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por·tend [pɔ:ˈtend, Am pɔ:rˈ-] VB trans form

to portend sth

auf etw acc hindeuten

to portend calamity

Unheil ankündigen

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to portend calamity

Unheil ankündigen

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Morning fog portends fair conditions, as rainy conditions are preceded by wind or clouds which prevent fog formation. en.wikipedia.org

Some commentators have asked whether this portends a lack of respect for the proper role of the courts. en.wikipedia.org

For children, not understanding what really to be afraid of, these dreams portend some pain and disturbance lurking into the landscape. en.wikipedia.org

Stifled because the death it was portending has taken place. en.wikipedia.org

Court astrologers, however, were also correct that the event portended disaster. en.wikipedia.org

In retrospect, the joke is considered witty and yet eerily prescient because it portended some of the future turmoil that the artist would endure. en.wikipedia.org

This is an interesting point, and an insightful one, but it does not portend any serious problems. en.wikipedia.org

At the bottom of the composition are a scepter, a crown, and the mask of tragedy, portending the child's brilliant future. en.wikipedia.org

Morning fog portends fair conditions and can be associated with a marine layer, an indication of a stable atmosphere. en.wikipedia.org

These compositions aroused the interest of the specialists who found them excellent writing which portended a brilliant future for the composer. en.wikipedia.org

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