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looming

/ˈluːmɪŋ/

/ˈlumɪŋ/

looming over

looming up

loomingadjective

more looming

Comp.

most looming

Super.

/ˈluːmɪŋ/

/ˈlumɪŋ/

Traductions

imposantSe dit d’une forme grande, vague et souvent perçue comme impressionnante ou inquiétante.

The looming mountains cast a shadow over the valley.

Les montagnes imposantes projetaient une ombre sur la vallée.

imminentEmployé pour un événement ou un danger qui approche et suscite de l’inquiétude.

With the deadline looming, the team worked late into the night.

Avec l’échéance imminente, l’équipe a travaillé tard dans la nuit.

Traductions supplémentaires

menaçantMet l’accent sur l’idée de menace ou de danger qui se profile.

Définitions

Appearing as a large, indistinct, and often threatening shape or form.

The looming mountains cast a shadow over the valley.

Imminent or about to happen, often in a threatening or worrying way.

With the deadline looming, the team worked late into the night.

Synonymes

loomingnoun

loomings

/ˈluː.mɪŋ/

Gerund-derived noun, chiefly uncountable, denoting the act or instance of looming.

Traductions

Traductions supplémentaires

apparitionEmploi rare, dans un sens descriptif ou littéraire, pour l’apparition vague d’une forme.

Définitions

The act or instance of appearing as a large, indistinct, and often threatening shape.

The looming of the cliffs in the mist made the sailors uneasy.

Synonymes

pending danger

loomverb

looming

Gerund

loomed

Past Simple

loomed

Past Participle

looming

Gerund

/luːm/

/lum/

Traductions

se profiler

A dark figure loomed in the distance, causing her to stop in her tracks.

Une silhouette sombre se profilait au loin, la faisant s’arrêter net.

se profilerPour un événement ou une échéance qui approche de façon menaçante.

As the deadline loomed, the team worked tirelessly to complete the project.

À l’approche de l’échéance qui se profilait, l’équipe a travaillé sans relâche pour terminer le projet.

tisserSens artisanal.

In the cottage she loomed fine linen for the merchants.

Dans la chaumière, elle tissait du lin fin pour les marchands.

Définitions

To appear as a large, often indistinct or distorted shape.

A dark figure loomed in the distance, causing her to stop in her tracks.

To seem imminent or threatening.

As the deadline loomed, the team worked tirelessly to complete the project.

To weave cloth on a loom; to work as a weaver.

In the cottage she loomed fine linen for the merchants.

Synonymes

loomnoun

Définitions

A device or machine for weaving threads into cloth.

The weaver skillfully operated the loom to create a beautiful tapestry.

The shaft or handle of an oar, especially the section between the blade and the grip.

The rower’s hands slid along the loom of the oar as he adjusted his stroke.

A faint or indistinct appearance or outline, especially one seen through darkness or fog.

Through the thick mist, the loom of the island became visible.

loomgerund / present participle

looming

Used attributively to describe something imminent or threatening

Traductions

imminentPour une menace ou un événement proche dans le temps.

They discussed the looming economic crisis.

Ils ont discuté de la crise économique imminente.

Traductions supplémentaires

menaçantNuance plus expressive, avec idée de menace.

Définitions

Imminent and potentially menacing; about to happen soon.

They discussed the looming economic crisis.

Synonymes

looming large