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bode

/bəʊd/

/boʊd/

bodeverb

boded

Past Simple

boded

Past Participle

boding

Gerund

/bəʊd/

/boʊd/

Translations

présager

These dark clouds bode rain.

Ces nuages sombres présagent de la pluie.

Additional translations

augurerSurtout dans les tournures figées comme « augurer bien » ou « augurer mal ».

Definitions

To be an omen or sign of (something); to portend.

These dark clouds bode rain.

To give promise of or indicate a specified outcome, often with well or ill.

The early results bode well for her chances of victory.

Synonyms

bodenoun

bodes

/bəʊd/

/boʊd/

Chiefly archaic; 'bode' used as a noun meaning an omen or messenger.

Translations

présage

The silence in the forest was a bode of impending danger.

Le silence dans la forêt était un présage de danger imminent.

Additional translations

messagerSens archaïque.

Definitions

An omen or portent; a foreboding sign.

The silence in the forest was a bode of impending danger.

A messenger.

The king dispatched a bode to announce the treaty.

Synonyms

bideverb

bode

Past Simple

bided

Past Simple

bided

Past Participle

biding

Gerund

/baɪd/

Translations

attendrePatiente en attendant le bon moment.

He decided to bide his time until the perfect opportunity arose.

Il a décidé d’attendre son heure jusqu’à ce que l’occasion parfaite se présente.

Additional translations

supporterSurtout dialectal ou archaïque : endurer, supporter.

demeurerArchaïque : rester, séjourner quelque part.

Definitions

To wait or remain in readiness; to wait patiently for a favourable moment (often used in the phrase "bide one's time").

He decided to bide his time until the perfect opportunity arose.

To endure, bear, or withstand something, especially for a period of time (chiefly dialectal or archaic).

She had to bide the harsh winter before spring arrived.

Archaic. To stay, remain, or dwell in a place.

We must bide here until dawn.

Synonyms