ominous

minaccioso, inquietante

Che fa pensare che stia per accadere qualcosa di brutto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: threatening, menacing, foreboding

Contrari: reassuring

Espressioni comuni: ominous silence, ominous clouds, ominous sign, ominous warning

profetico, premonitore

Che ha il valore di un segno di qualcosa che accadrà in futuro.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: ominous of something (The priest described the comet as ominous of great change.)

Sinonimi: portentous

Espressioni comuni: ominous sign, ominous event, ominous dream