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1 forerunner
[ˈfɔːranə] nouna person or thing which is a sign of what is to follow:السابِق، المُمَهِّد، المُبَشِّر بِمَجيءPenicillin was the forerunner of modern antibiotics.
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2 forløber fk
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3 enne
yks.nom. enne; yks.gen. enteen; yks.part. ennettä; yks.ill. enteeseen; mon.gen. enteiden enteitten; mon.part. enteitä; mon.ill. enteisiin enteihinaugury (noun)auspice (noun)forebode (noun)foreboding (noun)forerunner (noun)foretoken (noun)mark (noun)omen (noun)portend (noun)portent (noun)precursor (noun)presage (noun)sign (noun)* * *• forerunner• portent• augury• aura• auspice• boding• expression• feature• forebode• foreboding• foretoken• mark of• indication• portend• precursor• premonition• premonitory sign• presage• presentiment• prognostic• sign• symptom• syndrome• token• warning• mark -
4 edelläkävijä
yks.nom. edelläkävijä; yks.gen. edelläkävijän; yks.part. edelläkävijää; yks.ill. edelläkävijään; mon.gen. edelläkävijöiden edelläkävijöitten edelläkävijäin; mon.part. edelläkävijöitä; mon.ill. edelläkävijöihinforerunner (noun)pioneer (noun)precursor (noun)predecessor (noun)prerunner (noun)* * *• predecessor• pioneer• vanguard• prerunner• precursor• way-maker• herald• forerunner• antecedent• protagonist• messenger -
5 ɔbrafo
nounexecutioner--------plural abrafoforerunner--------plural abrafohangman--------plural abrafohero--------plural brafoa woman that has her monthly courses -
6 precursor
adj.1 precursive, precursory.2 trendsetting.m.1 forerunner, herald, pioneer, predecessor.2 precursor, forerunner.* * *► adjetivo1 precursory► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 precursor* * *(f. - precursora)nounforerunner, pioneer* * *precursor, -aSM / F precursor, forerunner* * *- sora masculino, femenino precursor, forerunner* * *= forerunner [fore-runner], precursor, progenitor, bellwether.Ex. The forerunner of many recent ideas, and the force behind some of the remaining traditional systems was Charles Ammi Cutter.Ex. These Centres were usually thought of initially as being a part of a national library or, indeed, a precursor to the development of a national library.Ex. These shifts were actually adaptations to events that altered the environmental conditions in which our progenitors lived.Ex. Scientists have long suspected amphibians are good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change.* * *- sora masculino, femenino precursor, forerunner* * *= forerunner [fore-runner], precursor, progenitor, bellwether.Ex: The forerunner of many recent ideas, and the force behind some of the remaining traditional systems was Charles Ammi Cutter.
Ex: These Centres were usually thought of initially as being a part of a national library or, indeed, a precursor to the development of a national library.Ex: These shifts were actually adaptations to events that altered the environmental conditions in which our progenitors lived.Ex: Scientists have long suspected amphibians are good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change.* * *1(de una tendencia, un suceso): un movimiento precursor del Cubismo a movement which was a precursor o forerunner of Cubismmasculine, feminineprecursor, forerunner* * *
precursor◊ - sora sustantivo masculino, femenino
precursor, forerunner
precursor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino precursor: ese autor es el precursor del modernismo, that author is the precursor of modernism
' precursor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antesala
- precursora
English:
forerunner
- harbinger
- precursor
* * *precursor, -ora♦ adjprecursory;un movimiento precursor del impresionismo a movement which anticipated the Impressionists♦ nm,fprecursor* * *m, precursora f precursor, forerunner* * *: forerunner, precursor -
7 ancêtre
ancêtre [ɑ̃sεtʀ]masculine noun, feminine noun* * *ɑ̃sɛtʀ1) ( aïeul) ancestor2) (colloq) ( personne âgée) old man/woman3) ( forme ancienne) ancestor; ( précurseur) father, forerunner* * *ɑ̃sɛtʀ nmfancestor, fig* * *ancêtre nmf1 ( aïeul) ancestor; mes ancêtres my ancestors, my forebears; nos ancêtres les Gaulois our ancestors the Gauls;2 ○( personne âgée) old man/woman;3 ( forme ancienne) ancestor; ( précurseur) father, forerunner; l'ancêtre de l'homme/du catamaran the ancestor of man/of the catamaran.[ɑ̃sɛtr] nom masculin et fémininc'était mon ancêtre he/she was an ancestor of mine————————ancêtres nom masculin pluriel -
8 précurseur
précurseur [pʀekyʀsœʀ]1. masculine adjective2. masculine noun( = personne) forerunner* * *pʀekyʀsœʀ
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adjectif masculin precursory fml
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nom masculin ( dans un domaine) pioneerprécurseur de — ( discipline) forerunner of; ( personne) precursor of
* * *pʀekyʀsœʀ1. adj m2. nm(= inventeur, organisation) forerunner, (= invention) precursor* * *[prekyrsɶr] adjectif masculin————————[prekyrsɶr] nom masculinfaire figure ou œuvre de précurseur to break new ground -
9 mtangulizi
