lo prometido es deuda
English translation: A promise made is a debt owed.
| 12:51 Feb 15, 2006 |
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|  Selected response from: Robert Forstag United States Local time: 08:20 | ||||||
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| 3 +5 | A promise made is a debt owed. |
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| 5 -1 | a promise is a promise |
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| 4 | I promise and deliver |
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5 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1a promise is a promise Explanation: Lo prometido es deuda (a promise is a promise): Es una invitación a cumplir con lo que se promete, debido a que muchas personas no le dan a su palabra el ... belcart.com/belcart_es/del_dicho/l.htm - 20k - |
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10 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +5
peer agreement (net): +5A promise made is a debt owed. Explanation: Or: "incurred" instead of "assumed". Luis: Do you know the saying 'A promise made is a debt assumed'? Well, I'm the one who made it up. Dominga: Oh, really? The part about the 'promise' or the part about the 'debt'? In other words, Dominga is casting aspersions at one and the same time on Luis' ability to keep his promise and to repay his debts. Suerte. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 mins (2006-02-15 13:06:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here are references for the phrase: azer.com/aiweb/.../magazine/44_folder/44_articles/44_bakudiary.html www.studentorg.umd.edu/mtkdc/conduct.html www.sngmetroplexfinancial.com - |
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