(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."
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It's a Biblical reference. Daniel was able to translate the mysterious writing that appeared on the king's wall as a portent. Therefore, the "handwriting on the wall" means a portent, a warning, something that you need to heed. Writing on the wall is a premonition, portent, or clear indication, especially of failure or disaster
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.
an indication or forewarning
indication, sign, portent, forerunner
Sure, a synonym for "auspices" could be "patronage" or "support."
Synonyms of the word meant are; portent, presage, promise, purport, suggest, symbolize.
ils portent..., elles portent ...
augury, foreboding, harbinger, indication, portent, premonition, presage, prophecy, straw, warning, writing on the wall*, auspice, bodement, boding, foretoken, prognostic, prognostication
(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."
"Ils/elles portent" mean: "they carry", "they are carrying" depending on the context
anxiety, apprehension, apprehensiveness, augury, bad vibes, chill, dread, fear, foreshadowing, foretoken, forewarning, funny feeling*, handwriting on the wall, portent, prediction, premonition, prenotion
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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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