Meanings
proverb
- One must keep one's promises.
Synonyms: pacta sunt servanda
Synonyms & antonyms
proverbOne must keep one's promises.
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Translations
Bulgarian обещаното си е обещано
- обещаното си е обещано (obeštanoto si e obeštano)one must keep one's promises
Czech slib je slib
- slib je slibone must keep one's promises
French chose promise, chose due
- chose promise, chose dueone must keep one's promises
German ein Mann, ein Wort, versprochen ist versprochen
- ein Mann, ein Wortone must keep one's promises
- versprochen ist versprochenone must keep one's promises
- versprochen ist versprochen und wird nicht gebrochenone must keep one's promises
Portuguese promessa é dívida
- promessa é dívidaone must keep one's promises
Russian угово́р доро́же де́нег
- угово́р доро́же де́нег (ugovór doróže déneg)one must keep one's promises
Spanish lo prometido es deuda
- lo prometido es deudaone must keep one's promises
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