presagiar

v.

1 to foretell, to foresee.

2 to forebode, to foreshow, to announce, to herald.

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presagiar

Conjugation model [CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 to be a warning of, foretell

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VT to betoken, forebode, presage

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verbo transitivo to presage (frml or liter), forebode

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= foreshadow, herald, portend, presage.

Ex. While in Uganda he authored the Markerere Institute list of subject headings, which foreshadowed his later work at the Hennepin County Library, which he joined in 1971.

Ex. The appearance of a term in a title does not necessarily herald the treatment of the topic at any length in the body of the text.

Ex. Recent strides in storage technology portend lower cost and greater capacity systems for all computers.

Ex. These 'stages of development' in the life cycle of a company presage a turnaround situation for that company over the course of time.

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verbo transitivo to presage (frml or liter), forebode

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= foreshadow, herald, portend, presage.

Ex: While in Uganda he authored the Markerere Institute list of subject headings, which foreshadowed his later work at the Hennepin County Library, which he joined in 1971.

Ex: The appearance of a term in a title does not necessarily herald the treatment of the topic at any length in the body of the text.

Ex: Recent strides in storage technology portend lower cost and greater capacity systems for all computers.

Ex: These 'stages of development' in the life cycle of a company presage a turnaround situation for that company over the course of time.

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presagiar [A1 ]

vt

to presage (frmlorliter), forebode

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presagiar vt

esas nubes presagian tormenta there's going to be a storm, by the look of those clouds;

su silencio no presagia nada bueno his silence gives little grounds for optimism

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presagiar

v/t presage, forebode;

no hacer presagiar nada bueno not be a good omen, not augur well

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presagiar vt

: to presage, to portend