zapowiadać

Definitions

1. 1.
   to announce; to herald, to portend (to inform of what's to come)

   • Kobieta zapowiadająca pociągi na tym dworcu ma piękny głos.

     The lady announcing the trains at this station has a lovely voice.

2. 2.
   to promise, to spell, to augur, to presage, to herald, to portend (to be a sign of what's to come)

   • Jeżeli mnie pytasz, te chmury zapowiadają śnieg.

     If you ask me, these clouds spell snow.

3. 3.
   to announce oneself (to inform someone of one's arrival)
4. 4.
   to look like, to promise, to seem, to spell (to be expected)

   • Zapowiada się kolejny skwarny dzień.

     It's looking like another scorching day.

5. 5.
   to look like, to promise, to shape up (to have traits indicative of someone in the future)

   • Zapowiadasz się na dobrego leksografa.

     You're shaping up to be a good lexicographer some day.

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