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mtangulizi[Swahili Plural] watangulizi[English Word] forerunner[English Plural] forerunners[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] tangulia------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mtangulizi[Swahili Plural] watangulizi[English Word] harbinger[English Plural] harbingers[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] tangulia------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mtangulizi[Swahili Plural] watangulizi[English Word] herald[English Plural] heralds[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] tangulia------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mtangulizi[Swahili Plural] watangulizi[English Word] leader[English Plural] leaders[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mtangulizi[Swahili Plural] watangulizi[English Word] one who leads the way[English Plural] ones who lead the way[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] tangulia------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mtangulizi[Swahili Plural] watangulizi[English Word] pioneer[English Plural] pioneers[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mtangulizi[Swahili Plural] watangulizi[English Word] one who precedes[English Plural] ones who precede[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] tangulia------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mtangulizi[Swahili Plural] watangulizi[English Word] precursor[English Plural] precursors[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] tangulia V------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mtangulizi[Swahili Plural] watangulizi[English Word] predecessor[English Plural] predecessors[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] tangulia V------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 columnista
f. & m.1 columnist.2 female columnist.* * *1 columnist* * *noun mf.* * *SMF columnist* * *masculino y femenino columnist* * *= columnist.Ex. Dorothy Dix was the pen name of Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer (1861-1951) who was America's widely read female journalist of her time, and a forerunner of today's columnists.----* columnista de agencia de noticias = syndicated columnist.* * *masculino y femenino columnist* * *= columnist.Ex: Dorothy Dix was the pen name of Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer (1861-1951) who was America's widely read female journalist of her time, and a forerunner of today's columnists.
* columnista de agencia de noticias = syndicated columnist.* * *columnist* * *
columnista sustantivo masculino y femenino
columnist
columnista mf Prensa columnist
' columnista' also found in these entries:
English:
columnist
* * *columnista nmfcolumnist* * *m/f columnist* * *columnista nmf: columnist -
11 predecesor
m.1 predecessor, precursor, forerunner.2 forefather, progenitor, ancestor, predecessor.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 predecessor* * *(f. - predecesora)noun* * *predecesor, -aSM / F predecessor* * *- sora masculino, femenino predecessor* * *= predecessor, ancestor, forefather.Ex. Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.Ex. The corruptions were often established by the ancestors of LC's hypothetical reader.Ex. I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.* * *- sora masculino, femenino predecessor* * *= predecessor, ancestor, forefather.Ex: Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.
Ex: The corruptions were often established by the ancestors of LC's hypothetical reader.Ex: I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.* * *masculine, femininepredecessor* * *
predecesor◊ - sora sustantivo masculino, femenino
predecessor
predecesor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino predecessor
' predecesor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
predecesora
- altura
- antecesor
English:
forerunner
- predecessor
* * *predecesor, -ora nm,fpredecessor* * *m, predecesora f predecessor* * *predecesor, - sora nantecesor: predecessor -
12 airut
yks.nom. airut; yks.gen. airuen; yks.part. airutta; yks.ill. airueen; mon.gen. airuiden airuitten; mon.part. airuita; mon.ill. airuisiin airuihinharbinger (noun)herald (noun)marshal (noun)messenger (noun)precursor (noun)usher (noun)* * *• messenger• pioneer• precursor• usher• herald• harbinger• forerunner• courier• runner• marshal -
13 ouvreur
ouvreur, -euse [uvʀœʀ, øz]masculine noun, feminine noun* * *- euse uvʀœʀ, øz nom masculin, féminin1) Cinéma, Théâtre usher/usherette2) Jeux ( joueur qui commence) opener* * *2 Jeux ( joueur qui commence) opener;, ouvreuse [uvrɶr, øz] nom masculin, nom féminin3. SPORT forerunner -
14 animal
adj.1 animal (instintos, funciones).el reino animal the animal kingdom2 rough (person) (basto).f. & m.animal, brute (person).m.animal.animal de carga beast of burdenanimal protegido protected species* * *► adjetivo1 animal1 animal■ ¡animal! you brute!\animal de carga beast of burdenanimal doméstico petreino animal animal kingdom* * *noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) (=de los animales) animal2) * (=estúpido) stupidel muy animal no sabe la capital de España — he's so stupid he doesn't know what the capital of Spain is
3) * (=bruto)¡deja ya de empujar, no seas tan animal! — stop pushing, you great oaf o brute
no seas animal, trátala con cariño — don't be such a brute, be kind to her
¡el muy animal se comió tres platos! — he had three helpings, the oaf o pig!
