Polyglot Dictionary

omen

/ˈoʊmən/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
omens

Meaning

  1. presagio

    • The black cat was a bad omen.

      El gato negro fue un mal presagio.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

foreshadowing

Foreshadowing is a literary device hinting at what's to come in a story; an omen is a real-world sign believed to predict the future.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

prodigio

Close — an omen relates to a prodigy (sign).

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa omen?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The black cat was a bad ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a omen?

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