Usages of promettre
Ils promettent de rendre l'argent.
They promise to return the money.
Je lui promets une belle surprise.
I promise him a beautiful surprise.
Ils ont promis que la tempête ne viendrait pas ici.
They promised that the storm would not come here.
Il promet de ne plus nourrir le lézard.
He promises not to feed the lizard anymore.
Tu es furieux, mais je te promets que je ne le suis pas.
You are furious, but I promise you that I am not.
Le chef a promis que la révision du planning aurait été sa priorité.
The boss promised that the schedule revision would have been his priority.
Pour l'audimat, on a promis à l'invité d'être interviewé pendant la diffusion.
For the ratings, the guest was promised to be interviewed during the broadcast.
Ils ont promis qu'ils reviendraient le lendemain matin.
They promised they would come back the next morning.
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