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por·tent  (pôrtnt, pr-)

n.

1. An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen.

2. Prophetic or threatening significance: signs full of portent.

3. Something amazing or marvelous; a prodigy.

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[Latin portentum, from neuter past participle of portendere, to portend; see portend.]

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portent [ˈpɔːtɛnt]

n

1. a sign or indication of a future event, esp a momentous or calamitous one; omen

2. momentous or ominous significance a cry of dire portent

3. a miraculous occurrence; marvel

[from Latin portentum sign, omen, from portendere to portend]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

portent - a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" omen, prognostic, prognostication, presage, prodigy augury, foretoken, preindication, sign - an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" auspice - a favorable omen foreboding - an unfavorable omen death knell - an omen of death or destruction

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portent

noun omen, sign, warning, threat, indication, premonition, foreshadowing, foreboding, harbinger, presage, forewarning, prognostication, augury, presentiment, prognostic This is a frightening portent for the future.

Translations

portent [ˈpɔːtent] N

1. (= omen) → augurio m, presagio m
a portent of doom → un presagio de la catástrofe

2. (= prodigy) → portento m

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portent [ˈpɔː^rtɛnt] n → présage m

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portent

n → Zeichen nt, → Omen nt (geh) → (of für); a matter of great portent for us all → eine Angelegenheit (von) großer Tragweite für uns alle; a portent of things to come → ein Vorgeschmack m → auf das, was noch bevorsteht; to be a portent of something → etw ahnen lassen

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portent [ˈpɔːtɛnt] n → presagio

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portent [ˈpɔːtɛnt] n → presagio

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portent

n portent [ˈpoːtent]

something usually strange and remarkable that warns of some future happening strange signs and portents. waarskuwing نَذيرُ شُؤْم предзнаменование předzvěst, zlé znamení varsel das Vorzeichen οιωνός presagio, augurio enne شگون؛ یمن enne présage סִימָן לַבָּאוֹת अपशकुन, शकुन, चमत्कार koban znak (baljós) előjel firasat fyrirboði presagio 前兆 징후, 전조 (pranašingas) ženklas (ļaunu vēstoša) zīme; pareģojums petanda voorteken (for)varsel, tegn znak, wróżba mau agouro preves­tire предзнаменование predzvesť, zlé znamenie znamenje predznak förebud, varsel, järtecken ปาฏิหาริย์ belirti, alâmet 預兆，不祥之兆，徵兆 ознака, передвістя شگون، فال điềm báo 预兆，不祥之兆，征兆