fortune-telling
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fortune-telling
noun fortunetelling · fortune telling
- The act or practice of predicting the future (especially for money), as by using a crystal ball, reading palms, reading tea leaves in a cup, etc.; prediction of future events, especially those of a personal nature. Fortune-telling has been in all countries a gift of the sea-people.
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noun fortunetelling, predicting one's future
| 日本語 | 占い uranai |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 占卜 zhānbǔ |
| Português | adivinhação |
| Français | bonne aventure |
| Deutsch | Wahrsagen, Wahrsagerei |
| Italiano | divinazione |
| Română | prezicere |
| Русский | гада́ние gadánije, ворожба́ vorožbá |
| Tiếng Việt | bói, bói toán |
| العربية | عَرَافَة ʕarāfa |
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