2.SM animal- ser un animal de bellota- trabajar como un animalanimal de carga — (=burro, buey) beast of burden
¡me tratas como a un animal de carga! — what did your last servant die of? *
animal de tiro — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)
animal doméstico — [de compañía] pet; [de granja] domestic animal
3. SMF *1) (=estúpido) fool, moron *¡animal!, tres y dos son cinco — you fool o moron *, three plus two makes five
2) (=bruto) bruteel animal de Antonio se comió su plato y el mío — that pig Antonio ate all his own dinner and mine too
eres un animal, lo has roto — you're so rough you've gone and broken it
* * *I1) < instinto> animal (before n)2)a) (fam) ( estúpido) stupidb) ( grosero) rude, uncouthII1)a) (Zool) animalcomer como un animal — (fam) to eat like a horse (colloq)
* * *= animal, brute.Ex. Common names are, for example, names of animals, tools, diseases, and chemicals.Ex. It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.----* amante de los animales = animal lover.* animal acuático = water animal, aquatic animal.* animal anfibio = amphibian.* animal carnívoro = carnivorous animal.* animal carroñero = scavenger.* animal ciliado = ciliate.* animal dañino = pest.* animal de carga = pack animal.* animal de corral = farmyard animal.* animal de costumbres = creature of habit.* animal de granja = farm animal, farmyard animal.* animal de presa = prey animal.* animal disecado = stuffed animal.* animal doméstico = pet, domestic animal.* animales de caza = game.* animal herbívoro = herbivorous animal.* animal joven = kit.* animal marino = marine animal.* animal que ataca al hombre = man-eater.* animal que se alimenta filtrando plancton = filter feeder.* animal salvaje = wild animal.* animal terrestre = land animal.* animal vertebrado = vertebrate animal.* animal víctima de la carretera = road kill [roadkill].* aprovechamiento de los restos de animales = animal rendering.* centro de acogida de animales = animal shelter.* colección de animales = menagerie.* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.* comida para animales = animal feed.* cría de animales = animal husbandry.* cría intensiva de animales = factory farming.* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.* cuidado de animales = animal care.* cuidado de animales domésticos = pet care.* cuidador de animales de parque zoológico = zookeeper.* defensor de los derechos de los animales = animal rights campaigner.* defensor de los derechos de los animales = animal rights activist.* derechos de los animales = animal rights.* especie animal = animal species.* experimentación con animales = animal experimentation.* experimentos con animales = animal experimentation.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.* grasa animal = animal fat.* instinto animal = animal instinct.* llamada de animal en celo = rutting call.* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de los animales = animal rights movement.* novela de animales = animal story.* pecera para animales anfibios = amphibian tank.* piel de animal = pelt.* producto derivado de la grasa animal = fat product.* refugio de animales = wildlife centre.* refugio para animales = animal sanctuary.* reino animal, el = animal kingdom, the.* reserva de animales = wildlife preserve, game reserve.* reutilización de los restos de animales = animal rendering.* sociedad protectora de animales = RSPCA (Royal Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals), animal protection society.* tienda de animales = pet shop.* vida animal = animal life.* * *I1) < instinto> animal (before n)2)a) (fam) ( estúpido) stupidb) ( grosero) rude, uncouthII1)a) (Zool) animalcomer como un animal — (fam) to eat like a horse (colloq)
* * *= animal, brute.Ex: Common names are, for example, names of animals, tools, diseases, and chemicals.
