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1 devin
devin, devineresse [dəvɛ̃, dəvin(ə)ʀεs]masculine noun, feminine noun• je ne suis pas devin ! I can't see into the future!* * *dəvɛ̃nom masculin soothsayer, seerje ne suis pas devin! — I'm not psychic! (colloq)
* * *dəvɛ̃ nm* * *devin nm soothsayer, seer; je ne suis pas devin! I'm not psychic!, devineresse [dəvɛ̃, dəvinrɛs] nom masculin, nom féminin -
2 augure
augure [ogyʀ]masculine noun( = présage) omen* * *ogyʀnom masculin1) ( devin) ( dans l'Antiquité) augur; fig, hum soothsayer, oracle2) ( signe) omen; ( dans l'Antiquité) auguryêtre de bon/mauvais augure pour quelque chose/quelqu'un — to be a good/bad omen for something/somebody
* * *oɡyʀ nmsoothsayer, oracleêtre de bon augure — to augur well, to bode well
être de bon augure pour la suite — to augur well for the future, to bode well for the future
* * *augure nm1 ( devin) Antiq augur; fig, hum soothsayer, oracle; consulter les augures Antiq to consult the augurs; fig to consult the oracle;2 ( signe) omen; Antiq augury; être de bon/mauvais augure pour qch/qn to be a good/bad omen for sth/sb.[ogyr] nom masculin2. [présage] omende bon augure locution adjectivalec'est de bon augure it's auspicious, it augurs well, it bodes wellde mauvais augure locution adjectivalec'est de mauvais augure it's ominous, it doesn't augur well, it bodes ill -
3 devineresse
devineresse nf soothsayer, seer.
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soothsayer — [n] seer augur, channeller, clairvoyant, crystal ball gazer, diviner, forecaster, fortune teller, medium, oracle, palm reader, prophet, psychic, soothsayer; concept 423 … New thesaurus
Soothsayer — Sooth say er, n. 1. One who foretells events by the art of soothsaying; a prognosticator. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A mantis. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Soothsayer — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Thrash Metal Gründung 1985 Auflösung 1990 Neugründung 2007 Websi … Deutsch Wikipedia
soothsayer — mid 14c., “one who speaks truth;” late 14c., “fortune teller;” see SOOTH (Cf. sooth) + SAY (Cf. say). O.E. had soðsagu “act of speaking the truth,” seðan declare (the truth) … Etymology dictionary
soothsayer — ► NOUN ▪ a person supposed to be able to foresee the future. DERIVATIVES soothsaying noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «person who speaks the truth»: see SOOTH(Cf. ↑sooth) … English terms dictionary
soothsayer — [so͞oth sā΄ər] n. [ME sothseyere, one who speaks the truth] 1. Historical a person who professes to foretell the future 2. MANTIS … English World dictionary
Soothsayer — A soothsayer is a person who claims to speak sooth: specifically one who predicts the future based upon personal, political, spiritual, mental or religious beliefs rather than scientific facts.Typically, soothsayers include: *Astrologers *Augurs… … Wikipedia
soothsayer — UK [ˈsuːθˌseɪə(r)] / US [ˈsuθˌseɪr] noun [countable] Word forms soothsayer : singular soothsayer plural soothsayers in the past, someone who people thought was able to say what would happen in the future … English dictionary
soothsayer — sooth·say·er (so͞oth’sā′ər) n. ▸ One who claims to be able to foretell events or predict the future; a seer. Word History: The truth is not always soothing, but our verb soothe is related to soothsayer, the word for one who tells the truth,… … Word Histories
soothsayer — noun Date: 14th century a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means ; prognosticator … New Collegiate Dictionary
soothsayer — /soohth say euhr/, n. a person who professes to foretell events. [1300 50; ME sothseyere, sothseyer. See SOOTH, SAY1, ER1] * * * … Universalium