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portend in Portuguese

portend in Portuguese is pressagiar — portend means to be a warning sign that something bad is going to happen.

portend in Portuguese

pressagiar
verb
(transitive) To serve as a warning or omen of.

What does "portend" mean?

  1. verb To be a warning sign that something bad is going to happen.
  2. verb To mean or indicate something.
    "How alive these poems are with the visual specifics of what he so closely observes, how full of elegance, terror and hope. They portend a poet of major craft, of deep feeling, and of fine intelligence."
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portend in a sentence

  • How alive these poems are with the visual specifics of what he so closely observes, how full of elegance, terror and hope. They portend a poet of major craft, of deep feeling, and of fine intelligence.
  • Let it be known that the Rapture portends the End of Days.

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What is "portend" in Portuguese?
"portend" in Portuguese is pressagiar. portend means: To be a warning sign that something bad is going to happen.
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