Promesse (en. Promise)

/pʁɔ.mɛs/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Act by which one commits to perform an action.

He made the promise to return before evening.

Il a fait la promesse de revenir avant le soir.

Moral or formal commitment.

She gave her marriage promise.

Elle a donné sa promesse de mariage.

Hope for success or achievement.

This project has a lot of promise.

Ce projet a beaucoup de promesse.

From the Latin 'promissa', form of 'promittere' which means 'to promise'.

Keep your promises

Be faithful to your commitments.

tenez vos promesses

job promise

Commitment of an employer to hire a candidate.

promesse d'embauche

campaign promise

Commitment made by a candidate during an election campaign.

promesse de campagne

to promise

To make a promise.

promettre

promising

Which presents guarantees of success.

prometteur

promised

Which is the subject of a promise.

promis

False hopes or unkept promises.

It's just a promise, don't expect anything.

C'est juste de la promesse, ne t'attends pas à quelque chose.

Vague proposals without guarantees.

He has promises for everyone, but nothing concrete.

Il a des promesses pour tous, mais rien de concret.