What does adivina in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word adivina in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use adivina in Spanish.

The word adivina in Spanish means fortune-teller, seer, discern, glimpse, guess, foresee, foretell, predict, guess, be visible, be distinguishable. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word adivina

fortune-teller, seer

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (persona: sabe el futuro)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El adivino predijo el accidente con una sorprendente precisión.
The fortune-teller (or: seer) predicted the accident with surprising accuracy.

discern, glimpse

verbo transitivo (intuir, entrever)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
En su expresión él adivinó la tristeza que la embargaba.
In her expression, he discerned (or: glimpsed) the sadness that overwhelmed her.

guess

verbo transitivo (acertar al azar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Adiviné la contraseña de tu ordenador, fue cuestión de suerte.
I guessed the password of your computer; it was pure luck.

foresee, foretell, predict

verbo transitivo (predecir, profetizar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los videntes son farsantes que fingen adivinar el porvenir.
Fortune-tellers are frauds who pretend to foresee the future.

guess

verbo transitivo (resolver: acertijos) (by chance)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La madre de Sara tiene cinco hijas: Ma, Me, Mi, Mo y… ¿Puedes adivinar el nombre que falta?
Sara's mother has five daughters, Ma, Me, Mi, Mo and .... can you guess the missing name?

be visible, be distinguishable

verbo pronominal (vislumbrarse)

En el Estado de México desde lejos se adivinan las siluetas de los volcanes Popocatépetl e Iztaccíhuatl.
In Mexico, from a distance, the silhouettes of the volcanoes Popocatepetl and Ixtaccihuatl are visible.

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