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portent [ˈpɔːtent] N

1. portent:

portent

不祥之兆 bùxiáng zhī zhào

portent

凶兆 xiōngzhào

2. portent:

portent

迹象 jìxiàng

portent

征兆 zhēngzhào

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In "slendinga saga" is a collection of versified dreams and portents said to have occurred shortly before the battle of rlygsstair. en.wikipedia.org

It was a little army and a little battle, but it was of mighty portent. en.wikipedia.org

This was taken as a portent of doom. en.wikipedia.org

His wings have turned black, however, a portent that his life is coming to an end. en.wikipedia.org

The smoke rising from the chimney of the coffee house connects these portents to the scene below. en.wikipedia.org

Through a series of supposed portents and miracles he gained a considerable following, including possibly as many as 30,000 children. en.wikipedia.org

The book closes with panic in the city, terrible portents and visions of the disaster to come. en.wikipedia.org

The cross consists of a large cross portent with four plain crosslets between the arms. en.wikipedia.org

Under him many portents happened and a great pestilence occurred. en.wikipedia.org

So struck was she by the portent contained in the timber of the bridge that she fell on her knees and reverenced it. en.wikipedia.org

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