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Translation for 'to be true to one's promise' from English to French

	être fidèle à une promesse	to be true to one's promise
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	manquer à sa promesse à qn.	to break one's promise to sb.
	tenir sa promesse à qn.	to keep one's promise to sb.
	remplir son contrat	to live up to one's promise
	avoir son mot à dire	to be entitled to one's say
	être à la hauteur de ses responsabilités	to be equal to one's responsibilities
	s'aveugler sur ses défauts	to be blind to one's shortcomings
	être à la hauteur de ses responsabilités	to be up to one's responsibilities
	s'aveugler sur ses possibilités	to be blind to one's limitations
	être résigné à son sort	to be resigned to one's fate
	cuis. tenir l'alcool	to be able to hold one's drink
	avaler des couleuvres `[fam.]` `[loc.]`	to allow one's self to be insulted
	être l'honneur de sa famille	to be a credit to one's family
	être vissé sur sa chaise `[fig.]`	to be glued to one's chair `[fig.]`
	être livré à soi-même `[loc.]`	to be left to one's own resources `[idiom]`
	être livré à soi-même `[loc.]`	to be left to one's own devices `[idiom]`
	être le martyr de son ambition `[loc.]`	to be a martyr to one's ambition `[idiom]`
	avoir de l'eau jusqu'à la ceinture	to be up to one's waist in water
	être surchargé de travail	to be up to one's neck in work
	chercher à paraître	to try to be seen in one's best light
	avoir des ennuis jusqu'au cou `[fig.]`	to be up to one's neck in problems `[fig.]`

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Translation for 'to be true to one's promise' from English to French

to be true to one's promise: être fidèle à une promesse
to break one's promise to sb.: manquer à sa promesse à qn.
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to keep one's promise to sb.: tenir sa promesse à qn.
to live up to one's promise: remplir son contrat
to be entitled to one's say: avoir son mot à dire
to be equal to one's responsibilities: être à la hauteur de ses responsabilités
to be blind to one's shortcomings: s'aveugler sur ses défauts
to be up to one's responsibilities: être à la hauteur de ses responsabilités
to be blind to one's limitations: s'aveugler sur ses possibilités
to be resigned to one's fate: être résigné à son sort
to be able to hold one's drink: tenir l'alcoolcuis.
to allow one's self to be insulted: avaler des couleuvres [fam.] [loc.]
to be a credit to one's family: être l'honneur de sa famille
to be glued to one's chair [fig.]: être vissé sur sa chaise [fig.]
to be left to one's own resources [idiom]: être livré à soi-même [loc.]
to be left to one's own devices [idiom]: être livré à soi-même [loc.]
to be a martyr to one's ambition [idiom]: être le martyr de son ambition [loc.]
to be up to one's waist in water: avoir de l'eau jusqu'à la ceinture
to be up to one's neck in work: être surchargé de travail
to try to be seen in one's best light: chercher à paraître
to be up to one's neck in problems [fig.]: avoir des ennuis jusqu'au cou [fig.]

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