présage — meaning in English
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English meaning
- foreshadowing noun A technique in storytelling in which a writer plants hints early on about something that will happen later, so the eventual event feels prepared for rather than random.
- harbinger noun A person or sign that shows something is about to happen, especially something important.
- omen noun A sign believed to foretell a future event, whether good or bad.
- presage noun A warning of a future event; an omen.
- prodigy noun A person, especially a child, with exceptional talent or ability.
- sign noun A visible indication that something exists, is happening, or is about to happen.
Senses
présage is used for these senses in English:
- foreshadowing (literature, usually, uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
- harbinger A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
- presage A warning of a future event; an omen.
- prodigy (archaic) An extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent. [from 15th c.]
- sign An omen.
foreshadowing — full definition
- noun A technique in storytelling in which a writer plants hints early on about something that will happen later, so the eventual event feels prepared for rather than random.
- verb Present participle of foreshadow: to be an early sign of something that is going to happen.