obljúbljati ➞ obljubiti; (dajati upe) to bid fair, to give hope, to show promise (of), to raise expectations, to hold out hopes (of)
dekle obljublja, da bo lepotica the girl shows promise (ali holds out hopes) of becoming a beautiful woman
ne obljubljam si mnogo od tega I do not expect much from it
stvar je veliko obljubljala, pa se je razblinila v nič it was only a flash in the pan