| English | German | |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| General | promises | Versprechen [pl] |
| General | promises | Versprechungen [pl] |
| General | promises | Aussichten [pl] |
| General | promises | Hoffnungen [pl] |
| General | promises | Zusagen [pl] |
| General | promises | verspricht |
| English | German | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | ||||
| General | nuptial promises | Eheversprechen [n] | ||
| General | nuptial promises | Heiratsversprechen [n] | ||
| General | broken promises | nicht eingehaltenes Versprechen [n] | ||
| General | broken promises | gebrochenes Versprechen [n] | ||
| General | promises of a prize | Gewinnversprechen [pl] | ||
| General | promises to pay | Zahlungsversprechen [pl] | ||
| General | promises of a prize | Gewinnzusagen [pl] | ||
| General | catchpenny promises | wertlose Versprechen [pl] | ||
| General | pious promises | salbungsvolle Versprechen | ||
| General | he/she promises | er/sie verspricht | ||
| General | empty promises | leere Versprechungen | ||
| Proverb | ||||
| Proverb | promises are made to be kept | Was man verspricht muss man halten | ||
| Speaking | ||||
| Speaking | I can't make any promises. | Ich kann keine Zusagen machen. | ||
| Colloquial | ||||
| Colloquial | palm someone off with promises | jemanden mit Versprechungen abspeisen [v] | ||
| Economy | ||||
| Economy | promises of spending cuts | Sparversprechungen [pl] | ||
