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Italian

presagio

/preˈzadʒo/noun · masculineC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 9,095

Meaning

omen, portent

  • a sign or warning regarded as indicating a future event
  • an intuitive foreboding or premonition

In a sentence

Quell'improvviso silenzio sembrava un brutto presagio.

That sudden silence seemed like a bad omen.

L'arrivo della pioggia fu interpretato come un buon presagio.

The arrival of rain was interpreted as a good omen.

Non ignorare quel presagio, potrebbe rivelarsi importante.

Do not ignore that portent; it might turn out to be important.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
presagiomasculine · singular
presagimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Can be positive ('buon presagio') or negative ('cattivo presagio').
  • The plural is 'presagi', dropping the unstressed final -io.

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