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soothsaying

/ˈsuːθseɪɪŋ/

Translations

soothsayingnoun

divinationTerme courant pour l’art de prédire l’avenir par des moyens surnaturels.

The villagers often visited the old woman for her soothsaying, hoping to learn what the future held for them.

Les villageois rendaient souvent visite à la vieille femme pour sa divination, espérant узнать ce que l’avenir leur réservait.

Additional translations

voyanceEmploi courant dans un contexte ésotérique ou populaire.

Synonyms

soothsayinggerund / present participle

/ˈsuːθˌseɪ.ɪŋ/

/ˈsuθˌseɪ.ɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something connected with predicting the future.

divinatoireQualifie ce qui concerne la divination ou la prédiction de l’avenir.

The oracle spoke in a soothsaying tone that unsettled the court.

L’oracle parla d’un ton divinatoire qui troubla la cour.

Additional translations

prophétiquePlus libre, pour une parole ou un ton qui annonce l’avenir.

soothsayverb

soothsaying

Gerund

soothsaid

Past Simple

soothsaid

Past Participle

soothsaying

Gerund

/ˈsuːθseɪ/

prédire

The old woman claimed she could soothsay the outcome of the battle.

La vieille femme affirmait qu’elle pouvait prédire l’issue de la bataille.

Additional translations

dire vraiEmploi archaïque ou littéraire.

prophétiserSoutenu ou littéraire.

Synonyms

Definitions

soothsayingnoun

The practice or art of predicting the future or revealing hidden knowledge through supernatural means.

The villagers often visited the old woman for her soothsaying, hoping to learn what the future held for them.

soothsayinggerund / present participle

Foretelling or predictive; pertaining to the act of divining future events.

The oracle spoke in a soothsaying tone that unsettled the court.

soothsayverb

To foretell or predict the future.

The old woman claimed she could soothsay the outcome of the battle.

Archaic. To speak or declare the truth; to affirm the veracity of something.

I do but soothsay the matter as it truly is.