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1 impending
[ɪm'pendɪŋ]aggettivo incombente, imminente* * *impending /ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/a.incombente; imminente: an impending danger, un pericolo incombente.* * *[ɪm'pendɪŋ]aggettivo incombente, imminente -
2 impending im·pend·ing adj
[ɪm'pɛndɪŋ](birth, storm, retirement) imminente, (doom, disaster) incombente -
3 doom
I [duːm] II [duːm]verbo transitivo condannare [person, project] (to a)* * *[du:m] 1. noun(fate, especially something terrible and final which is about to happen (to one): The whole place had an atmosphere of doom; His doom was inevitable.) rovina, distruzione2. verb(to condemn; to make certain to come to harm, fail etc: His crippled leg doomed him to long periods of unemployment; The project was doomed to failure; He was doomed from the moment he first took drugs.) condannare* * *[duːm]1. n2. vtto doom (to) — condannare (a)* * *doom /du:m/n. [u]● to meet one's doom, andare incontro a una fine tragica □ to spell doom for sb. [st.], segnare la fine di q. [qc.]: Many people believe the Internet spells doom for traditional newspapers, molti ritengono che Internet segnerà la fine dei giornali tradizionali □ (fam.) doom and gloom, uno scenario desolante (fig.): The news is all doom and gloom, l'attualità è tutta uno scenario desolante; I'm happy to say it's not all doom and gloom, sono felice di dire che non c'è solo uno scenario desolante □ doom merchant, uccello del malaugurio □ doom-laden, carico di cattivi presagi; apocalittico (fig.) □ doom writing, rovinografia; narrativa catastrofica.(to) doom /du:m/v. t.condannare; destinare: They were doomed to fail (o to failure), erano condannati a fallire (o al fallimento).* * *I [duːm] II [duːm]verbo transitivo condannare [person, project] (to a) -
4 ♦ danger
♦ danger /ˈdeɪndʒə(r)/n. [cu]pericolo; rischio: They were in great danger, erano in grave pericolo; impending danger, pericolo incombente; there is a danger that …, c'è il rischio che …; the danger of earthquake [recession], il rischio di un terremoto [della recessione]; the danger of old people becoming isolated, il rischio che le persone anziane rimangano isolate; the dangers of the road, i pericoli della strada; Climate change is a very real danger, i cambiamenti climatici costituiscono realmente un pericolo; He's a danger to society, è un pericolo per la società; to be in danger, essere in pericolo; He was in danger of losing his job, correva il rischio di perdere il lavoro; to smell danger, fiutare il pericolo; (autom., ecc.) danger signal, segnale di pericolo● danger money, indennità di rischio ( per un lavoro pericoloso) □ ( di un malato) to be on the danger list, essere grave □ to be off the danger list, essere fuori pericolo □ (iron.) there's no danger of [that], non c'è nessun rischio che: There's no danger of her offering to help, non c'è nessun rischio che si offra per aiutare; There's no danger that the government will do anything about it, non c'è nessun rischio che il governo faccia qualcosa in proposito □ to put sb. 's life in danger, mettere a repentaglio la vita di q.
См. также в других словарях:
impending — impending, imminent are comparable when they mean very likely to occur soon or without further warning. Both retain in this sense some feeling of now rare or disused senses in which they essentially denote being physically elevated and hanging… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Impending — Im*pend ing, a. Hanging over; overhanging; suspended so as to menace; imminet; threatening. [1913 Webster] An impending brow. Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] And nodding Ilion waits th impending fall. Pope. Syn: Imminent; threatening. See {Imminent}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impending — I adjective about to happen, approaching, brewing, close, forthcoming, future, hanging, immediate, inevitable, in prospect, instant, in the offing, looming, near at hand, necessary, oncoming, pending, projecting, prospective, proximate, suspended … Law dictionary
impending — [adj] forthcoming approaching, at hand, brewing, coming, gathering, handwritingon the wall*, hovering, imminent, in the cards*, in the offing*, in the wind*, looking to*, looming, menacing, near, nearing, ominous, on the horizon*, overhanging,… … New thesaurus
impending — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (especially of something bad or momentous) be about to happen. ORIGIN from Latin impendere overhang … English terms dictionary
impending — im|pend|ing [ımˈpendıŋ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: impendere to hang over , from pendere to hang ] an impending event or situation, especially an unpleasant one, is going to happen very soon impending danger/doom/death/disaster etc ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
impending — im|pend|ing [ ım pendıŋ ] adjective only before noun an impending event or situation, especially an unpleasant one, is one that will happen very soon: He was unaware of the impending disaster. the impending elections … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
impending — [[t]ɪmpe̱ndɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n An impending event is one that is going to happen very soon. [FORMAL] On the morning of the expedition I awoke with a feeling of impending disaster... He d spoken to Simon that morning of his impending marriage … English dictionary
impending — adjective an impending event or situation, especially an unpleasant one, is going to happen very soon: I had a sense of impending doom. | an impending ecological crisis … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
impending — UK [ɪmˈpendɪŋ] / US adjective [only before noun] an impending event or situation, especially an unpleasant one, is one that will happen very soon He was unaware of the impending disaster. the impending elections … English dictionary
impending — /im pen ding/, adj. 1. about to happen; imminent: their impending marriage. 2. imminently threatening or menacing: an impending storm. 3. Archaic. overhanging. [1675 85; IMPEND + ING2] Syn. 1. See imminent. * * * … Universalium
