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1 ominous
'ominəs(giving a suggestion about something bad that is going to happen: an ominous cloud; an ominous silence.) de mal agüero, siniestrotr['ɒmɪnəs]1 (foreboding evil) de mal agüero, siniestro,-a; (prophetic) agorero,-a; (threatening) amenazador,-ra, amenazante; (worrying) inquietanteominous ['ɑmənəs] adj: ominoso, agorero, de mal agüeroadj.• nefasto, -a adj.• ominoso, -a adj.'ɑːmənəs, 'ɒmɪnəsthere was an ominous silence — se hizo un silencio que no presagiaba or no auguraba nada bueno
that's ominous — eso es de mal agüero or es un mal augurio
['ɒmɪnǝs]ADJ [development, event] de mal agüero; [silence] que no augura nada bueno, que no presagia nada bueno; [sound] siniestro; [cloud] amenazador; [tone] (=sinister) amenazador; (=worrying) inquietantethe silence was ominous — el silencio no auguraba or no presagiaba nada bueno
to look/sound ominous — no augurar or presagiar nada bueno
* * *['ɑːmənəs, 'ɒmɪnəs]there was an ominous silence — se hizo un silencio que no presagiaba or no auguraba nada bueno
that's ominous — eso es de mal agüero or es un mal augurio
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2 señal
señal sustantivo femenino 1 Sseñal de la Cruz sign of the cross◊ nos hacía señales para que nos acercáramos she was signaling o gesturing for us to come nearer;señal de auxilio or socorro distress signalc) (Ferr) signal2 (marca, huella): señales de violencia signs of violence 3a) (Rad, TV) signalb) (Telec):◊ la señal para marcar the dial (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone;la señal de ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the busy signal (AmE), the engaged tone (BrE) 4 ( indicio) sign; no daba señales de vida he showed no signs of life; en señal de respeto/amor as a token of respect/love 5 (Esp) (Com) ( depósito) deposit, down payment
señal sustantivo femenino
1 (muestra) sign
en señal de respeto/duelo, as a sign/token of respect/mourning
2 (con la mano, el rostro) sign
hacer señales a alguien, to signal to sb
3 (huella, indicio) trace, sign: la operación le dejó una señal, the operation left a scar
4 Tel tone
señal de llamada, dialling, US dial tone
5 Com (anticipo) deposit: dejar una señal, to leave a deposit
6 Auto señal de tráfico, road sign ' señal' also found in these entries: Spanish: amago - aparato - captar - codazo - emitir - estampar - hierro - horario-a - huella - impresión - índice - indicio - patear - rebasar - rendir - roce - seña - significar - signo - silbar - síntoma - sonora - sonoro - sudaca - baliza - dirección - disco - impacto - inclinar - indicador - intermitente - marca - marcar - mojón - muestra - prenda - presagio - protesta - punto - rastro - respetar - silbido - transmisión - transmitir English: bookmark - busy signal - deposit - dialling tone - distress signal - engaged - evidence - mark - marker - motion - omen - ominous - pip - pledge - road sign - scar - scour - send out - sign - signal - stop sign - tick - token - traffic sign - warning sign - watermark - blinker - bode - breeding - busy - danger - flash - hand - peace - protest - road - signpost - smoke - tone - trace - walk
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