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ill omen

nounmasculine/ɐˈɣowɾu/média

a·gou·ro

Definition

Omen, sign or forewarning of something bad that is going to happen; ill omen.
The owl's cry was considered an ill omen of death.
He saw in that accident a bad omen for the journey.
Common collocations
bad omenill omensign of ill omen
Idiomatic expressions
  • of ill omen (that foretells misfortune)

Etymology

Do latim 'augurium', através do galego-português.

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