Augury

Is your team losing 15-0? Has your girlfriend just slapped your face? Dude, these are auguries — signs of how things are going to work out in the future. And these two examples don't look good.

• Pronunciation: /ˈɔɡjəri/
• English Description: an event as apprehended
• Chinese Translation: 前兆(qian2 zhao4)
• Spanish Translation: augurio
• STORY: In fact, not every augury is an ill omen, as the common phrase "augurs well for the future" suggests, but more often than not, it seems, an augury is a sign that the future will be none too rosy. Auguries are signs of what's to come, and it's wise not to ignore them.

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

• At other times the auguries are less clear-cut.
  
• But it is also an augury of the future of the Internet, mobile and media.

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