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foreshadowing
UK
/fɔːˈʃædəʊɪŋ/
US
/fɔrˈʃædoʊɪŋ/
Translations
UK
/fɔːˈʃædəʊɪŋ/
US
/fɔrˈʃædoʊɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that foreshadows future events.
Synonyms
presaging (prefigurative)
prescient (suggestive of future events)
foreshadowings
pl
The dark clouds were a foreshadowing of the storm to come.
Темные облака были предзнаменованием надвигающейся бури.
The sudden drop in temperature was a foreshadowing of winter's arrival.
Внезапное понижение температуры было предвестием прихода зимы.
Additional translations
foreshadowing
Gerund
foreshadowed
Past Simple
foreshadowed
Past Participle
foreshadowing
Gerund
UK
/fɔːˈʃædəʊ/
US
/fɔrˈʃædoʊ/
The dark clouds foreshadow a storm.
Темные облака предвещают бурю.
The author uses symbolism to foreshadow future events in the story.
Автор использует символизм, чтобы предсказывать будущие события в рассказе.
Definitions
The novel's opening chapter is filled with foreshadowing hints.
The dark clouds in the first chapter were a foreshadowing of the storm that would later disrupt the characters' journey.
The sudden drop in temperature was a foreshadowing of the coming snowstorm.
The dark clouds foreshadowed a storm.
Economic downturns often foreshadow political upheaval.