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English term or phrase:
fall flat on the promise
Spanish translation:
Yo me aferro / descanso / me refugio en la promesa
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Adriana de Groote
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fall flat on the promise
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Nothing is a stumbling block to the man who has the Word of God dwelling in him richly. So he knew no better summary of Christian duty than the description of it given by a Southern slave who, when sitnessing to his happines, declared, "Massa, I fall flat on de (the) promise."
¿Sería algo así como aferrarse a la promesa, o tomar la promesa, al pie de la letra?
Muchas gracias.
¿Sería algo así como aferrarse a la promesa, o tomar la promesa, al pie de la letra?
Muchas gracias.
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Yo me aferro / descanso / me refugio en la promesa
En este caso, creo que es lo que significa, aunque "fall flat" también tiene el significado de "fracasar o incumplir", pero no acá.
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Nor can you be safer than when you fall flat on the promise of mercy which God has given through our Lord Jesus. Christ. You remember what those who were ...
www.spurgeongems.org/vols13-15/chs892.pdf - Páginas similares
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***To believe is to fall flat on the promise—to let Him do all for you un-. til*** He has quickened you and enabled you to work out what He has before worked in ...
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Nor can you be safer than when you fall flat on the promise of mercy which God has given through our Lord Jesus. Christ. You remember what those who were ...
www.spurgeongems.org/vols13-15/chs892.pdf - Páginas similares
[PDF] AN APPEAL TO SINNERSFormato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versión en HTML
***To believe is to fall flat on the promise—to let Him do all for you un-. til*** He has quickened you and enabled you to work out what He has before worked in ...
www.spurgeongems.org/vols4-6/chs219.pdf - Páginas similares
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Comment: "Muchas gracias.
Roberto"
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no cumplo la promesa
Al contrario, creo que significa que no cumple la promesa.
The verb fall flat has one meaning:
Meaning #1: fail utterly; collapse
Synonyms: fall through, founder, flop
The verb fall flat has one meaning:
Meaning #1: fail utterly; collapse
Synonyms: fall through, founder, flop
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Adriana de Groote
: Creo que no en este caso, como en los ejemplos que incluí / Es como dice Steven, un uso antiguo y más literal, algo así como "caer de lleno" "caer plano" en la promesa
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I see your examples, but now I am confused.
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Daniel Burns (X)
: I have never heard any other use of "to fall flat" than what you say, which makes the quotation in question meaningless to me. It sounds like it was invented by someone unfamiliar with Southern dialect.
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Thank you for your comments, Daniel.
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Steven Capsuto
: This text is referring to a 19th-century usage of the term. It means to make a leap of faith and throw yourself into the promise of Christ, trusting that the promise of salvation will sustain you.
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Brett Richards, B.S., M.B.A.
: Sorry, but the English refers specifically to relying on or depending on. Example: "Nor can you be safer than when you fall flat on the promise of mercy which God has given through our Lord Jesus."
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me rindo /me postro ante la promesa
another suggestion in this context.
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me confío (confiarse)
The original English has a stronger meaning than merely taking refuge or clinging to/holding fast to. Another way to say it in English would be, "I entrust all."
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