Lograr el portento

[poli]

Does this term mean much to you?

[hermit]

i would take it to mean "hit upon the significance of something".

[irmamar]

Portento means something or somebody very peculiar or outstanding. For instance, you can find this word in some football news:

El Atlético está intentando fichar a Pepito. Aún no se sabe si logrará al portento.

[pjt33]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Portento means something or somebody very peculiar or outstanding.

Hay un cognado en inglés (portent) pero se usa sólo para presagios.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by poli

Does this term mean much to you?

Portento = Feat

[hermit]

interesting - good to know.

[Tomisimo]

I wonder if "portent" is related to "important" (who's the etymology guru around here? )

[sosia]

"Lograr el portento" means "hacer una hazaña" or "conseguir un milagro" in fact, to achieve a wonder. Agreeing with chileno, "to do a (big) feat"
Examples:
- A pesar de ir perdiendo 50-95, el equipo local logró el portento (ganó)
- Fleming, tras continuas investigaciones, logró el portento (descubrio la medicina)
- El esfuerzo de miles de esclavos logró el portento, la gran pirámide se levantó sobre el desierto.

"portento" are strange facts or events (wich in ancient times were used to forese the future, see Homer or pjt33 )
"portento" is also used as a sports "crack" or talented person (see irmamar), but not in usage with "lograr". Ej: Cristano ronaldo es un portento (a wonder). Leonardo da Vinci fue un portento.

portento. (Del lat. portentus). <-- Tomisimo

1. m. Cosa, acción o suceso singular que por su extrañeza o novedad causa admiración o terror.
2. m. Persona admirable por alguna condición.

Saludos


@ tomisimo
from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/portent

portent  –noun
1. an indication or omen of something about to happen, esp. something momentous.
2. threatening or disquieting significance: an occurrence of dire portent.
3. a prodigy or marvel.
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Origin:
1555–65; < L portentum sign, token, n. use of neut. of portentus, ptp. of portendere to portend
Synonyms:
1. augury, warning. . 2. import.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.

portend  –verb (used with object)
1. to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does: The street incident may portend a general uprising.
2. to signify; mean.
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Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L portendere to point out, indicate, portend, var. of prōtendere to extend. See pro- 1 , tend 1
Synonyms:
1. foretell, forecast, augur, promise, forebode.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

I wonder if "portent" is related to "important"

You would think they were related, but as far as I can see, they are not. Portent derives from pro - tendere to stretch in front, but important is from in - portare to bring in.

[sosia]

¡Perikles presidente!