Hanging on the promises
Russian translation: надеяться на выполнение обещаний
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| 11:51 Apr 22, 2005 |
| English to Russian translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||
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|  Selected response from: Angeliki Kotsidou (X) United Kingdom Local time: 02:39 | ||||
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| 5 +5 | надеяться на выполнение обещаний |
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| 5 | зависящий от обещаний |
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| 5 | твердо верить в обещания (обетования) |
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| 4 | верить обещаниям |
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| 4 | v raschete na perspektivu, na obeschaniya |
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| 4 | опираясь на обетования |
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| 1 +1 | оставаться верным (данным) обещаниям |
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1 min confidence: 
| hanging on the promises верить обещаниям Explanation: "держаться" за обещания... |
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5 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +5
peer agreement (net): +5| hanging on the promises надеяться на выполнение обещаний Explanation: - To be sure, I asked a native speaker. That's his answer: Hanging on the promises means expecting and "hoping" that someone will keep his/her promises (still retaining a doubt) |
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