promesa

Definitions of promesa
  1. noun
    a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
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    examples:
    juramento hipocrático
    an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates
    types:
    juramento, voto
    a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior
    palabra, palabra de honor
    a promise
    desposorios, esponsales
    a mutual promise to marry
    type of:
    dedicación, entrega
    a message that makes a pledge
    acto de habla
    the use of language to perform some act
  2. noun
    someone with a promising future
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    type of:
    adversario, competidor, contrincante, rival
    the contestant you hope to defeat
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