Ex: It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.* amante de los animales = animal lover.* animal acuático = water animal, aquatic animal.* animal anfibio = amphibian.* animal carnívoro = carnivorous animal.* animal carroñero = scavenger.* animal ciliado = ciliate.* animal dañino = pest.* animal de carga = pack animal.* animal de corral = farmyard animal.* animal de costumbres = creature of habit.* animal de granja = farm animal, farmyard animal.* animal de presa = prey animal.* animal disecado = stuffed animal.* animal doméstico = pet, domestic animal.* animales de caza = game.* animal herbívoro = herbivorous animal.* animal joven = kit.* animal marino = marine animal.* animal que ataca al hombre = man-eater.* animal que se alimenta filtrando plancton = filter feeder.* animal salvaje = wild animal.* animal terrestre = land animal.* animal vertebrado = vertebrate animal.* animal víctima de la carretera = road kill [roadkill].* aprovechamiento de los restos de animales = animal rendering.* centro de acogida de animales = animal shelter.* colección de animales = menagerie.* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.* comida para animales = animal feed.* cría de animales = animal husbandry.* cría intensiva de animales = factory farming.* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.* cuidado de animales = animal care.* cuidado de animales domésticos = pet care.* cuidador de animales de parque zoológico = zookeeper.* defensor de los derechos de los animales = animal rights campaigner.* defensor de los derechos de los animales = animal rights activist.* derechos de los animales = animal rights.* especie animal = animal species.* experimentación con animales = animal experimentation.* experimentos con animales = animal experimentation.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.* grasa animal = animal fat.* instinto animal = animal instinct.* llamada de animal en celo = rutting call.* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de los animales = animal rights movement.* novela de animales = animal story.* pecera para animales anfibios = amphibian tank.* piel de animal = pelt.* producto derivado de la grasa animal = fat product.* refugio de animales = wildlife centre.* refugio para animales = animal sanctuary.* reino animal, el = animal kingdom, the.* reserva de animales = wildlife preserve, game reserve.* reutilización de los restos de animales = animal rendering.* sociedad protectora de animales = RSPCA (Royal Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals), animal protection society.* tienda de animales = pet shop.* vida animal = animal life.* * *A ‹instinto› animal ( before n)grasas de origen animal animal fatsB1 ( fam) (estúpido) stupid¡no seas animal, vamos a chocar! don't be so stupid o reckless, we'll crash!2 (grosero) rude, uncouthA1 ( Zool) animal2(persona con cierta característica): no soy un animal político I'm not a political animales un animal de costumbres he's a creature of habitCompuestos:(de granja) domestic animal; (mascota) petwild animalB1 (persona violenta) brute, animal2 (grosero) lout* * *
animal adjetivo
1 ‹ instinto› animal ( before n)
2 (fam)
■ sustantivo masculinoa) (Zool) animal;
( mascota) pet
(— grosera) lout
animal
I sustantivo masculino
1 animal
2 fig (persona bruta, fuerte) brute
(necio) dunce
II adjetivo animal
' animal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonar
- abrir
- acariciar
- arisca
- arisco
- babear
- bellota
- bestia
- bicha
- bicho
- brazo
- buey
- bufar
- caballería
- cadáver
- callejera
- callejero
- calostro
- caricia
- cebar
- cerda
- cerdo
- cola
- congénere
- consigo
- cordera
- cordero
- cría
- cruce
- cruzar
- cruzada
- cruzado
- cualquiera
- cuarta
- cuarto
- degollar
- despiece
- deyección
- disecar
- diurna
- diurno
- domesticar
- dopar
- ejemplar
- él
- ella
- enjaular
- entrañas
- fiera
- fiero
English:
animal
- antenna
- baby
- back
- bellow
- belly
- bite
- breed
- brute
- bugger
- care for
- coat
- creep
- cub
- den
- destroy
- dig
- domestic
- domesticated
- fierce
- finish off
- flamingo
- flesh
- forerunner
- fur
- furry
- good-natured
- habit
- hardy
- hide
- host
- house-train
- instinct
- kick
- kill
- lap
- lap up
- lead
- lean
- leg
- magnetism
- master
- maul
- milk
- mistress
- neck
- neglect
- nocturnal
- nurture
- pack-animal
