Ominous (omineux)

adjective
/ˈɒm.ɪ.nəs/
menaçant; sinistre (menaçant; sinistre)

Signification

giving the impression that something bad will happen; threatening; foreboding
Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen.
Traduction de la signification
donnant l'impression que quelque chose de mauvais va arriver; menaçant; présage
donnant l'impression que quelque chose de mauvais va arriver; menaçant; présage

Phrases d'exemple

The dark clouds looked ominous before the storm.

Les nuages sombres paraissaient menaçants avant la tempête.
Les nuages sombres paraissaient menaçants avant la tempête.

Dark clouds gave an ominous sign of an approaching storm.

Les nuages sombres ont donné un signe menaçant d'une tempête approchante.
Les nuages sombres ont donné un signe menaçant d'une tempête approchante.

Synonymes

threatening, menacing, foreboding, sinister
Entrée 1
threatening, menacing, foreboding, sinister
Entrée 2
threatening, foreboding, menacing, sinister

Antonymes

promising, hopeful, encouraging, auspicious
Entrée 1
promising, hopeful, encouraging, auspicious
Entrée 2
promising, hopeful, auspicious

Collocations

ominous clouds, ominous warning, ominous sign, ominous silence, ominous tone
Entrée 1
ominous clouds, ominous warning, ominous sign, ominous silence
Entrée 2
ominous silence, ominous clouds, ominous sign, ominous tone

Vocabulaires connexes

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Willing to comply with rules or authority.
having lived for a long time; not new or young
Profoundly immoral and wicked.