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présage meaning in English

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présage nom {m}

omen [omens]◼◼◼(prophetic significance)
noun
[UK: ˈəʊ.men] [US: ˈoʊ.men]
It's a bad omen. = C'est un mauvais présage.

omen [omens]◼◼◼(something which portends or is perceived to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; an augury or foreboding)
noun
[UK: ˈəʊ.men] [US: ˈoʊ.men]
It's a bad omen. = C'est un mauvais présage.

sign [signs]◼◼◻(omen, see also: omen)
noun
[UK: saɪn] [US: ˈsaɪn]

harbinger [harbingers]◼◼◻(that which foretells the coming of something)
noun
[UK: ˈhɑː.bɪn.dʒə(r)] [US: ˈhɑːr.bən.dʒər]

presage [presages]◼◼◻(warning; omen)
noun
[UK: prɪ.ˈseɪdʒ] [US: ˈpre.sɪdʒ]

foreshadowing◼◻◻(literary device)
noun
[UK: fɔː.ˈʃæ.dəʊɪŋ] [US: fɔː.ˈʃædo.ʊɪŋ]

présage nom

prodigy [prodigies](something from which omens are drawn)
noun
[UK: ˈprɒ.dɪ.dʒi] [US: ˈprɑː.də.dʒi]

présager verbe

presage [presaged, presaging, presages]◼◼◼verb
[UK: prɪ.ˈseɪdʒ] [US: ˈpre.sɪdʒ]

foreshadow [foreshadowed, foreshadowing, foreshadows]◼◼◼(To presage, or suggest something in advance)
verb
[UK: fɔː.ˈʃæ.dəʊ] [US: fɔːr.ˈʃædo.ʊ]

bode [boded, boding, bodes]◼◼◼(to be the omen of; to portend to presage)
verb
[UK: bəʊd] [US: boʊd]
It doesn't bode well. = Ça ne présage rien de bon.

portend [portended, portending, portends]◼◼◼(to serve as a warning or omen)
verb
[UK: pɔː.ˈtend] [US: pɔːr.ˈtend]

harbinger [harbingered, harbingering, harbingers]◼◼◻(to announce)
verb
[UK: ˈhɑː.bɪn.dʒə(r)] [US: ˈhɑːr.bən.dʒər]

prognosticate [prognosticated, prognosticating, prognosticates](betoken)
verb
[UK: prɒɡ.ˈnɒ.stɪk.eɪt] [US: ˌprɑːg.ˈnɑː.stəˌket]