English to French Meaning of foreboding - pressentiment

Foreboding :

pressentiment

noun

pressentiment, présage, pronostic, signe, prévoir, Attention

adjective

pressentiment, pronostic

Foreboding :: pressentimentForebodings :: pressentiments

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Definitions of foreboding in English

Noun(1) a feeling of evil to come(2) an unfavorable omen
Verb(1) make a prediction about; tell in advance
Adjective(1) ominously prophetic

Examples of foreboding in English

(1) While ambiguity is probably the most important feature of Nostradamus's prophecies, another notable feature is their dark, foreboding quality.(2) Something had stirred him prematurely from his sleep about an hour before his alarm would have sounded, and a sense of foreboding coursed through him.(3) To many people, caves are just dark and foreboding places, and even researchers can find caves relatively inaccessible and difficult to study.(4) The sense of fatalism and foreboding has been spread from the top downwards, by authorities whose primary concern appears to be to inoculate themselves against the charge of not doing enough.(5) The colorful scenes tend to be counterbalanced by some dark and foreboding sets, and many shots feature subdued lighting that tends to strain shadow detail.(6) You find yourself laughing and then feeling foolish because as you continue reading, you feel that sense of foreboding that comes when you know good times are just a set up for a tragedy that is sure to ensue.(7) Cue a sinister clap of thunder and a foreboding flash of lightning.(8) Only the King remained seated, yet there was fear in his dark, foreboding eyes.(9) A side who had trooped off with a sense of foreboding against the Swedes somehow re-emerged five nights later, entirely recuperated and forming an unrecognisably more confident unit.(10) A dark, foreboding forest surrounded the land with a cobblestone drive leading out and into the rest of the world.(11) He still didn't feel frightened - but he did have an uncomfortable sense of foreboding , the knowledge that something unpleasant was looming in his future.(12) He walked closer until we stood side by side staring out at the almost foreboding dark horizon.(13) The bright orange liquid that seeped through the gashes resembled blood, giving him an unpleasant sense of foreboding .(14) Christianity in the United States is at a dangerous and foreboding crossroads.(15) Then she stepped beyond the threshold of the dark and foreboding hole in the mountain, and turned on the lights at each side of her helmet.(16) A noise came from around the dark, foreboding corner.

Related Phrases of foreboding

(1) forebode ::

présager

Related Phrases of foreboding

(1) forebode ::

présager

Synonyms

Noun

1. apprehension ::

appréhension

2. anxiety ::

anxiété

3. trepidation ::

inquiétude

4. disquiet ::

inquiétude

5. unease ::

malaise

7. misgiving ::

crainte

8. suspicion ::

soupçon

9. worry ::

inquiéter

10. fear ::

peur

12. dread ::

crainte

13. alarm ::

alarme

14. the willies ::

les chocottes

15. the heebie-jeebies ::

les jeebies-heebie

16. the jitters ::

la frousse

17. the creeps ::

la chair de poule

Adjective

18. fateful ::

fatidique

19. portentous ::

de mauvais augure

Verb

20. presage ::

présage

21. augur ::

augure

22. portend ::

présager

23. herald ::

héraut

24. warn of ::

informer de

25. forewarn of ::

de avertir

26. foreshadow ::

annoncer

27. be an omen of ::

être un présage de

28. indicate ::

indiquer

29. signify ::

signifier

30. signal ::

signal

31. promise ::

promettre

32. threaten ::

menacer

33. spell ::

épeler

34. denote ::

dénoter

35. betoken ::

présager

36. foretoken ::

prévision

Different Forms

foreboding, forebodings

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