augurar

v.

1 to predict.

2 to augur, to omen, to predict, to presage.

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augurar

► verbo transitivo

1 to augur

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VT [cosa] to augur; [individuo] to predict, foresee

augurar que ... — to predict that ...

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verbo transitivo futuro to predict, foretell

este silencio no augura nada bueno — this silence does not bode o (frml) augur well

esos nubarrones auguran tormenta — those clouds herald o (liter) presage a storm

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= portend, hold out + prospect, hold out + promise, presage, be promissory of.

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

Ex. The processing of electronic signals holds out the prospect of the automation of tasks which involve representations of information.

Ex. Information technology holds out the promise of an improved information flow.

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

Ex. The movie trailer was promissory of action and adventure, but the film itself was a bore.

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* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

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verbo transitivo futuro to predict, foretell

este silencio no augura nada bueno — this silence does not bode o (frml) augur well

esos nubarrones auguran tormenta — those clouds herald o (liter) presage a storm

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= portend, hold out + prospect, hold out + promise, presage, be promissory of.

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

Ex: The processing of electronic signals holds out the prospect of the automation of tasks which involve representations of information.

Ex: Information technology holds out the promise of an improved information flow.

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

Ex: The movie trailer was promissory of action and adventure, but the film itself was a bore.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

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augurar [A1 ]

vt

le auguró un futuro halagüeño she predicted o foretold a promising future for him

este silencio no augura nada bueno this silence does not bode o (frml) augur well

esos nubarrones auguran tormenta those clouds herald a storm

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augurar (conjugate augurar) verbo transitivo ‹futuro› to predict, foretell
augurar verbo transitivo to augur
'augurar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pronosticar
- prometer
English:
portend
- spell

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augurar vt

[sujeto: suceso] to augur; [sujeto: persona] to predict;

el resultado de las elecciones no augura un futuro estable the result of the elections does not augur well for future stability;

estas nubes no auguran nada bueno those clouds don't look too promising

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augurar

v/t de persona predict, foretell; de indicio augur

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augurar vt

: to predict, to foretell