pressentimento

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pressentir (“to have a hunch or premonition”) +‎ -mento (“-ment”), from pre- (“pre-”) +‎ sentir (“to feel”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.ˌsẽ.t͡ʃi.ˈmẽ.tu/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.ˌsẽ.t͡ʃi.ˈmẽ.to/
  • Hyphenation: pres‧sen‧ti‧men‧to

Noun

pressentimento m (plural pressentimentos)

  1. feeling; intuition
    Tenho um pressentimento de que não estamos mais no Kansas.
    I have a feeling we are not in Kansas anymore.
  2. (parapsychology) presentiment; premonition

Synonyms

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