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1 foretell
fo:'telpast tense, past participle - foretold; verb(to tell (about something) before it has happened: to foretell the future from the stars.) predecir, pronosticartr[fɔː'tel]1 predecir, pronosticarv.(§ p.,p.p.: foretold) = agorar v.• denunciar v.• predecir v.(§pres: predigo, predices...) pret: predij-pp: predichofut/c: predir-•)• pronosticar v.fɔːr'tel, fɔː'teltransitive verb (past & past p foretold) predecir*, pronosticar*[fɔː'tel](pt, pp foretold) VT (=predict) predecir, pronosticar; (=forebode) presagiar* * *[fɔːr'tel, fɔː'tel]transitive verb (past & past p foretold) predecir*, pronosticar* -
2 futuro
futuro 1
◊ -ra adjetivofuture ( before n); las futuras generaciones future generations; la futura mamá the mother-to-be
futuro 2 sustantivo masculino 1 ( porvenir) future;◊ ¿qué nos deparará el futuro? what will the future bring?;en un futuro cercano or próximo in the near future; en el or en lo futuro in future; un empleo con/sin futuro a job with good prospects/with no prospects; su relación no tiene futuro their relationship has no future 2 (Ling) future (tense)
futuro,-a
I adjetivo future
II sustantivo masculino future ' futuro' also found in these entries: Spanish: amenaza - auspiciar - esplendorosa - esplendoroso - futura - halagüeña - halagüeño - labrarse - poder - preocupar - visión - ya - augurar - buenaventura - clarividente - después - encarar - enfrentar - esperar - inseguro - ir - lejano - lejos - luego - mientras - previsor - resolver - ser English: affect - ahead - be - bleak - brighten - certain - definite - dim - dismal - doubtful - early - employ - far - finished - foreseeable - foretell - future - gonna - hereafter - hold - immediate - improbable - near - nowhere - prospect - prospective - remind - shall - shape - short-sighted - site - stake - store - tense - think ahead - to - vision - will - yet - beyond - dead - look - perfect - scrap - time - - to-be -
3 predict
pri'dikt(to say in advance; to foretell: He predicted a change in the weather.) predecir, pronosticar- prediction
predict vb predecir / prever / pronosticartr[prɪ'dɪkt]1 predecir, pronosticarpredict [pri'dɪkt] vt: pronosticar, predecirv.• adivinar v.• anunciar v.• predecir v.(§pres: predigo, predices...) pret: predij-pp: predichofut/c: predir-•)• pronosticar v.• vaticinar v.prɪ'dɪkttransitive verb \<\<result\>\> predecir*, pronosticar*[prɪ'dɪkt]VT predecir, pronosticar, prever"it'll end in disaster," he predicted — -será un desastre, -predijo or -pronosticó
the predicted fall in interest rates has not materialized — la bajada de los tipos de interés que estaba prevista aún no se ha materializado
the motion was passed, as predicted — la moción se aprobó como se había previsto or pronosticado
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to predict that — predecir que, pronosticar que•
nobody can predict what will happen — nadie puede predecir lo que va a pasar* * *[prɪ'dɪkt]transitive verb \<\<result\>\> predecir*, pronosticar* -
4 prophet
- fit1) (a person who (believes that he) is able to foretell the future.) profeta; profetisa2) (a person who tells people what God wants, intends etc: the prophet Isaiah.) profeta; profetisaprophet n profetatr['prɒfɪt]1 profeta nombre masculinoprophet ['prɑfət] n: profeta m, profetisa fn.• profeta s.m.• vate s.m.• vidente s.m.,f.'prɑːfət, 'prɒfɪtnoun profeta, -tisa m,fthe prophets of doom — los catastrofistas or agoreros
['prɒfɪt]N profeta ma prophet of doom — (fig) un(a) catastrofista, un(a) agorero(-a) *
* * *['prɑːfət, 'prɒfɪt]noun profeta, -tisa m,fthe prophets of doom — los catastrofistas or agoreros
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5 bode ill/well
(to be an omen of or to foretell bad or good fortune: This bodes well for the future.) presagiar, prometer, prever -
6 tell (someone's) fortune
(to foretell what will happen to someone in the future: The gypsy told my fortune.) decir a alguien la buenaventura -
7 tell (someone's) fortune
(to foretell what will happen to someone in the future: The gypsy told my fortune.) decir a alguien la buenaventura
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foretell — foretell, predict, forecast, prophesy, prognosticate, augur, presage, portend, forebode are comparable when meaning to tell something before it happens through special knowledge or occult power. Foretell and predict are frequently interchangeable … New Dictionary of Synonyms
future — [fyo͞o′chər] adj. [ME futur < OFr < L futurus, about to be, used as fut. part. of esse, to be] 1. that is to be or come; of days, months, or years ahead 2. Gram. indicating time to come [the future tense of a verb] n. 1. the time that is to … English World dictionary
Foretell — Fore*tell , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foretold}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foretelling}.] To predict; to tell before occurence; to prophesy; to foreshow. [1913 Webster] Deeds then undone my faithful tongue foretold. Pope. [1913 Webster] Prodigies, foretelling… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
foretell — transitive verb (foretold; telling) Date: 14th century to tell beforehand ; predict • foreteller noun Synonyms: foretell, predict, forecast, prophesy, prognosticate mean to tell beforehand. foretell applies to the telling of the coming of a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
future — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 time that will come after the present ADJECTIVE ▪ foreseeable, immediate, near, not too distant, short term ▪ Things will continue as they are for the foreseeable future. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
future — fu|ture1 W1S1 [ˈfju:tʃə US ər] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: futur, from Latin futurus going to be ] 1.) likely to happen or exist at a time after the present ▪ We are now more able to predict future patterns of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
foretell — verb 1) the locals can foretell a storm Syn: predict, forecast, prophesy, prognosticate; foresee, anticipate, envisage, envision, see See note at predict 2) dreams can foretell the future … Thesaurus of popular words
foretell — UK [fɔː(r)ˈtel] / US [fɔrˈtel] verb [transitive] Word forms foretell : present tense I/you/we/they foretell he/she/it foretells present participle foretelling past tense foretold UK [fɔː(r)ˈtəʊld] / US [fɔrˈtoʊld] past participle foretold mainly… … English dictionary
foretell — verb Foretell is used with these nouns as the object: ↑future … Collocations dictionary
foretell — [[t]fɔː(r)te̱l[/t]] foretells, foretelling, foretold VERB If you foretell a future event, you predict that it will happen. [LITERARY] [V n] ...prophets who have foretold the end of the world. [Also V that/wh] … English dictionary
foretell — Synonyms and related words: adumbrate, announce, anticipate, apprehend, approach, augur, await, be destined, be fated, be imminent, be to be, be to come, bode, call, cast a horoscope, cast a nativity, come, come on, declare, disclose, divine,… … Moby Thesaurus