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1 preludere
preludere v. intr.1 ( premettere) to introduce (sthg.): preluderà all'argomento con poche parole, he will introduce the subject with a few words2 ( preannunziare) to prelude (sthg.); to foreshadow (sthg.): il cielo prelude alla tempesta, the sky forebodes a storm; segni che preludono alla guerra, signs which foreshadow war.* * *[pre'ludere]preludere a — to prelude, to foreshadow, to announce
* * *preludere/pre'ludere/ [11](aus. avere) preludere a to prelude, to foreshadow, to announce. -
2 preannunciare
1 to announce, to tell* in advance, to (fore)warn: ti preannuncio che verrà qui, let me tell you in advance that he will come here; hanno preannunciato pioggia per domani, they forecast rain for tomorrow2 ( essere il segno di) to announce, to herald; ( presagire) to foreshadow, to forebode, to portend: i fiori preannunciano la primavera, flowers announce (o herald) the arrival of spring; credono che le eclissi preannuncino delle disgrazie, they believe that eclipses portend evils; questo cielo nero preannuncia tempesta, the black sky forbodes a storm // la giornata si preannuncia difficile, it looks as if it's going to be a hard day.* * *[preannun'tʃare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (annunciare in anticipo) to preannounce, to announce [sth.] in advance2) (far presagire) to announce, to foreshadow2.verbo pronominale preannunciarsi* * *preannunciare/preannun't∫are/ [1]1 (annunciare in anticipo) to preannounce, to announce [sth.] in advance2 (far presagire) to announce, to foreshadowII preannunciarsi verbo pronominaleil futuro si preannuncia migliore the future looks more promising. -
3 adombrare
adombrare v.tr.2 ( un disegno) to overshadow; to adumbrate3 ( celare) to hide*, to conceal: adombrare le proprie cattive intenzioni, to conceal one's evil intentions5 ( offuscare) to make* gloomy; to darken: la tristezza gli adombrava la mente, sadness darkened his mind.◘ adombrarsi v.intr.pron.1 (di cavallo ecc.) to shy, to get* skittish2 ( impermalirsi) to take* umbrage, to take* offence (at sthg.), to feel* hurt: si adombra facilmente, he takes umbrage (o offence) easily* * *[adom'brare]1. vt(fig : celare) to veil, conceal2. vip (adombrarsi)* * *[adom'brare] 1.verbo transitivo (esprimere velatamente) to foreshadow, to adumbrate2.verbo pronominale adombrarsi2) (irritarsi) [ persona] to take* offence ( per at)* * *adombrare/adom'brare/ [1](esprimere velatamente) to foreshadow, to adumbrateII adombrarsi verbo pronominale -
4 preludio
preludio s.m.1 (mus.) prelude (anche fig.): mi piace molto il preludio di quell'opera, I love the prelude to that opera; la rottura delle trattative fu il preludio della guerra, the breakdown of negotiations was the prelude to the war* * *1) mus. prelude2) fig. prelude, sign, foreshadowcome preludio a, di — as a prelude to
* * *preludiopl. -di /pre'ludjo, di/sostantivo m.1 mus. prelude2 fig. prelude, sign, foreshadow; come preludio a, di as a prelude to. -
5 preludere a
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6 prefigurare vt
[prefiɡu'rare](simboleggiare) to foreshadow, (prevedere) to foresee -
7 prefigurare
vt [prefiɡu'rare](simboleggiare) to foreshadow, (prevedere) to foresee
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