pledge

pledge
pledge [pledʒ]
1. noun
( = promise) promesse f ; ( = agreement) pacte m
• to be under a pledge of secrecy avoir promis de ne rien dire
• the government did not honour its pledge le gouvernement n'a pas tenu sa promesse
• an election pledge une promesse électorale
• to take the pledge faire vœu de tempérance
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = pawn) mettre en gage
   b. ( = promise) [+ one's help, support, allegiance] promettre
• to pledge to do sth s'engager à faire qch
* * *
[pledʒ] 1.
noun
1) (promise) promesse f

to give ou make a pledge to do — prendre l'engagement de faire

2) (deposited as security) (to creditor, pawnbroker) gage m

as a pledge of her friendship — fig en gage or en témoignage de son amitié

3) (money promised to charity) promesse f de don
2.
transitive verb
1) (promise) promettre [allegiance, aid, support] (to à)

to pledge (oneself) to do, to pledge that one will do — s'engager à faire

the treaty pledges the signatories to do — le traité engage les signataires à faire

to be pledged to secrecy — être tenu au secret

to pledge one's word — donner sa parole

2) (to creditor, pawnbroker) mettre [quelque chose] en gage

English-French dictionary. 2013.

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