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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPrédiction
Pronunciation / Transliteration: prédiction
"Elle a consulté un voyant pour une prédiction."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The practice of predicting information about a person's life, often through various mystical or supernatural methods.
"She visited a psychic for some fortune-telling before making her big decision." - 2
A specific instance of predicting someone's future, typically involving tools like tarot cards or crystal balls.
"The fortune-telling session revealed surprising insights about his career."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'fortune-telling' combines 'fortune,' derived from the Latin 'fortuna,' meaning chance or luck, and 'telling,' from the Old English 'tellan,' meaning to recount or narrate. The practice has roots in ancient cultures, where divination was used to predict future events.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fortune-Telling" is said worldwide
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Prédiction
Transliteration: prédiction
"Elle a consulté un voyant pour une prédiction."
Wahrsagerei
Transliteration: vahrsahguhry
"Er besuchte eine Wahrsagerin für die Wahrsagerei."
Divinazione
Transliteration: divinazione
"Ha fatto una divinazione con le carte."
Adivinación
Transliteration: adivinación
"Ella fue a una sesión de adivinación."
Adivinhação
Transliteration: adivinhação
"Ele fez uma adivinhação com cartas de tarô."
भाग्य-भविष्यवाणी
Transliteration: bhāgya-bhaviṣyavāṇī
"उसने भविष्यवाणी के लिए एक ज्योतिषी से संपर्क किया।"
算命
Transliteration: suànmìng
"她去算命以了解未来。"
점술
Transliteration: jeomsul
"그녀는 점술을 위해 점쟁이를 찾았다."
占い
Transliteration: uranai
"彼女は占いのために占い師を訪れた。"
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