* * *♦ adj1. [instintos, funciones] animal;el reino animal the animal kingdom2. [persona] [basto] rough3. [persona] [ignorante] ignorant♦ nmanimal;como un animal: sudaba como un animal he was sweating like a pig;trabajamos como animales para acabar a tiempo we worked like slaves to get it finished on timeanimal de bellota [cerdo] pig; Fam [insulto] ignoramus;animal de carga beast of burden;animal de compañía pet;animal doméstico [de granja] farm animal;[de compañía] pet;animales de granja farm animals;animal de laboratorio laboratory animal;animal político political animal;animal protegido protected species;animal racional rational being;animal de tiro draught animal;animal transgénico transgenic animal♦ nmf1. [persona basta] animal, brute2. [persona ignorante] (ignorant) brute* * *I adj1 animal atr ;reino animal animal kingdom2 figstupidII m tb figanimal* * *animal adj1) : animal2) estúpido: stupid, idiotic3) : rough, brutishanimal nm: animalanimal nmf1) idiota: idiot, fool2) : brute, beastly person* * *animal adj n animal -
15 signe
signe [siɲ]1. masculine nouna. sign• langage or langue des signes sign language• un signe de tête affirmatif/négatif a nod/a shake of the head• le signe moins/plus/égal the minus/plus/equal(s) sign• de la tête, il m'a fait signe de ne pas bouger he shook his head to tell me not to move• faire signe que non (de la tête) to shake one's head ; (de la main) to make a gesture of disagreement• en signe de protestation/respect as a sign of protest/respectb. ( = indice) sign• signe précurseur or avant-coureur omen• elle t'a invité ? c'est un signe ! she invited you? that's a good sign!• il recommence à manger, c'est bon signe he's beginning to eat again, that's a good sign• montrer or donner des signes de faiblesse or de fatigue [personne] to show signs of tiredness ; [appareil, montre] to be on its last legs ; [monnaie] to be weakeningc. ( = trait) mark• « signes particuliers: néant » "distinguishing marks: none"• de quel signe es-tu ? what's your sign?2. compounds* * *siɲnom masculin1) gén signsigne distinctif or particulier — distinguishing feature
2) ( symbole) gén sign; ( d'écriture) markplacé sous le signe de — marked by [violence, espoir]
3) ( geste) signfaire signe à quelqu'un — lit to wave to somebody; ( contacter) to get in touch with somebody
faire signe à quelqu'un de — to motion somebody to [parler, commencer]; to beckon somebody to [avancer, reculer]
il m'a fait signe de la tête — ( pour que je vienne) he beckoned to me; ( pour me saluer) he nodded to me; ( pour désapprouver) he shook his head
d'un signe de la main, elle m'a montré la cuisine — she pointed to the kitchen
faire signe que oui/que non — to indicate agreement/disagreement
échanger des signes d'intelligence avec quelqu'un — ( regards) to exchange knowing looks with somebody; ( gestes) to make meaningful signs at somebody
••* * *siɲ nm1) (indice, geste) signc'est signe que... — it's a sign that...
faire un signe de la tête (pour dire non) — to shake one's head, (pour dire oui) to nod, (pour dire bonjour) to nod
faire signe à qn d'entrer — to motion to sb to come in, to beckon to sb to come in
en signe de — as a sign of, as a mark of
2) TYPOGRAPHIE mark3) (signe du zodiaque) sign of the zodiac, star sign* * *signe nm1 ( indice) sign; signe précurseur omen; c'est bon/mauvais signe it's a good/bad sign; c'est signe de pluie it's a sign of rain; c'est signe que it's a sign that; donner des signes de faiblesse to show signs of weakness; un signe des temps a sign of the times; signe distinctif or particulier distinguishing feature; c'était un signe du destin it was fate; ⇒ avant-coureur;2 ( symbole) gén, Astrol sign; ( d'écriture) mark; le signe égale/plus the equals/plus sign; signes de ponctuation punctuation marks; signe diacritique diacritic mark; signe typographique typographic mark; marquer qch d'un signe to put a mark against sth; signe cabalistique cabalistic sign; signe astral star sign; signe du zodiaque sign of the zodiac; signe de terre/d'eau/de feu/d'air earth/water/fire/air sign; être né sous le signe du Cancer to be born under (the sign of) Cancer; placé sous le signe de fig, journ marked by [violence, espoir];3 ( geste) sign; faire signe à qn lit to wave to sb; ( contacter) to get in touch with sb; faire signe à qn de faire to motion sb to do [parler, commencer, avancer, partir]; to beckon sb to do [avancer, reculer, tourner, s'arrêter]; faire (un) signe de la main à qn to gesture to sb; il m'a fait signe de la tête ( pour que je vienne) he beckoned to me; (pour approuver, me saluer) he nodded to me; ( pour désapprouver) he shook his head; d'un signe de la main/tête, elle m'a montré la cuisine she pointed to/nodded her head in the direction of the kitchen; faire signe que oui/que non to indicate agreement/disagreement; faire un signe de refus to indicate one's refusal; faire