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portent

/ˈpɔːtɛnt/

/ˈpɔrtɛnt/

Translations

portentnoun

portents

/ˈpɔːtɛnt/

/ˈpɔrtɛnt/

présageSe dit surtout d’un signe annonciateur, souvent de quelque chose de grave ou de funeste.

The dark clouds on the horizon were a portent of the approaching storm.

Les nuages sombres à l’horizon étaient un présage de la tempête qui approchait.

Additional translations

prodigeSens archaïque : personne ou chose extraordinaire, remarquable.

Synonyms

portentnoun

A sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen.

The dark clouds on the horizon were a portent of the approaching storm.

A person or thing of great significance or wonder; a prodigy (archaic).

In his time, Mozart was hailed as a portent of musical genius.