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Meaning of fortune-telling | Babel Free

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.

uncountable

Equivalents

العربية عَرَافَة
Azərbaycanca fal
Cymraeg darogan
Deutsch wahrsagen Wahrsagerei
Suomi ennustaminen
Français bonne aventure
Italiano divinazione
日本語 せんぼく 卜 占 占い 易
한국어 사주 운세 하락시
Kurdî fal fal
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဗေဒင်
Polski wróżbiarstwo
Português adivinhação
Română prezicere
Русский ворожба гадание
Svenska spådom
తెలుగు సోదె
Türkçe fal
Українська ворожба ворожіння
Tiếng Việt bồi 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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