omen

UK
/ˈəʊ.mən/
US
/ˈoʊ.mən/

Übersetzungen

omensubstantiv
omens
Pl.
UK
/ˈəʊ.mən/
US
/ˈoʊ.mən/
augureSurtout dans un registre soutenu ou littéraire.
The sudden appearance of a comet was taken as a bad omen by the villagers.
L'apparition soudaine d'une comète a été considérée comme un mauvais augure par les villageois.
Sailors studied the clouds, trying to read the omen before setting sail.
Les marins observaient les nuages, essayant d'interpréter le présage avant de prendre le large.
omenverb
omened
Präteritum
omened
Partizip Perfekt
omening
Gerundium
UK
/ˈəʊ.mən/
US
/ˈoʊ.mən/
Used transitively and intransitively, chiefly literary or formal.
Dark clouds omen a coming storm.
De sombres nuages présagent une tempête imminente.

Definitionen

omensubstantiv
A phenomenon or occurrence regarded as a sign of future events, especially one perceived as portentous (either good or bad).
The sudden appearance of a comet was taken as a bad omen by the villagers.
The prophetic significance or meaning attributed to such a sign.
Sailors studied the clouds, trying to read the omen before setting sail.
omenverb
To serve as a sign or warning of; to portend.
Dark clouds omen a coming storm.
To predict or foreshadow something; to foretell.
The rise in housing prices omened a coming economic boom.