English-Italian translations for cassandra

• Cassandra
  Cassandra è anche il Commissario Barnier.Cassandra is also Commissioner Barnier.
  L'onorevole Donnelly non è una Cassandra, voglio metterlo in chiaro sin d»ora. I must point out straight away that he is no Cassandra, because Cassandra's predictions were always right.
  Coloro che non sono Cassandra sanno fin troppo bene a chi mi riferisco.Those who are not Cassandra know only too well to whom I refer.

Definition of cassandra

• A prophetess who was daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen Hecuba. She captured the eye of Apollo and was granted the ability to see the future; however, she was destined never to be believed
• A person who makes dire predictions, especially those which are not believed but which turn out to be true

Related words

• cassava
• cassation
• antimacassar
• cassate
• Picassan
• cassational
• cassata siciliana
• court of cassation