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foreshadowing
UK
/fɔːˈʃædəʊɪŋ/
US
/fɔrˈʃædoʊɪŋ/
foreshadowings
pl
Translations
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
Definitions
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.
UK
/fɔːˈʃædəʊɪŋ/
US
/fɔrˈʃædoʊɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that foreshadows future events.
Definitions
The novel's opening chapter is filled with foreshadowing hints.
Synonyms
presaging (prefigurative)
prescient (suggestive of future events)
foreshadowing
Gerund
foreshadowed
Past Simple
foreshadowed
Past Participle
foreshadowing
Gerund
UK
/fɔːˈʃædəʊ/
US
/fɔrˈʃædoʊ/
Translations
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 dark clouds foreshadowed a storm.
Economic downturns often foreshadow political upheaval.
Definitions
The strange silence was a foreshadow of the tragedy that would come.