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Informal French Expression
| Meaning | I promise, pinky swear, cross my heart | |
| Literally | promised, sworn, spit | |
| Register | informal | |
| Pronunciation |  |
[pruh mee zhu ray krah shay] |
| IPA | [prɔ mi jyʁe kra ʃe] | |
Usage notes: Commonly (but not exclusively) used by children, promis, juré, craché is a playful way to promise to do something or to swear that something is true.
Par exemple…
| Je rangerai ma chambre demain, Maman – promis, juré, craché ! | I’ll clean my room tomorrow, Mom – I promise! | |
| C’est vrai, promis, juré, craché ! | I swear it’s true! |
Variations
- promis juré
- promis et juré
Synonyms
- je te le jure
- je te le promets
- promesse solennelle
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