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loom [lu:m]∎ an iceberg loomed out of or through the fog un iceberg a soudain surgi du brouillard;∎ a figure loomed in the doorway une silhouette est apparue dans l'encadrement de la porte;∎ above us loomed a high cliff une falaise se dressait au-dessus de nos têtes(b) (approach) être imminent;∎ the deadline was looming nearer and nearer la date fatidique approchait;∎ he's getting worried with the elections looming ahead l'approche des élections l'inquiète∎ the idea of eviction loomed large in their minds l'idée d'être expulsés ne les quittait pas2 noun∎ hand/power loom métier m manuel/mécaniqueapparaître indistinctement, surgir
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