presagio — meaning in English
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English meaning
- augury noun A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.
- doom noun A terrible fate that seems certain and impossible to avoid, especially death or destruction.
- omen noun A sign believed to foretell a future event, whether good or bad.
- premonition noun A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something bad, before there is any real evidence of it.
- 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
presagio is used for these senses in English:
- augury (by extension) An omen or prediction; a foreboding; a prophecy.
- doom Destiny, especially terrible.
- doom Dread; a feeling of danger, impending danger, darkness, or despair.
- omen Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
- omen A thing of prophetic significance.
- premonition A strong intuition that something is about to happen (usually something negative, but not exclusively).
- presage A warning of a future event; an omen.
- prodigy (archaic) An extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent. [from 15th c.]
augury — full definition
- noun A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.
- noun An omen or prediction; a foreboding; a prophecy.
- noun An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come.
doom — full definition
- noun A terrible fate that seems certain and impossible to avoid, especially death or destruction.
- verb To condemn someone or something to a certain, usually terrible, fate.