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foreshadowing

UK
/fɔːˈʃædəʊɪŋ/
US
/fɔrˈʃædoʊɪŋ/

Translations

foreshadowinggerund / present participle
UK
/fɔːˈʃædəʊɪŋ/
US
/fɔrˈʃædoʊɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that foreshadows future events.
préfigurantEmploi littéraire ou stylistique.
The novel's opening chapter is filled with foreshadowing hints.
Le chapitre d’ouverture du roman est rempli d’indices préfigurant la suite.
Synonyms
prescient (suggestive of future events)
presaging (prefigurative)
presaging
previewing
proleptic
prefiguring
prefigurative
foreboding
boding
auguring
heralding
prophetic
portentous
ominous
suggestive
indicative
foreshadowingnoun
foreshadowings
pl
préfigurationSurtout en littérature et en analyse narrative.
The dark clouds in the first chapter were a foreshadowing of the storm that would later disrupt the characters' journey.
Les nuages sombres du premier chapitre étaient une préfiguration de la tempête qui allait plus tard bouleverser le voyage des personnages.
présageSens général : signe annonciateur d’un événement futur.
The sudden drop in temperature was a foreshadowing of the coming snowstorm.
La baisse soudaine de température était un présage de la tempête de neige à venir.
Additional translations
signe avant-coureurExpression courante, plus descriptive que littéraire.
Synonyms
omen
forewarning
indication
sign
prefiguration
harbinger
foreshadowverb

foreshadowing

Gerund

foreshadowed
Past Simple
foreshadowed
Past Participle
foreshadowing
Gerund
UK
/fɔːˈʃædəʊ/
US
/fɔrˈʃædoʊ/
The dark clouds foreshadowed a storm.
Les nuages noirs présageaient une tempête.
Additional translations
annoncerS’emploie quand l’événement futur est suggéré ou annoncé à l’avance, souvent dans un sens plus général.
Synonyms
foretell
imply
portend
predict
indicate
signify
hint
suggest

Definitions

foreshadowinggerund / present participle
Giving a suggestion or warning of a future event.
The novel's opening chapter is filled with foreshadowing hints.
foreshadowingnoun
A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.
The dark clouds in the first chapter were a foreshadowing of the storm that would later disrupt the characters' journey.
An indication or sign that something will happen in the future; a forewarning.
The sudden drop in temperature was a foreshadowing of the coming snowstorm.
foreshadowverb
To indicate or suggest something, typically an event, beforehand.
The dark clouds foreshadowed a storm.
To be a warning or indication of (a future event); to presage or portend.
Economic downturns often foreshadow political upheaval.
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