He went about telling everyone that he had made the winning basket in a very portentous manner, and because of this, people began to dislike him for his arrogant attitude.
(A portent is a sign or omen, as of a calamity, but is used rarely to mean a prodigy.)"Kayla is a portent; she could play the piano like Mozart at age 4.""The ship sailed, ignoring the dark sky which was a portent of the storm.""Unease among animals is often a portent of an imminent earthquake."
There is a portentous horse over there.
Laziness will almost always portend failure. The Greek oracles observed various signs that might portend victory or defeat. He was certain that the favorable review would portend the success of his restaurant.
(A portent is an omen. Portentous means ominous or forboding, and is often confused with pretentious, which means falsely or excessively arrogant or proud, as a braggart or aristocrat.)"The dark skies were a portentous sign of the approaching storm.""The sighting of a comet was once viewed as portentous of a disaster."There was a portentous silence following the Captain's sudden resignation announcement.The psychic's readings were rather portentous in nature.
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(A portent is a sign or omen, as of a calamity, but is used rarely to mean a prodigy.)"Kayla is a portent; she could play the piano like Mozart at age 4.""The ship sailed, ignoring the dark sky which was a portent of the storm.""Unease among animals is often a portent of an imminent earthquake."
There is a portentous horse over there.
ils portent..., elles portent ...
Laziness will almost always portend failure. The Greek oracles observed various signs that might portend victory or defeat. He was certain that the favorable review would portend the success of his restaurant.
"Ils/elles portent" mean: "they carry", "they are carrying" depending on the context
(A portent is an omen. Portentous means ominous or forboding, and is often confused with pretentious, which means falsely or excessively arrogant or proud, as a braggart or aristocrat.)"The dark skies were a portentous sign of the approaching storm.""The sighting of a comet was once viewed as portentous of a disaster."There was a portentous silence following the Captain's sudden resignation announcement.The psychic's readings were rather portentous in nature.
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"Portent" is an indication that something will happen in the future. Some synonyms for "portent" include omen, augury, foreboding, caution, auspice, foreshadowing, sign, presage, threat, warning, sign and premonition.
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an indication or forewarning
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