presage

• Nom désignant un signe, un présage ou une indication qu'un événement, souvent important ou négatif, est à venir.

A noun referring to a sign, omen, or indication that something, often something significant or negative, is about to happen.

1. Omen or signC1formal

   An indication or warning that something, especially something unpleasant, will happen in the future.

   présage

   • The dark clouds were a presage of the coming storm.
   • Many saw the economic downturn as a presage of a recession.
   • The strange behavior of the animals was considered a presage of an earthquake.

   Synonymesauguryauspiceforetokenharbingerindicationomenportentprognosticsignwarning

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner le fait d'être un signe ou un avertissement que quelque chose, généralement de déplaisant, va se produire ; présager ou annoncer.

A verb used to indicate the act of being a sign or warning that something, typically something unpleasant, will happen; to foreshadow or portend.

1. Be a sign or warning ofC1formal

   To indicate or suggest that something, typically something unpleasant, will happen in the future.

   présager

   • The dark clouds presaged a severe storm.
   • His sudden silence presaged bad news.
   • Economic indicators presage a downturn in the market.

   Synonymesaugurbetokenforebodeforeshadowforetokenheraldomenportendsignal