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portentous

UK
/pɔːˈtɛn.təs/
US
/pɔrˈtɛn.təs/
portentousadjective
more portentous
Comp.
most portentous
Super.
UK
/pɔːˈtɛn.təs/
US
/pɔrˈtɛn.təs/
Translations
importantPour ce qui est d’une grande portée ou d’une grande importance.
The treaty was hailed as a portentous step toward lasting peace.
Le traité a été salué comme une étape importante vers une paix durable.
de mauvais augureS’emploie pour quelque chose qui annonce un mal ou inspire un pressentiment sombre.
The dark clouds and sudden silence were portentous signs of the approaching storm.
Les nuages noirs et le silence soudain étaient des signes de mauvais augure annonçant l’orage qui approchait.
pompeuxPour un ton ou un discours solennel à l’excès, destiné à impressionner.
His portentous speech was filled with grandiose statements that seemed to lack substance.
Son discours pompeux était rempli de déclarations grandiloquentes qui semblaient manquer de substance.
Additional translations
funesteNuance littéraire ou soutenue.
Definitions
Of or like a portent; ominous or foreboding.
The dark clouds and sudden silence were portentous signs of the approaching storm.
Done in a pompously or overly solemn manner so as to impress.
His portentous speech was filled with grandiose statements that seemed to lack substance.
Of great or momentous significance; prodigious or amazing.
The treaty was hailed as a portentous step toward lasting peace.
Synonyms
significant
serious
grave
momentous
threatening
foreboding
ominous
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