What is Portent in Tagalog?
PORTENT IN TAGALOG – There are several English words that do not have a direct translation in Filipino, that’s why we need context to fully translate them.
In this article, we are going to learn about the Tagalog translation of this word based on context.
Portent means a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen.
In Tagalog, it can be translated as “PALATANDAAN, HUDYAT, BABALA, TANDA.”
Here are some examples using this word:
- The thunder was a portent of an approaching storm.
- To many people, a crow is a portent of death.
- We took the four flat tires as a portent we should avoid a road trip.
- When the bar stayed empty for most of opening night, the owner saw the lack of customers as a portent of business failure.
- I was not happy when the psychic told me the black cat represented a portent of bad luck.
In Tagalog, the aforementioned sentences could be translated as:
- Ang kulog ay tanda ng paparating na bagyo.
- Para sa maraming tao, ang uwak ay tanda ng kamatayan.
- Kinuha namin ang apat na flat na gulong bilang tanda na dapat naming iwasan ang isang road trip.
- Nang nanatiling walang laman ang bar sa halos buong gabi ng pagbubukas, nakita ng may-ari ang kakulangan ng mga customer bilang tanda ng pagkabigo sa negosyo.
- Hindi ako natuwa nang sabihin sa akin ng saykiko na ang itim na pusa ay kumakatawan sa isang tanda ng malas.
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