prometer

to promise

prometer(proh-meh-tehr)

transitive verb

1. (to give one's word)

a. to promise

Prometo que estaré siempre contigo.

I promise that I'll be with you forever.

2. (to predict)

a. to promise

Todos los meteorólogos prometen un día de nieve este jueves.

All of the meteorologists promise there will be snow this Thursday.

b. to assure

Nuestro líder de marketing promete un aumento en ingresos este año.

Our marketing lead assures an increase in revenue this year.

intransitive verb

3. (to have potential)

a. to be promising

Esta película promete. Ha ganado muchos premios.

This movie is promising. It's won lots of awards.

prometerse

pronominal verb

4. (in marriage)

a. to get engaged

Se prometieron el fin de semana pasado y se casarán el mes que viene.

They got engaged last weekend and will get married next month.

reflexive verb

5. (to give one's word to oneself)

a. to promise oneself

Se prometió unas vacaciones en Hawaii después de acabar su licencia.

She promised herself a vacation in Hawaii after finishing her degree.

prometer

transitive verb

1. (general)

a. to promise

(te) lo prometoI promise

te prometo que no mientoI promise you I'm not lying

prometer el cargoto be sworn in

intransitive verb

2. (tener futuro)

a. to be promising

el programa de fiestas prometethe program for the celebrations looks promising

pronominal verb

3. (novios)

a. to get engaged

4. (colloquial)

a.

se las promete muy feliceshe thinks he's got it made

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prometer

transitive verb

1 (dar palabra) to promise

le han prometido unas vacaciones they've promised her a holiday; ¡te lo prometo! I promise!; prometió llevarnos al cine he promised to take us to the cinema

2 (asegurar) to assure

te prometo que se acordará de mí I can assure you he will remember me; no me verás más, te lo prometo you won't see me again, (that) I can assure you

3 (augurar) to promise

esto promete ser interesante this promises to be interesting; esto no nos promete nada bueno this does not look at all hopeful for us; this promises to be pretty bad for us

4 (Religión)

prometer hacer algo to take a vow to do sth

intransitive verb

(tener porvenir) to have promise; show promise

este jugador promete this player has o shows promise

pronominal verb

prometerse

1

prometerse algo to expect sth; promise o.s. sth; nos habíamos prometido algo mejor we had expected sth better

prometérselas muy felices to have high hopes

2 [+novios] to get engaged

se prometió con él en abril she got engaged to him in April