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omen [ˈəʊmən] n 1. a phenomenon or occurrence regarded as a sign of future happiness or disaster 2. prophetic significance vb
(tr) to portend [from Latin] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
omen noun portent, sign, warning, threat, indication, foreshadowing, foreboding, harbinger, presage, forewarning, writing on the wall, prognostication, augury, prognostic, foretoken Her appearance at this moment is an omen of disaster. Quotations "May the gods avert this omen" [Cicero Third Philippic] "omen: a sign that something will happen if nothing happens" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary] Translations omen [ˈəʊmen] N → augurio m, presagio m it is a good omen that → es un buen presagio que ... bird of ill omen → ave f de mal agüero omen [ˈəʊmɛn] n → présage m a good omen → un bon présage a bad omen → un mauvais présage to be an omen of things to come It was an omen of things to come → C'était un présage de ce qui allait arriver. omen n omen [ˈəumən] a sign of a future event Long ago, storms were regarded as bad omens. voorbode بَشير، نَذير، دلالَةٌ عَلى المُسْتَقْبَل поличба znamení varsel; tegn das Omen οιωνός augurio, presagio enne طالع؛ یمن enne augure סִימָן शगुन चिह्न predznak ómen pertanda fyrirboði auspicio, presagio 前兆 전조, 징조 pranašiškas ženklas zīme; pazīme; likteņzīme petanda voorteken tegn, varsel omen, znak presságio prevestire предзнаменование znamenie znamenje predznak omen, järtecken, förebud ลางบอกเหตุ işaret 預兆 ознака, прикмета شگون، فال điềm 预兆 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A CROW was jealous of the Raven, because he was considered a bird of good omen and always attracted the attention of men, who noted by his flight the good or evil course of future events. I was now immeasurably alarmed, for I considered the vision either as an omen of my death, or, worse, as the fore-runner of an attack of mania. It is a name of ill omen to the princes of the house of France. |
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