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prophète [pʀɔfεt]masculine noun* * *pʀɔfɛtnom masculin prophetprophète de malheur — prophet of doom GB, doomsayer US
••nul n'est prophète en son pays — Proverbe a prophet is not without honour, save in his own country
* * *pʀɔfɛt, fetɛs nm/f (prophétesse)* * *prophète, prophétesse nm,f prophet/prophetess; prophète de malheur prophet of doom GB, doomsayer US; ⇒ faux.[prɔfɛt] nom masculingrands/petits prophètes major/minor prophets -
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[kasɑ̃dr] nom proprejouer les Cassandre to be a prophet of doom ou a real Jeremiah
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prophet of doom — PESSIMIST, doom monger, doomsayer, doomster, Cassandra, Jeremiah; informal doom (and gloom) merchant. → prophet * * * prophet of doom noun A person who continually predicts unfortunate events, disasters, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑prophet * * *… … Useful english dictionary
prophet of doom — Synonyms and related words: Cassandra, Druid, Eeyore, Jeremiah, admonisher, astrologer, augur, calamity howler, cautioner, crystal gazer, cynic, defeatist, divinator, diviner, divineress, flagman, forecaster, foreknower, foreseer, foreshower,… … Moby Thesaurus
prophet of doom — if you want to listen to these prophets of doom, you may as well cash it in today Syn: pessimist, doom monger, doomsayer, doomster, Cassandra, Jeremiah; informal Chicken Little … Thesaurus of popular words
Prophet of Doom — Girolamo Savonarola … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
(a) prophet of doom — someone who always expects bad things to happen. My father is convinced that this venture will fail, but then he s always been a prophet of doom … New idioms dictionary
prophet of disaster — prophet of doom/disaster/ phrase someone who has a very negative view of life and thinks that only bad things will happen We’re going to prove all the prophets of doom wrong and make this business work. Thesaurus: people who are not happy,… … Useful english dictionary
doom merchant — ˌprophet of ˈdoom | ˈdoom merchant idiom a person who predicts that things will go very badly • The prophets of doom who said television would kill off the book were wrong. Main entry: ↑doomidiom … Useful english dictionary
prophet — UK [ˈprɒfɪt] / US [ˈprɑfɪt] noun Word forms prophet : singular prophet plural prophets 1) a) [countable] according to some religions, a man sent by God to lead people and teach them their religious beliefs b) the Prophet Muhammad, the founder of… … English dictionary
prophet — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ false, true ▪ Some believe that he was not a true prophet. ▪ great ▪ biblical, Old Testament PHRASES … Collocations dictionary
prophet, prophetess — ▶ noun SEER, soothsayer, fortune teller, clairvoyant, diviner; oracle, augur, sibyl. Phrases ■ prophet of doom PESSIMIST, doom monger, doomsayer, doomster, Cassandra, Jeremiah; informal doom ( … Useful english dictionary
prophet — proph|et [ˈprɔfıt US ˈpra: ] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: prophete, from Latin, from Greek prophetes, from phanai to speak ] 1.) a man who people in the Christian, Jewish, or Muslim religion believe has been sent by God to lead them… … Dictionary of contemporary English