ominous

bedrohlich, unheilvoll

Den Eindruck erweckend, dass etwas Schlimmes passieren wird.

In einfachem Englisch: Making you think that something bad is going to happen.

• There was an ominous silence.
• Dark clouds gave the sky an ominous look.
• We heard an ominous crack above us.

Synonyme: threatening, menacing, foreboding

Gegenteile: reassuring

Häufige Wendungen: ominous silence, ominous clouds, ominous sign, ominous warning

vorzeichenhaft, bedeutungsvoll

Als Zeichen für ein zukünftiges Ereignis bedeutungsvoll.

In einfachem Englisch: Having a meaning as a sign of something that will happen in the future.

• The priests considered the eclipse ominous.
• Her dream was thought ominous of a royal birth.
• The ancient account describes the birds’ flight as ominous.

So benutzt man es: ominous of something (The priest described the comet as ominous of great change.)

Synonyme: portentous

Häufige Wendungen: ominous sign, ominous event, ominous dream