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pledge

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈplɛdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/plɛdʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(plej)

Inflections of 'pledge' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

pledges: v 3rd person singular

pledging: v pres p

pledged: v past

pledged: v past p

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Principales traductions
Anglais	Français
pledge n	(promise)	promesse nf
engagement, vœu nm
Dan stuck to his pledge to be more helpful to his parents.
Dan a tenu sa promesse d'aider davantage ses parents.
pledge n	([sth] given as a token)	gage nf
Rachel gave Carl a locket as a pledge of her love.
Rachel offrit un médaillon à Carl en gage de son amour.
pledge n	([sth] given as security)	gage, garantie nf
Realizing he had forgotten his wallet, Sean left his watch as a pledge that he would come back to pay.
Quand il s'aperçut qu'il avait oublié son portefeuille, Sean laissa sa montre comme garantie qu'il reviendrait payer.
pledge n	(promise to donate to charity)	promesse de don nf
The philanthropist made the charity a $2 million pledge.
pledge [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep	(promise)	promettre [qch] à [qqn] vtr + prép
Glenn pledged his heart to Emma.
Glenn promit son cœur à Emma.
pledge to do [sth] v expr	(promise to do [sth])	promettre de faire [qch] loc v
Christina pledged to support her friend through this difficult time.
Christina a promis de soutenir son amie pendant cette période difficile.
pledge, pledge that vtr	(with clause: promise)	promettre que vtr + conj
jurer que vtr + conj
Wendy pledged that she would never leave him.
Wendy a promis qu'elle ne le quitterait jamais.

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Traductions supplémentaires
Anglais	Français
pledge n	US (university fraternity) (anglicisme)	fraternité nf
(universités américaines)	association d'étudiants nf
pledge [sth]⇒ vtr	(promise money)	faire une promesse de don de [qch] loc v
(gouvernement)	s'engager à donner [qch] loc v
The company has pledged £30,000 to a wildlife charity.
pledge [sb] to [sth] vtr + prep	(bind to a promise)	faire promettre à [qqn] de faire [qch] loc v
Amanda pledged everyone to secrecy.
Amanda fit promettre à tout le monde de garder le secret.

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Formes composées
Anglais	Français
action of pledge n	(law: contract by pledge)	action en nantissement nf
pledge allegiance, swear allegiance vtr + n	(promise to be loyal)	prêter allégeance loc v
pledge allegiance to [sb/sth], swear allegiance v expr	(promise to be loyal to [sb], [sth])	prêter allégeance à [qqn/qch] loc v + prép
Pledge of Allegiance n	US (vow of loyalty to the USA)	serment d'allégeance nm
Many parents object to the Pledge of Allegiance in schools because of the religious reference.
take the pledge n	(vow to give up alcohol) (contre l'alcool)	serment, vœu nm