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Old March 19, 2010, 03:34 AM
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Please, what does it mean? Thanks.
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Old March 19, 2010, 03:45 AM
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Please, what does it mean? Thanks.
It means to undertake never to drink alcohol again.
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Old March 19, 2010, 04:05 AM
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It means to undertake never to drink alcohol again.
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Old March 20, 2010, 08:09 AM
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It means to undertake never to drink alcohol again.
¿Significa específicamente eso?
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Old March 20, 2010, 02:16 PM
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¿Significa específicamente eso?
Yes, specifically that, as described here.

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In 1832 Joseph Livesey and seven Preston workingmen signed a pledge that they would never again drink alcohol. Other groups of working men followed the example of Livesey and his friends and by 1835 the British Association for the Promotion of Temperance was formed.


Looking on the internet, I see that the expression has since been hijacked by causes other than that of alcohol, but (at least in BrE) it still has that connotation.
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Old March 20, 2010, 03:58 PM
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Well, I've heard it used for.......
-not drinking
-not using drugs
-not getting pregnant
-staying a virgin until marriage

etc. etc. etc.
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Old March 21, 2010, 08:16 AM
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Well, I've heard it used for.......
-not drinking
-not using drugs
-not getting pregnant
-staying a virgin until marriage

etc. etc. etc.
¿En EEUU dirías "take the pledge" (sin nada más) para la promesa de lealtad al estado[1]?


[1] No sé cómo traducir "pledge of allegiance".
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Old March 21, 2010, 08:34 AM
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¿En EEUU dirías "take the pledge" (sin nada más) para la promesa de lealtad al estado[1]?


[1] No sé cómo traducir "pledge of allegiance".
Generalmente se traduce como "juramento a la bandera" lo cual indica compromiso con el estado.
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Old March 21, 2010, 01:57 PM
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Old March 21, 2010, 04:38 PM
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Gracias, Chileno.
You're welcome.

I was referring to "pledge of allegiance", since I didn't specify.
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