"ça promet" meaning in French

See ça promet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /sa pʁɔ.mɛ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-ça promet.wav Forms: ça promet ! [canonical]
Head templates: {{fr-interjection}} ça promet
  1. (informal) it's promising; that bodes well! Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-ça_promet-fr-intj-IATGXSbl Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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