fortune-telling

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

The act or practice of predicting the future (especially for money), as by using a crystal ball, reading palms, reading tea leaves in a cup, etc.; prediction of future events, especially those of a personal nature.

Equivalents

Françaisbonne aventure

Deutschwahrsagen Wahrsagerei

Portuguêsadivinhação

17 more languages

العربيةعَرَافَة

Azərbaycan dilifal

Cymraegdarogan

Suomiennustaminen

Italianodivinazione

日本語せんぼく卜占占い易

한국어사주 운세 하락시

Kurdîfal

မြန်မာဗေဒင်

Polskiwróżbiarstwo

Românăprezicere

Русскийворожба гадание

Svenskaspådom

తెలుగుసోదె

Türkçefal

Українськаворожба ворожіння

Tiếng Việtbồi bói toán

Examples

“Fortune-telling has been in all countries a gift of the sea-people.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

Fortuned Fortunes Fortuneteller Fortunetellers Fortunetelling Fortunian

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