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foreboding

UK
/fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ/
US
/fɔrˈboʊdɪŋ/

Translations

forebodingnoun
forebodings
pl
pressentimentSe dit surtout d’une impression intuitive qu’un événement fâcheux va se produire.
As the storm clouds gathered, a sense of foreboding filled the air.
À l’approche des nuages d’orage, un pressentiment emplit l’air.
Additional translations
présageS’emploie pour un signe ou un augure annonçant un malheur ; emploi littéraire ou soutenu.
Synonyms
omen
dread
anxiety
apprehension
premonition
misgiving
presentiment
forebodingadjective
more foreboding
Comp.
most foreboding
Super.
UK
/fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ/
US
/fɔrˈboʊdɪŋ/
menaçantPour un aspect, un ciel, une ambiance qui annonce un danger ou un événement fâcheux.
The dark, foreboding clouds gathered ominously over the horizon.
Les nuages sombres et menaçants s’amoncelaient de façon sinistre à l’horizon.
Additional translations
sinistreNuance plus littéraire ; insiste sur un caractère inquiétant et lugubre.
Synonyms
ominous
threatening
portentous
menacing
sinister
forebodeverb

foreboding

Gerund

foreboded
Past Simple
foreboded
Past Participle
foreboding
Gerund
UK
/fɔːˈbəʊd/
US
/fɔrˈboʊd/
présagerSurtout pour annoncer ou laisser prévoir quelque chose de mauvais.
Dark clouds forebode a storm.
Des nuages sombres présagent une tempête.
pressentirAu sens de ressentir confusément qu’un événement négatif va se produire.
She foreboded trouble when she saw the look on his face.
Elle pressentit des ennuis quand elle vit son expression.
Additional translations
augurerSoutenu ou littéraire.
Synonyms
portend
signal
indicate
predict
omen
foretell
prophesy
augur

Definitions

forebodingnoun
A feeling that something bad will happen; a sense of impending evil or misfortune.
As the storm clouds gathered, a sense of foreboding filled the air.
The act of predicting or foretelling; a prophecy or omen (now rare or archaic).
Medieval chronicles are full of dire forebodings about celestial events.
forebodingadjective
Implying or suggesting that something bad or harmful is going to happen.
The dark, foreboding clouds gathered ominously over the horizon.
forebodeverb
To predict or foretell something, especially something bad or harmful.
The dark clouds forebode a storm approaching.
To have an inward conviction of something, often something negative.
She foreboded trouble when she saw the look on his face.
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