portentous

[US]/pɔːˈtentəs/
[UK]/pɔːrˈtentəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. aavistava, uhkaava; iskevä, ylpeä

Phrases & Collocations

a portentous event

ennustava tapahtuma

a portentous atmosphere

ennustava tunnelma

Example Sentences

the author's portentous moralizings.

kirjoittajan merkitykselliset moralisoinnit

the envelope and its portentous contents.

kirje ja sen merkityksellinen sisältö.

a building of portentous size

uhkaavan kokoinen rakennus

The present aspect of society is portentous of great change.

nykyisen ajan yhteiskunnan tila enteilee suuria muutoksia.

The dark clouds were a portentous sign of an approaching storm.

Synkät pilvet olivat merkki lähestyvästä myrskystä.

His portentous speech made everyone uneasy about the future.

Hänen uhkaava puheensa sai kaikki huolestumaan tulevaisuudesta.

The sudden silence in the room was portentous of bad news.

Äkillinen hiljaisuus huoneessa enteili huonoja uutisia.

The old man's portentous warnings about the haunted house scared the children.

Vanhan miehen uhkaavat varoitukset kummitustalosta pelästivät lapset.

The eerie music created a portentous atmosphere in the horror movie.

Eerinen musiikki loi uhkaavan tunnelman kauhuelokuvassa.

The fortune teller's portentous predictions left the audience in awe.

Ennustajan uhkaavat ennusteet jättivät yleisön ihmetystä täyteen.

The sudden appearance of a black cat was seen as a portentous omen by the superstitious villagers.

Mustan kissan äkillinen ilmestyminen nähtiin uhkaavana enneenaä uskollisten kyläläisten keskuudessa.

The eerie silence in the abandoned house felt portentous to the trespassers.

Hylätyssä talossa vallinnut eerinen hiljaisuus tuntui uhkaavalta tunkeutujille.

The politician's portentous promises failed to convince the skeptical voters.

Poliitikon uhkaavat lupaukset eivät onnistuneet vakuuttamaan skeptisiä äänestäjiä.

The portentous music in the background added to the suspense of the thriller movie.

Taustalla soiva uhkaava musiikki lisäsi jännitystä trillerielokuvassa.

Real-world Examples

There was something portentous in his appearance.

Source: The Short Stories of Mark Twain

" To me it seemed perfectly appalling, disastrous, portentous" .

Source: The Room with a View (Part 1)

The " cranks" were all rebels, and the list was portentous.

Source: The Education of Henry Adams (Part Two)

To Adams, Reeve's refusal seemed portentous.

Source: The Education of Henry Adams (Part Two)

He ran his eye down the pages, and his countenance grew portentous.

Source: The Short Stories of Mark Twain

As Amy returned from her last trip, Mr. Davis gave a portentous " Hem" !

Source: "Little Women" original version

Mr. Bumble, catching at the inquiry very quickly, shook his head with portentous solemnity.

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

Next the loud mournful whistles, the portentous vibration and the boat, the human idea--is in motion.

Source: The Night is Gentle (Part Two)

Yet the four miles to the Creek are stirring, like the bleak, portentous beginning of a good tale.

Source: Cross Stream (Part 1)

(as in " burdened with making portentous decisions" ), which was added to our dictionary in 1934.

Source: Word of the Day

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