sortear
English translation: predict the future
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| 10:27 Mar 18, 2011 |
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|  Selected response from: Jenni Lukac (X) Local time: 20:50 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | predict the future |
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| 4 +1 | reading/telling (the child's) fortune |
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| 5 | read |
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| 4 | tell |
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| 4 | foretell/foresee the future |
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4 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1predict the future Explanation: You might want to say "predict a person's future" to note that he is predicting the future of an individual. Read is also acceptable, by the way, as he is "reading" leaves. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 mins (2011-03-18 10:32:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- As in "read someone's future in coca leaves". |
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5 mins confidence:
tell Explanation: ...the future |
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1 hr confidence:
foretell/foresee the future Explanation: other options read the leaves to foresee what lies ahead for the child read the leaves to foretell what lies ahead for the child or to catch a glimpse of the/his future Foresee Future. Palm reading, face reading, feng shui ... eyebrows · eye · ear · nose. hand, - life line. - wisdom line. - success line. - emotion line ... www.englishdaily626.com/foreseefuture/ - Cached - Similar How to use the alpha level, to develop telepathy, precognition, clairvoyance and psychic abilities. www.psychic-experience-for-you.com/foretelling-future.html - Cached - Similar As per a new study of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the visual system of human beings has got the ability to foresee the future. www.india-server.com/.../humans-can-foresee-the-future-says... - Cached - Similar What are Tarot Cards and what are they meant to illustrate? Tarot Cards are the forerunners of our modern pack. www.foretellthefuture.com/ - Cached - Similar We can see how remarkable these prophecies are when we look at our attempts to foretell the future. Weather forecasters, market researchers and sales ... www.theevidence.org.uk/accurate6.htm - Cached - Similar |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1reading/telling (the child's) fortune Explanation: I have chosen to include "fortune" in the target term, to reflect the "sort" root element of the verb "sortear". |
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3 hrs confidence:
read Explanation: I agree with your translation; read is completely normal for a fortune-telling activity that involves leaves. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.teausa.com/general/tearead/tearead1.cfm |
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