adumbrate

[US]/ˈædəmbreɪt/
[UK]/ˈædəmbreɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. pressagiar, sugerir vagamente, obscurecer
n. presságio, obscurecimento
Word Forms
Particípio passadoadumbrated
Passado simplesadumbrated
Terceira pessoa do singularadumbrates
Gerúndioadumbrating

Phrases & Collocations

adumbrate a plan

adumbrar um plano

adumbrate the future

adumbrar o futuro

adumbrate an idea

adumbrar uma ideia

Example Sentences

Hobhouse had already adumbrated the idea of a welfare state.

Hobhouse já havia prenunciado a ideia de um estado de bem-estar.

the walls were only adumbrated by the meagre light.

as paredes eram apenas prenunciadas pela fraca luz.

The recent development adumbrate a world-wide revolution in computer technology.

O recente desenvolvimento prenuncia uma revolução mundial em tecnologia de computadores.

tenors solemnly adumbrate the fate of the convicted sinner.

os cantores sacros prenunciam o destino do pecador condenado.

Lung cancer has what symptom, have adumbrate?

Qual o sintoma do câncer de pulmão, tem algum prenúncio?

her happy reminiscences were adumbrated by consciousness of something else.

suas felizes recordações eram prenunciadas pela consciência de algo mais.

Real-world Examples

For one thing, as I've adumbrated, the ager publicus tended to wind up not in the government's hands, but in the hands of the conquering generals and friends of the conquering generals.

Para começar, como já adivinhara, o ager publicus tendia a acabar não nas mãos do governo, mas nas mãos dos generais conquistadores e dos amigos dos generais conquistadores.

Source: The rise and fall of superpowers.

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