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  • obljúbiti to promise; to give one's word; to give a promise; to pledge; to make a promise

    obljúbiti nekaj nemogočega to promise the moon
    obljúbiti zlate gradove to promise the earth
    obljubili so mi nagrado I was promised a reward
    on stori, kar obljubi he is a man of his word
    on stori več, kot obljubi he is better than his word
    obljúbiti in obljubo držati je dvoje it is one thing to promise and another to deliver, fine words butter no parsnips
  • obljúba promise; word; parole; pledge, arhaično plight

    držati (svojo) obljúbo to keep (ali to honour) one's promise, to keep one's word, to be a man of one's word
    držal je obljúbo he was good as his word
    izpolniti obljúbo to fulfil (ali to carry out) a promise
    to so prazne obljúbe these are empty promises
    preklicati svojo obljúbo to go back on one's promise; to break one's promise
    sklicevati se na obljúbo to hold (someone) to a promise, to claim something promised
    on je zelo radodaren z obljúbami he is lavish with his promises
    obljubiti in obljúbo držati je dvoje it is one thing to promise and another to perform
    izpolnila je obljúbo she carried out (ali fulfilled) her promise
  • obljúbljati ➞ obljubiti; (dajati upe) to bid fair, to give hope, to show promise (of), to raise expectations, to hold out hopes (of)

    dekle obljublja, da bo lepotica the girl shows promise (ali holds out hopes) of becoming a beautiful woman
    ne obljubljam si mnogo od tega I do not expect much from it
    stvar je veliko obljubljala, pa se je razblinila v nič it was only a flash in the pan
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