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That appeal to the most hideous passions which stir up the poor against the rich, by promising them I know not what division of wealth, what community of possession which is nowadays impossible!
de cet appel aux plus laides passions qui soulève les pauvres contre les riches, en leur annonçant je ne sais quel partage, quelle communauté aujourd’hui impossible !
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
He overcame Zastowny’s resistance by threatening him with inmate violence and also induced Zastowny to cooperate by promising a transfer to a less threatening correctional centre.
Il est venu à bout de la résistance de M. Zastowny en le menaçant d’actes de violence de la part d’autres détenus et en lui promettant un transfèrement vers un centre correctionnel moins dangereux.
© Cour suprême du Canada
© Supreme Court of Canada
I sprang into the carriage and ordered the postilion to drive on, promising a good reward if I arrived in time.
Je montai brusquement en voiture en promettant une bonne récompense au postillon si j’arrivais à temps.
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
Monsieur de Viargue gently put her to the door, smiling and promising to reconcile himself to God later on when he died.
M. de Viargue la poussa doucement vers la porte, souriant, lui promettant de se réconcilier avec Dieu plus tard, quand il mourrait.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
This with the condescension of a king promising his favour to a subject.
Il me dit ces mots du ton condescendant d’un roi promettant sa faveur à un de ses sujets.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Euroland has gone on promising far more than its history enables it to deliver.
L'Euroland a passé son temps à prodiguer des promesses trop grandes pour lui.
Skidelsky, RobertSkidelsky, Robert
idelsky, Robert
Skidelsky, Rober
© Project Syndicate 1995 - 2011
idelsky, Robert
Skidelsky, Rober
© Project Syndicate 1995 - 2011
This document describes the results obtained from activities and the progress of promising initiatives.
Ce document fait état des nombreux résultats atteints et de la mise en place d'initiatives fort prometteuses.
Then Rougon began to protest. Jules had the most promising future before him, said he ; they would simply ruin his career.
Alors, il se récria, Jules avait le plus bel avenir. Ils allaient briser sa carrière.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
At this Clorinde ran up to him, and brought him back, after promising to resume her pose.
Mais Clorinde courut à lui, le ramena, en jurant qu'elle allait reprendre la pose.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Preliminary effectiveness data in the Canadian context is promising, and Prince Edward Island has developed a community-wide program, PEI Stepping Out.
Les données préliminaires sur l'efficacité de ces mesures dans le contexte canadien sont prometteuses et l'île-du-Prince-Edouard a lancé un programme communautaire, PEI Stepping Ont.
© 1996-2010, Institut canadien d'information sur la santé (ICIS)
© 1996-2010, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
Canada has made promising beginnings in terms of building evidence-based policy approaches to poverty reduction.
Il est bon de noter que le Canada a fait des débuts prometteurs en matière d'élaboration d'approches politiques fondées sur les résultats pour réduire le niveau de pauvreté.
© 1996-2010, Institut canadien d'information sur la santé (ICIS)
© 1996-2010, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
A highly promising 5th quadrennial plan
Vers un EE plan quadriennal plein de promesses
© Copyright 2009
© Copyright 2009
But a memory returned to him, that of other words which she had spoken when promising to attend the two weddings. She had then in bitter fashion expressed a wish that the good fortune of Chantebled might continue.
Mais un souvenir brûlant lui revenait, d’autres paroles qu’elle avait prononcées, le jour où elle avait promis d’assister aux deux noces, en lui souhaitant, d’une bouche amère, que la bonne chance de Chantebled continuât.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
He could feel that she was coming, that she was promising to delay no longer; that she said to him, 'Here I am, receive me!'
Et il sentait bien qu'elle venait à lui, qu'elle lui promettait de ne plus tarder, qu'elle lui disait: "Me voici, reçois-moi."
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
And a grave smile appeared even on the pale lips of Mere-Grand, who likewise approved of the happiness which life seemed to be promising.
Et Mère-Grand, de ses lèvres décolorées, avait souri gravement, elle aussi, approuvant le bonheur que la vie semblait leur promettre.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile

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Collocations

Keep the Promise
Tenir sa promesse
Keep the Promises
Tenir ses promesses

Word forms

promise

verb
Basic forms
Pastpromised
Imperativepromise
Present Participle (Participle I)promising
Past Participle (Participle II)promised
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I promisewe promise
you promiseyou promise
he/she/it promisesthey promise
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am promisingwe are promising
you are promisingyou are promising
he/she/it is promisingthey are promising
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have promisedwe have promised
you have promisedyou have promised
he/she/it has promisedthey have promised
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been promisingwe have been promising
you have been promisingyou have been promising
he/she/it has been promisingthey have been promising
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I promisedwe promised
you promisedyou promised
he/she/it promisedthey promised
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was promisingwe were promising
you were promisingyou were promising
he/she/it was promisingthey were promising
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had promisedwe had promised
you had promisedyou had promised
he/she/it had promisedthey had promised
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been promisingwe had been promising
you had been promisingyou had been promising
he/she/it had been promisingthey had been promising
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will promisewe shall/will promise
you will promiseyou will promise
he/she/it will promisethey will promise
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be promisingwe shall/will be promising
you will be promisingyou will be promising
he/she/it will be promisingthey will be promising
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have promisedwe shall/will have promised
you will have promisedyou will have promised
he/she/it will have promisedthey will have promised
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been promisingwe shall/will have been promising
you will have been promisingyou will have been promising
he/she/it will have been promisingthey will have been promising
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would promisewe should/would promise
you would promiseyou would promise
he/she/it would promisethey would promise
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be promisingwe should/would be promising
you would be promisingyou would be promising
he/she/it would be promisingthey would be promising
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have promisedwe should/would have promised
you would have promisedyou would have promised
he/she/it would have promisedthey would have promised
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been promisingwe should/would have been promising
you would have been promisingyou would have been promising
he/she/it would have been promisingthey would have been promising
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am promisedwe are promised
you are promisedyou are promised
he/she/it is promisedthey are promised
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being promisedwe are being promised
you are being promisedyou are being promised
he/she/it is being promisedthey are being promised
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been promisedwe have been promised
you have been promisedyou have been promised
he/she/it has been promisedthey have been promised
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was promisedwe were promised
you were promisedyou were promised
he/she/it was promisedthey were promised
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being promisedwe were being promised
you were being promisedyou were being promised
he/she/it was being promisedthey were being promised
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been promisedwe had been promised
you had been promisedyou had been promised
he/she/it had been promisedthey had been promised
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be promisedwe shall/will be promised
you will be promisedyou will be promised
he/she/it will be promisedthey will be promised
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been promisedwe shall/will have been promised
you will have been promisedyou will have been promised
he/she/it will have been promisedthey will have been promised