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In spite of the intervention of the President of the French Republic the British Government still refused to pledge themselves.
Malgré l'intervention du président de la République, le gouvernement anglais continuait de refuser à s'engager.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Was she not a pledge of the eternity of their union
N’était-elle pas un gage de l’éternité de leur union?
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
For example, there are several pledge programs underway in which special recognition is given to residents and businesses that take steps to help protect their environment.
À titre d'exemple, il existe plusieurs programmes de prise d'engagements prévoyant la reconnaissance spéciale des résidants et des entreprises qui prennent des mesures pour protéger leur environnement.
If what I have already done appears a satisfactory pledge of my desire for order, I am willing to place myself at the head of a municipal commission, until such time as the regular authorities can be reinstated.
Si ce que j’ai déjà fait paraît un gage suffisant de mon amour de l’ordre, je consens à me mettre à la tête d’une commission municipale, jusqu’à ce que les autorités régulières puissent être rétablies.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
And you must pledge your word to obey me, now, at once.»
Et tu vas me jurer de m'obéir, tout de suite.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
By refusing a definite pledge of material support England allowed Germany to believe that she would remain neutral, and it may well be asked whether her attitude did not help to bring about the war.
En refusant de s'engager nettement à promettre son appui matériel, l'Angleterre laissa croire à l'Allemagne qu'elle resterait neutre, et on peut se demander si cette certitude ne contribua pas à la guerre.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
But this makes no great difference, since the vartue of a pledge lies in the idee, and not in the word.
Mais tout cela ne fait pas une grande différence, car la vertu d’une promesse gît dans la chose et non dans le mot.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
" I said (to M. Cambon) that we had come to the conclusion, in the Cabinet to-day, that we could not give any pledge at the present time.
...J'expliquai à M. Cambon que, à la réunion du conseil des ministres tenue, aujourd'hui, nous avions décidé de ne pouvoir, pour le moment, prendre un engagement définitif.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
" I have told him that we should not be justified in giving any pledge at the present moment, but that we will certainly consider the situation again directly there is a new development."
Je lui ai répondu que nous ne pouvions ni ne devions prendre d'engagement en ce moment, mais que nous examinerions certainement derechef la situation aussitôt^qu'un développement nouveau se produirait.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Though we should have to put our policy before Parliament, we could not pledge Parliament in advance.
Nous avions à soumettre notre politique au Parlement, mais nous ne pouvions engager le Parlement par avance!
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
But I will ask no pledge of you, my child; I will not force you to do what you might repent.
Mais je ne vous demanderai aucune promesse, mon enfant ; je ne vous forcerai pas à faire ce dont vous pourriez vous repentir.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
He saw only the father in his sufferings, and resolved at once to give a pledge of fidelity to its interests, and to be faithful to his word.
Il ne vit en lui que le père souffrant, et il résolut de lui promettre d’être fidèle à ses intérêts et de tenir sa parole.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
"What pledge have they that you will ever return?"
– Quelle garantie ont-ils que vous retournerez parmi eux ?
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
No Christian, seeing a woman approach alone, would fire upon her; and my presence will be a pledge of peace.
Nul chrétien, en voyant une femme s’approcher seule, ne ferait feu sur elle, et ma présence sera un gage de paix.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
"Oh, my Henriette!" I cried, "to you I pledge the purest love that ever shone upon this earth."
— O mon Henriette! me dis-je, à toi l’amour le plus pur qui jamais aura brillé sur cette terre!
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de

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pledge of honour
engagement d'honneur
pledged assets
actifs engagés
pledging conference
conférence pour les annonces de contributions

Word forms

pledge

verb
Basic forms
Pastpledged
Imperativepledge
Present Participle (Participle I)pledging
Past Participle (Participle II)pledged
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I pledgewe pledge
you pledgeyou pledge
he/she/it pledgesthey pledge
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am pledgingwe are pledging
you are pledgingyou are pledging
he/she/it is pledgingthey are pledging
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have pledgedwe have pledged
you have pledgedyou have pledged
he/she/it has pledgedthey have pledged
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been pledgingwe have been pledging
you have been pledgingyou have been pledging
he/she/it has been pledgingthey have been pledging
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I pledgedwe pledged
you pledgedyou pledged
he/she/it pledgedthey pledged
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was pledgingwe were pledging
you were pledgingyou were pledging
he/she/it was pledgingthey were pledging
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had pledgedwe had pledged
you had pledgedyou had pledged
he/she/it had pledgedthey had pledged
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been pledgingwe had been pledging
you had been pledgingyou had been pledging
he/she/it had been pledgingthey had been pledging
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will pledgewe shall/will pledge
you will pledgeyou will pledge
he/she/it will pledgethey will pledge
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be pledgingwe shall/will be pledging
you will be pledgingyou will be pledging
he/she/it will be pledgingthey will be pledging
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have pledgedwe shall/will have pledged
you will have pledgedyou will have pledged
he/she/it will have pledgedthey will have pledged
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been pledgingwe shall/will have been pledging
you will have been pledgingyou will have been pledging
he/she/it will have been pledgingthey will have been pledging
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would pledgewe should/would pledge
you would pledgeyou would pledge
he/she/it would pledgethey would pledge
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be pledgingwe should/would be pledging
you would be pledgingyou would be pledging
he/she/it would be pledgingthey would be pledging
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have pledgedwe should/would have pledged
you would have pledgedyou would have pledged
he/she/it would have pledgedthey would have pledged
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been pledgingwe should/would have been pledging
you would have been pledgingyou would have been pledging
he/she/it would have been pledgingthey would have been pledging
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am pledgedwe are pledged
you are pledgedyou are pledged
he/she/it is pledgedthey are pledged
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being pledgedwe are being pledged
you are being pledgedyou are being pledged
he/she/it is being pledgedthey are being pledged
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been pledgedwe have been pledged
you have been pledgedyou have been pledged
he/she/it has been pledgedthey have been pledged
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was pledgedwe were pledged
you were pledgedyou were pledged
he/she/it was pledgedthey were pledged
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being pledgedwe were being pledged
you were being pledgedyou were being pledged
he/she/it was being pledgedthey were being pledged
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been pledgedwe had been pledged
you had been pledgedyou had been pledged
he/she/it had been pledgedthey had been pledged
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be pledgedwe shall/will be pledged
you will be pledgedyou will be pledged
he/she/it will be pledgedthey will be pledged
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been pledgedwe shall/will have been pledged
you will have been pledgedyou will have been pledged
he/she/it will have been pledgedthey will have been pledged

pledge

noun
SingularPlural
Common casepledgepledges
Possessive casepledge'spledges'