crystal ball
A globe of glass or crystal that is used to foretell the futureA globe of glass or crystal that is used to foretell the future.
» We don't have a crystal ball.
Meaning
3 sensesA globe of glass or crystal that is used to foretell the future.
The psychic looked into the crystal ball and saw into the future.
Glaskugel, Kristallkugel
маги́ческий криста́ллmagíčeskij kristáll, хруста́льный шарxrustálʹnyj šar
a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers
(broadly, figuratively)A manner or method of seeing into the future.
If her past is a crystal ball to her future, she will perhaps never be rich, even though she is a kind, hard-working person.
One of the magickal tools of Wicca, used for divination and altar purposes.
Examples
15 sentencesWe don't have a crystal ball.
Mary looked into her crystal ball.
deMaria sah in ihre Kristallkugel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I don't have a crystal ball.
ruУ меня нет хрустального шара. — astru
deIch habe keine Kristallkugel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Robert doesn't have a crystal ball.
A computer is a crystal ball.
Translations
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Forms
plural: crystal balls| Singular | crystal ball |
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