Word of the day:Portent

Portent: presságio, augúrio (especialmente desagradável), portento, prodígio

Synonyms: augury, auspice, boding, foreboding, foreshadowing, omen, prefiguring, presage

“…a red sky in the morning can be a portent of a coming storm…”

“A scout was sent to have a look at this teenage pitcher who was supposed to be the latest portent of the baseball world.”

Entretanto, em Português:

Portento:  coisa ou sucesso estupendo, maravilhoso, coisa rara, maravilha,  prodígio, pessoa de excepcional talento

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