promessa

Definitions of promessa
  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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    types:
    giuramento, scongiuro, voto
    a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior
    type of:
    dire
    the use of language to perform some act
  2. noun
    someone (or something) on which expectations are centered
    synonyms: chance, sbocco, scampo, soluzione, speranza
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    type of:
    anima, elemento, essere umano, individuo, microcosmo, persona, tipo, uomo
    a human being
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