Presentimiento (en. Feeling)
/pɾesen.timjen.to/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishSpanish
noun
An impression or intuition about a future event, generally negative.
I had a presentiment that something bad was going to happen.
Tenía un presentimiento de que algo malo iba a ocurrir.
Anticipated feeling of an unfortunate event.
Her presentiment led her to avoid the place where the accident occurred.
Su presentimiento la llevó a evitar el lugar donde ocurrió el accidente.
Intuition that seems to predict or anticipate future situations.
Sometimes, my presentiment has saved me from wrong decisions.
A veces, mi presentimiento me ha salvado de decisiones equivocadas.
Etymology
From the Latin 'praesentimentum', which means 'to feel beforehand'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
I have a presentiment
Expresses the idea that one feels something will happen.
tengo un presentimiento
a strange presentiment
Unusual feeling about a future event.
un presentimiento extraño
to follow a presentiment
To decide based on intuition or a hunch.
seguir un presentimiento
Related Words
premonition
Anticipated feeling that something is going to happen.
premonición
intuition
Ability to understand or know something without conscious reasoning.
intuición
feeling
Impression or physical or emotional experience.
sensación
Slang Meanings
Hunch
I had a hunch that I should wait a little longer.
Tuve una corazonada de que debía esperar un poco más.
Course
I feel that this course I am taking is not the right one.
Siento que este rumbo que estoy tomando no es el correcto.