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loom [lu:m]( = appear) [building, mountain] se dessiner ; [figure, ship] surgir ; [danger, crisis] menacer ; [event] être imminent2. noun* * *[luːm] 1.noun métier m à tisser2.2) [war, crisis] menacer; [exam, interview] être imminent3.to loom large — [exam, issue] peser lourd
looming present participle adjective1) fig [crisis] qui menace; [deadline] qui approche dangereusement2) lit [spire, cliff] menaçant -
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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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A n métier m à tisser.B vi1 ( also loom up) [shape, figure, building] surgir (out of de ; over au-dessus de) ; a figure loomed up through the mist une silhouette surgit dans la brume ;2 [threat, war, strike, crisis] menacer ; [exam, interview, deadline] s'approcher dangereusement ; the spectre of war looms over the country le spectre de la guerre menace le pays ; to loom large [exam, thought, horror, issue] peser lourd ; [figure, politician] occuper une place importante.2 lit [spire, cliff, tower] menaçant.
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