portentous

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

Translation

adj. зловещий, угрожающий; напыщенный, претенциозный

Phrases & Collocations

a portentous event

значительное событие

a portentous atmosphere

значительная атмосфера

Example Sentences

the author's portentous moralizings.

значительные морализаторства автора.

the envelope and its portentous contents.

конверт и его предвещающее содержание.

a building of portentous size

здание внушительных размеров

The present aspect of society is portentous of great change.

Текущее состояние общества предвещает большие перемены.

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

Тёмные тучи были предвестником приближающейся бури.

His portentous speech made everyone uneasy about the future.

Его зловещая речь заставила всех забеспокоиться о будущем.

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

Внезапная тишина в комнате предвещала плохие новости.

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

Зловещие предупреждения старика о доме с привидениями напугали детей.

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

Жуткая музыка создала зловещую атмосферу в фильме ужасов.

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

Зловещие предсказания гадалки оставили публику в восхищении.

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

Внезапное появление черной кошки было воспринято суеверными жителями как зловещий знак.

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

Жуткая тишина в заброшенном доме казалась злополучной для незваных гостей.

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

Политические обещания политика не смогли убедить скептически настроенных избирателей.

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

Зловещая музыка на фоне добавила напряжения в триллер.

Real-world Examples

There was something portentous in his appearance.

В его внешности было что-то зловещее.

Source: The Short Stories of Mark Twain

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

" Мне это казалось совершенно ужасным, катастрофическим, зловещим" .

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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