harbinger

harbinger(
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bihn
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el heraldo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
I suspected that these men would be harbingers of bad news.Sospechaba que estos hombres serían heraldos de malas noticias.
The American Revolution was a harbinger of the wave of republican movements that swept Europe and Latin America in the 19th century.La Revolución estadounidense fue un heraldo de la ola de movimientos republicanos que se propagó por Europa y América Latina en el siglo XIX.
b. el precursor
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
These young artists are the harbingers of change.Estos jóvenes artistas son los precursores del cambio.
a. el precursor
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
This merger was not in any way a harbinger of future successEsta fusión no era en modo alguno precursora de éxito futuro.
b. el presagio
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Crows were seen as a harbinger of death.Se consideraba que los cuervos eran un presagio de muerte.
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