom, 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 Calcuta
El cromosoma Calcuta
Ghosh, Amitav
The Calcutta Chromosome
Ghosh, 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 / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, 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 / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, 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 / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, 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 Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, 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 CGAP
http://www.cgap.org 2/15/2012
© 2012 CGAP
http://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 Sospecha
Bajo Sospecha
Kava, Alex
A Perfect Evil
Kava, 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 salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The 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 / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, 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 Cielo
Desde Mi Cielo
Sebold, Alice
© 2002 por Alice Sebold
© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria
© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.
The Lovely Bones
Sebold, 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/ 2/1/2012
http://www.eurosai.org/ 2/1/2012

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make a promise

hacer una promesa

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promise

verb

Basic forms
Past	promised
Imperative	promise
Present Participle (Participle I)	promising
Past Participle (Participle II)	promised

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I promise	we promise
you promise	you promise
he/she/it promises	they promise

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am promising	we are promising
you are promising	you are promising
he/she/it is promising	they are promising

Present Perfect, Active Voice
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
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
I promised	we promised
you promised	you promised
he/she/it promised	they promised

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was promising	we were promising
you were promising	you were promising
he/she/it was promising	they were promising

Past Perfect, Active Voice
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I am promised	we are promised
you are promised	you are promised
he/she/it is promised	they are promised

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
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
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
I was promised	we were promised
you were promised	you were promised
he/she/it was promised	they were promised

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
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
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
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
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'