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Meaning of fortune teller | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˈfɔːt͡ʃuːn ˈtɛlə/

Definitions

A person who professes to predict the future in return for money.
A cootie catcher.

Equivalents

Deutsch Wahrsager Wahrsagerin

Ελληνικά μάντης μάντισσα χαρτομάντης

Español adivina adivino agorero

Suomi ennustaja povari

Français diseur de bonne aventure diseuse de bonne aventure

Italiano divinatore divinatrice indovina

日本語占い師

Nederlands waarzegger wichelaar wichelaarster

Polski jasnowidz jasnowidząca jasnowidzący

Português adivinho cartomante

Русский гадалка прорица́тель прорица́тельница

Svenska spåkvinna spåman

Türkçe falcı

Українська ворожби́т ворожби́тка ворожій

Tiếng Việt thầy bói

Examples

“"Cross my palm with silver and I'll tell you your fortune," said the fortune teller.”

“So I guess the fortune teller's right / I should've seen just what was there”

“The usual exchange between English children is as follows: A: Who do you love? (referring to one of the names on the fortune-teller) B: Simon. A: S-I-M-O-N (alternately opens and shuts the device as he or she says each letter).”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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