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promettere

promise

verb proh-MEHT-teh-reh Less Common
Communication Speech

Origin: from Latin promittere

Usage Note

Promettere conjugates like mettere, with the irregular past participle promesso. The idiom promettere bene ('to look promising') and promettere mari e monti ('to promise the moon', literally seas and mountains) are common.

Examples

"Ti prometto che verrò."

Natural Translation

I promise you I'll come.

Literal Translation

To-you I-promise that I-will-come.

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