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om·i·nous
(ŏm′ə-nəs)adj.
1. Menacing; threatening: ominous black clouds; ominous rumblings of discontent.
2. Of or being an omen, especially an evil one.
[Latin ōminōsus, from ōmen, ōmin-, omen.]
om′i·nous·ly adv.
om′i·nous·ness n.
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| Adv. | 1. | ominously - in an ominous manner; "the sun darkened ominously" |
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ominously
adverb threateningly, grimly, menacingly, darkly, balefully, sinisterly, forbiddingly `I'll be back,' he said ominously.
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Translations
مُنذِر بالشُّؤم
ildevarslende
óheillavænlega
zlovestne
uğursuzca
ominously
[ˈɒmɪnəslɪ] ADV "we have a problem," she said ominously → -tenemos un problema -dijo en un tono que resultaba inquietante"I would not do that if I were you," he said ominously → -yo que tú no haría eso -dijo con un tono inquietante or en tono amenazador
the men marched ominously up the street → los hombres marchaban calle arriba de una forma que no presagiaba or auguraba nada bueno
the thunder rumbled ominously → los truenos retumbaban amenazadores
Steve was ominously quiet → era inquietante lo tranquilo que estaba Steve
the deadline was drawing ominously close → la fecha límite se acercaba amenazadora
this sounded ominously like a declaration of war → esto guardaba un siniestro parecido con una declaración de guerra
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ominously
[ˈɒmɪnəsli] adv (used as sentence adverb) → ce qui ne présage rien de bon (en fin de phrase)
Ominously, car sales slumped in August → Les ventes de voitures se sont effondrées en août, ce qui ne présage rien de bon.
Ominously, car sales slumped in August → Les ventes de voitures se sont effondrées en août, ce qui ne présage rien de bon.
(= worryingly)
The bar seemed ominously quiet → Il régnait dans le bar un calme qui ne présageait rien de bon.
the threat of nuclear war which loomed ominously close → l'inquiétante proximité de la menace nucléaire
with the prospect of ruin always ominously close → avec toujours l'inquiétante proximité de la ruine
The bar seemed ominously quiet → Il régnait dans le bar un calme qui ne présageait rien de bon.
the threat of nuclear war which loomed ominously close → l'inquiétante proximité de la menace nucléaire
with the prospect of ruin always ominously close → avec toujours l'inquiétante proximité de la ruine
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ominously
adv → bedrohlich, ominös; say → in einem Unheil verkündenden Ton; it sounds ominously like a declaration of war → es klingt ominös nach einer Kriegserklärung; more ominously, the government is talking of reprisals → schlimmer noch, die Regierung spricht von Vergeltungsmaßnahmen
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ominous
(ˈominəs) adjective giving a suggestion about something bad that is going to happen. an ominous cloud; an ominous silence.
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