Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
sortear el futuro
English translation:
predict the future
Spanish term
sortear
In Andean Spanish, the act of reading the leaves is expressed with 'sortear'... e.g. Sabe sortear el futuro'
I suppose 'read' isn't the most accurate description of what he's doing... I thought of using 'divine the future', but I'm not sure about this either.
What do you think?
| 4 +1 | predict the future |
Jenni Lukac (X)
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| 4 +1 | reading/telling (the child's) fortune |
MJ Barber
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| 5 | read |
Teressa Weaver
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| 4 | tell |
Sylvie Mathis
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| 4 | foretell/foresee the future |
Yvonne Gallagher
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Mar 25, 2011 12:37: Jenni Lukac (X) Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (1): Jim Tucker (X)
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Proposed translations
predict the future
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Note added at 5 mins (2011-03-18 10:32:12 GMT)
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As in "read someone's future in coca leaves".
Spain
Post-Graduate Translator & Interpreter
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French, Catalan to French
tell
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
foretell/foresee the future
read the leaves to foresee what lies ahead for the child
read the leaves to foretell what lies ahead for the child or to catch a glimpse of the/his future
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read
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