pledge

pledge
ple‹
1. noun
1) (a promise: He gave me his pledge.) promesa
2) (something given by a person who is borrowing money etc to the person he has borrowed it from, to be kept until the money etc is returned: He borrowed $20 and left his watch as a pledge.) prenda
3) (a sign or token: They exchanged rings as a pledge of their love.) señal

2. verb
1) (to promise: He pledged his support.) prometer
2) (to give to someone when borrowing money etc: to pledge one's watch.) empeñar
pledge
tr[pleʤ]
noun
1 (promise) promesa
2 (token) prenda, señal nombre femenino
as a pledge of our friendship en señal de nuestra amistad
3 (security, guarantee) garantía, prenda
transitive verb
1 (promise) prometer
he pledged allegiance to the king juró fidelidad al rey
2 (pawn) empeñar, dar en prenda
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to pledge somebody to secrecy hacer jurar a alguien guardar el secreto
to take the pledge jurar no probar el alcohol
pledge ['plɛʤ] vt, pledged ; pledging
1) pawn: empeñar, prendar
2) promise: prometer, jurar
pledge n
1) security: garantía f, prenda f
2) promise: promesa f
pledge
n.
arras s.f.
brindis s.m.
caución s.f.
dicho s.m.
prenda s.f.
promesa s.f.
voto (Jura) s.m.
v.
beber v.
brindar por v.
dar la palabra v.
empeñar v.
pignorar v.
prendar v.
prometer v.

I pledʒ
transitive verb
1)
a) (promise) \<\<support/funds\>\> prometer

he pledged his word — dio su palabra

to pledge something TO somebody — prometerle algo a alguien

b) (commit)

to pledge oneself to + INF — comprometerse a + inf

she is pledged to secrecy — ha jurado que guardará el secreto

2) (offer as guarantee) entregar* en garantía or en prenda

II
noun
1)
a) (promise) promesa f

election pledge — compromiso m electoral

the Pledge of Allegiance — (in US) ≈la jura de (la) bandera

to honor o keep a pledge — cumplir una promesa, cumplir con su (or mi etc) palabra

to make a pledge to + INF — prometer + inf

to sign o take the pledge (Hist or hum) — jurar no probar el alcohol

b) (of money) cantidad f prometida, donativo m prometido
2)
a) (token) prenda f
b) (collateral) garantía f, aval m
[pledʒ]
1. N
1) (=promise, assurance) (gen) compromiso m , promesa f ; [of money] promesa f de donación

a company's pledge of satisfaction to its customers — el compromiso or la promesa por parte de una empresa de satisfacer a sus clientes

he received pledges of support from more than 100 MPs — más de 100 parlamentarios se comprometieron a or prometieron apoyarlo

the Pledge of Allegiance(US) la jura de la bandera

to break a pledge — romper una promesa

to give (sb) a pledge to do sth — prometer (a algn) hacer algo

to honour or keep a pledge — cumplir una promesa

the government will honour its pledges — el gobierno cumplirá sus promesas, el gobierno hará honor a sus compromisos

to make (sb) a pledge to do sth — prometer (a algn) hacer algo

he made a pledge not to raise taxes — prometió no subir los impuestos

- sign or take the pledge
2) (=token)

he sent his brother as a pledge of his sincerity — envió a su hermano en señal or como muestra de su sinceridad

3) (=surety) prenda f , garantía f ; (left in pawn) prenda f
4) (=toast) brindis m inv
5) (US) (Univ) promesa que hace un estudiante universitario en los Estados Unidos para convertirse en miembro de una hermandad
2. VT
1) (=promise) [+ money, donation] prometer

the government has pledged that it will not increase taxes — el gobierno ha prometido no subir los impuestos

to pledge to do sth — prometer hacer algo

to pledge o.s. to do sth — comprometerse a hacer algo

to pledge (one's) support (for sth/sb) — comprometerse a prestar apoyo (a algo/algn)

I am pledged to secrecy — he jurado or prometido guardar (el) secreto

allegiance
2) (=give as security) [+ property] entregar como garantía; [+ one's word] dar
3) (=pawn) empeñar, dejar en prenda
4) (US) (Univ) [+ fraternity] hacerse miembro de
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE El Pledge of Allegiance es un juramento de lealtad a la nación, considerado como un elemento de gran importancia en la educación norteamericana. Fue escrito en 1892 y desde entonces lo recitan diariamente todos los alumnos estadounidenses (especialmente en los centros de educación primaria) mirando a la bandera y con la mano en el corazón.
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I [pledʒ]
transitive verb
1)
a) (promise) \<\<support/funds\>\> prometer

he pledged his word — dio su palabra

to pledge something TO somebody — prometerle algo a alguien

b) (commit)

to pledge oneself to + INF — comprometerse a + inf

she is pledged to secrecy — ha jurado que guardará el secreto

2) (offer as guarantee) entregar* en garantía or en prenda

II
noun
1)
a) (promise) promesa f

election pledge — compromiso m electoral

the Pledge of Allegiance — (in US) ≈la jura de (la) bandera

to honor o keep a pledge — cumplir una promesa, cumplir con su (or mi etc) palabra

to make a pledge to + INF — prometer + inf

to sign o take the pledge (Hist or hum) — jurar no probar el alcohol

b) (of money) cantidad f prometida, donativo m prometido
2)
a) (token) prenda f
b) (collateral) garantía f, aval m

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