palmist

/ˈpɑmɪst/ noun B1

a person who tells fortunes by reading palms

Word Origin Palmist is someone who practices palmistry — reading palms. From Latin palma 'palm' and the Greek agent suffix -ist. The same root gives us palm (the tree, from the shape of its leaves like a hand), palmate (hand-shaped), and palmistry (the art itself). So a palmist literally 'does palms.'

noun a person who tells fortunes by reading palms B1

The palmist looked at the lines on my hand and predicted I would travel soon.

(名词) 看手相的;手相师 【看手相的人】

手相师看着我手上的纹路,预言我很快就要旅行了。

(sustantivo) quiromántico; quiromántica; lector de manos [una persona que dice la fortuna leyendo las palmas de las manos]

La quiromántica miró las líneas de mi mano y predijo que viajaría pronto.

(nom) chiromancien; chiromancienne [Personne qui prétend prédire l'avenir en interprétant les lignes de la main.]

La chiromancienne a examiné les lignes de ma main et prédit que je voyagerais bientôt.

(Substantiv) Handleser; Wahrsager [**Handleser** Substantiv, maskulin / **Handleserin** Substantiv, feminin: Eine Person, die behauptet, die Zukunft einer Person durch das Deuten der Linien in ihrer Hand vorhersagen zu können.]

Die **Palmistin** betrachtete die Linien in meiner Hand und sagte mir eine lange Reise voraus.

(名詞) 手のひらの線を見て人の運勢や未来を占う人。

手相占い師が私の手の線を見て、もうすぐ旅行するだろうと予言した。

(substantivo) quiromante; leitor de mãos; palmista [uma pessoa que diz a sorte lendo as palmas das mãos]

O quiromante olhou para as linhas da minha mão e previu que eu viajaria em breve.

noun A fortuneteller who uses palmistry. countable

The palmist examined the lines on my hand to predict my future.

(名词) 手相师;看手相的;相士

手相师仔细查看我手掌的纹路来预测我的未来。

(sustantivo) quiromántico; adivino; vidente; lector de manos [Un adivino que utiliza la quiromancia.]

La quiromántica examinó las líneas de mi mano para predecir mi futuro.

(nom) chiromancien; liseur de main; liseuse de main; diseur de bonne aventure [Personne qui pratique la chiromancie pour prédire l'avenir en lisant les lignes de la main.]

La chiromancienne a examiné les lignes de ma main pour prédire mon avenir.

(Substantiv) Handleser; Handliniendeuter [Eine Person, die die Zukunft durch Handlesen (Palmistry) vorhersagt.]

Der **palmist** untersuchte die Linien meiner Hand, um meine Zukunft vorherzusagen.

(名詞) 手相占いをする人。手相術で未来を占う占い師。

手相占い師は私の手の線を見て未来を占った。

(substantivo) quiromante; palmista; leitor de mãos [Um adivinho que utiliza quiromancia.]

O quiromante examinou as linhas da minha mão para prever o meu futuro.

Word parts: palm + ist

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