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ominous [ˈɒmɪnəs] adj
1. foreboding evil 2. serving as or having significance as an omen [from Latin ōminōsus, from omen] ominously adv ominousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
ominous adjective threatening, menacing, sinister, dark, forbidding, grim, fateful, foreboding, unpromising, portentous, baleful, inauspicious, premonitory, unpropitious, minatory, bodeful There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone. promising, encouraging, favourable, auspicious, propitious Translations ominous [ˈɒmɪnəs] ADJ [development, event] → de mal agüero; [silence] → que no augura nada bueno, que no presagia nada bueno; [sound] → siniestro; [cloud] → amenazador; [tone] (= sinister) → amenazador; (= worrying) → inquietante that's ominous → eso es una mala señal it was an ominous sign → era una señal de mal agüero the silence was ominous → el silencio no auguraba or no presagiaba nada bueno to look/sound ominous → no augurar or presagiar nada bueno ominous [ˈɒmɪnəs] adj [sign] → de mauvais augure; [event, development] → inquiétant(e); [silence] → de mauvais augure; [sound] → menaçant(e) They see this as an ominous development → Ils considèrent ceci comme un développement inquiétant. There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone → Il y eut un silence de mauvais augure à l'autre bout du fil. The rolls of distant thunder were growing more ominous → Les grondements du tonnerre au loin se faisaient plus menaçants. ominous adj → bedrohlich, ominös; event, appearance also → drohend; look, voice also → Unheil verkündend, unheilschwanger; sign also → verhängnisvoll; sky → bedrohlich; that’s ominous → das lässt nichts Gutes ahnen; that sounds/looks ominous (fig) → das verspricht nichts Gutes ominous [ˈɒmɪnəs] adj (sign) → minaccioso/a, infausto/a; (event) → di malaugurio; (look, smile, silence) → sinistro/a ominous [ˈɒmɪnəs] adj (sign) → minaccioso/a, infausto/a; (event) → di malaugurio; (look, smile, silence) → sinistro/a adj ominous [ˈominəs] giving a suggestion about something bad that is going to happen an ominous cloud; an ominous silence. dreigend, onheilspellend نَذير بالشًّؤْم أو النَّحْس зловещ zlověstný ildevarslende unheilvoll δυσοίωνος, απειλητικός de mal agüero, siniestro pahaendeline بد یمن uhkaava de mauvais augure מְבָשֵׂר רָעוֹת अपशगुन zlokoban baljós(latú) beralamat buruk óheillavænlegur di malaugurio 不吉な 불길한 grėsmingas draudīgs menandakan onheilspellend illevarslende, uhellsvanger złowieszczy agourento de rău augur зловещий, угрожающий zlovestný zlovešč zloslutan olycksbådande ที่เป็นลางร้าย uğursuz 不祥的 зловісний; загрозливий بد فال، بد شگون điềm gở 不祥的 adv ominously dreigende, onheilspellende مُنذِر بالشُّؤم зловещо zlověstně ildevarslende unheilvoll δυσοίωνα, απειλητικά siniestramente pahaendeliselt بطور شوم uhkaavasti sinistrement בְּאוֹפֶן הַמבָשֵׂר רַעוֹת अशुभ, अनष्ठिसूचक zlokobno vészjóslóan mengerikan óheillavænlega malauguratamente 不吉に 불길하게 grėsmingai draudīgi menandakan onheilspellend illevarslende złowieszczo de modo ameaçador ameninţător зловеще, угрожающе zlovestne zlovešče zloslutno på ett olycksbådande sätt อย่างเป็นลาง uğursuzca 不祥地 зловісно; загрозливо بد شگوني سے về điềm gở 不祥地 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But the raven still beguiling all my sad soul into smiling, Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door; Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore -- What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore. But the Raven still beguiling all my sad soul into smiling, Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird and bust and door; Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore-- What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore. "I have been bitten by the editor of a partisan journal," was the reply, accompanied by the ominous death-rattle. |
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