comprendre par un signe que to indicate that; on se faisait des signes pendant que we were making signs to each other while; faire de grands signes à qn to gesticulate to sb; faire un signe amical to give a friendly wave (à to); échanger des signes d'intelligence or de connivence avec qn ( regards) to exchange knowing looks with sb; ( gestes) to gesture knowingly to sb; en signe de respect/protestation as a sign of respect/protest;signe de la croix sign of the cross; faire le signe de la croix, faire un signe de croix to make the sign of the cross; signe extérieur de richesse outward sign of wealth.il n'a pas donné signe de vie depuis six mois there's been no sign of him for six months.[siɲ] nom masculinfaire un signe à quelqu'un to make a sign ou to signal to somebodya. [affirmatif] to nod to somebodyb. [négatif] to shake one's head at somebodyfaire un signe de la main à quelqu'un [pour saluer, attirer l'attention] to wave to somebody, to wave one's hand at somebodya. [de la tête] to shake one's head (in refusal)b. [du doigt] to wave one's finger in refusalfaire un signe de croix ou le signe de la croix to cross oneself, to make the sign of the cross2. [indication] signa. [mauvais] that's ominousb. [bon] that's a good signc'est signe que... it's a sign that...c'est mauvais signe it's a bad sign, it's ominousc'est un signe des temps/des dieux it's a sign of the times/from the Godsdonner des signes d'impatience to give ou to show signs of impatience3. [marque] mark‘signes particuliers: néant’ ‘distinguishing marks: none’le signe moins/plus the minus/plus sign5. IMPRIMERIEsigne de correction proofreading mark ou symbol6. ASTROLOGIEen signe de locution prépositionnelleas a sign ou mark ofsous le signe de locution prépositionnelle2. (figuré) -
16 edeltäjä
yks.nom. edeltäjä; yks.gen. edeltäjän; yks.part. edeltäjää; yks.ill. edeltäjään; mon.gen. edeltäjien edeltäjäin; mon.part. edeltäjiä; mon.ill. edeltäjiinpredecessor (noun)* * *• forerunner• predecessor• predecesso• pacemaker• foregoer• antecessor• precursor
См. также в других словарях:
forerunner — ► NOUN 1) a precursor. 2) archaic an advance messenger … English terms dictionary
forerunner — noun Date: 13th century 1. one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: as a. a premonitory sign or symptom b. a skier who runs the course before the start of a race 2. predecessor, ancestor Synonyms: forerunner, precursor, harbinger … New Collegiate Dictionary
forerunner — I noun ancestor, antecedent, antecessor, auspice, forebear, harbinger, herald, leader, messenger, omen, pioneer, portent, praenuntius, precedent, precursor, predecessor, preface, prefigurement, presage, progenitor, scout, sign, vanguard, warning… … Law dictionary
forerunner — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ early ▪ an early forerunner of the modern jet engine ▪ direct … Collocations dictionary
forerunner — noun 1) archosaurs were the forerunners of dinosaurs Syn: predecessor, precursor, antecedent, ancestor, forebear; prototype Ant: descendant 2) a headache may be the forerunner of other complaints Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
forerunner — noun a) a runner at the front or ahead b) a precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead … Wiktionary
forerunner — noun 1》 a precursor. 2》 archaic an advance messenger … English new terms dictionary
forerunner — noun (C) 1 a person, organization, machine etc which existed a long time before a similar one that exists now, and which the present one is based upon (+ of): The suffragettes were forerunners of the modern women s movement. 2 a sign or warning… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
forerunner — UK [ˈfɔːˌrʌnə(r)] / US [ˈfɔrˌrʌnər] noun [countable] Word forms forerunner : singular forerunner plural forerunners 1) an institution, custom, or thing that existed before a newer but similar thing Mansholt served as Agricultural Commissioner of… … English dictionary
forerunner — fore|run|ner [ fɔr,rʌnər ] noun count 1. ) an institution, custom, or thing that existed before a newer but similar thing: PRECURSOR: forerunner of: Small country schools were forerunners of the modern public schools in most American towns. 2. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
forerunner — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. precursor, predecessor; harbinger; herald, announcer; Elijah, John the Baptist, etc.; leader, vanguard, scout, picket. See priority, prediction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. precursor, predecessor, herald … English dictionary for students