promessa

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Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /proˈmes.sa/
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  • Rhymes: -essa
  • Hyphenation: pro‧més‧sa

Etymology 1[edit]

From Medieval Latin, Vulgar Latin promissa (“promise”), from Latin prōmissum (“promise”), from promittō (“to send forth; to promise”).

Noun[edit]

promessa f (plural promesse)

  1. promise
  2. promising person
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Etymology 2[edit]

Participle[edit]

promessa f sg

  1. feminine singular of promesso

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Occitan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

promessa f (plural promessas)

  1. promise

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese promessa, from Medieval Latin, Vulgar Latin prōmissa (“promise”), from Latin prōmissum (“promise”), from promittō (“to send forth; to promise”).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Rhymes: -ɛsɐ
  • Hyphenation: pro‧mes‧sa

Noun[edit]

promessa f (plural promessas)

  1. promise; vow
    Synonyms: compromisso, voto, promissão
  2. something which is hoped for
    Synonym: esperança
    Os colonos foram às Américas com a promessa de uma vida nova. ― The colonisers went to the Americas with the hope for a new life.
  3. likelihood
    Synonym: probabilidade
    Antonym: improbabilidade
    O vento forte indicava a promessa de chuva. ― The strong wind indicated the likelihood of rain.

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