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1 ominously
ominously ['ɒmɪnəslɪ]de façon inquiétante ou menaçante;∎ the sea was ominously calm la mer était étrangement calme;∎ he looked at her ominously il lui jeta un regard inquiétant;∎ ominously, there was no answer when they rang le téléphone ne répondait pas, ce qui ne présageait rien de bon;∎ the deadline was drawing ominously close la date limite se rapprochait dangereusement -
2 ominously
1 ( threateningly) [look, gesture, move] de façon menaçante ; [say] d'un ton menaçant ; the house was ominously silent dans la maison régnait un silence menaçant ;2 ( worryingly) ominously, the child has not yet been found on n'a pas encore retrouvé l'enfant, ce qui ne présage rien de bon. -
3 ominously
ominously [ˈɒmɪnəslɪ][say] sombrement -
4 ominously
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5 portentously
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6 ominous
['ominəs](giving a suggestion about something bad that is going to happen: an ominous cloud; an ominous silence.) de mauvais augure -
7 darkly
2 ( in tones) darkly coloured de couleur foncée ;3 ( ominously) [eye, watch] d'un air sombre. -
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9 portentously
portentously [pɔ:'tentəslɪ](a) (ominously) sinistrement(b) (momentously) mémorablement(c) (seriously) solennellement(d) (pompously) pompeusementUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > portentously
См. также в других словарях:
ominously — (adv.) 1590s, from OMINOUS (Cf. ominous) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). In earliest use, of good omen, auspicious; meaning of evil omen first attested 1640s, in Milton … Etymology dictionary
ominously — adverb in an ominous manner; with sinister foreboding From first to last he was ominously polite, and ominously silent … Wiktionary
ominously — adv. Ominously is used with these adjectives: ↑silent Ominously is used with these verbs: ↑echo … Collocations dictionary
ominously — ominous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen. DERIVATIVES ominously adverb ominousness noun. ORIGIN Latin ominosus, from omen omen … English terms dictionary
ominously — adverb in an ominous manner (Freq. 3) the sun darkened ominously • Derived from adjective: ↑ominous … Useful english dictionary
Ominously — Ominous Om i*nous, a. [L. ominosus, fr. omen. See {Omen}.] Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant; portentous; formerly used both in a favorable and unfavorable sense; now chiefly in the latter;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ominously — adverb see ominous … New Collegiate Dictionary
ominously — See ominous. * * * … Universalium
ominously — É‘mɪnÉ™slɪ / É’m adj. in a foreboding manner; in an ominous way … English contemporary dictionary
ominously — om·i·nous·ly … English syllables
ominously — See: ominous … English dictionary