portentous

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

Translation

adj. kusudi, kusudi; kushangaza, kushangaza

Phrases & Collocations

a portentous event

hali ya kipate

a portentous atmosphere

hali ya kipate

Example Sentences

the author's portentous moralizings.

manabii ya mwandishi.

the envelope and its portentous contents.

kifurushi na yaliyomo yake yenye maana kubwa.

a building of portentous size

msheri mrefu sana

The present aspect of society is portentous of great change.

Muonekano wa sasa wa jamii unabashiri mabadiliko makubwa.

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

Mvua mchafu yalikuwa msheri wa mchakato wa mafua ya kuvaa.

His portentous speech made everyone uneasy about the future.

Msheri mkuu wa mazungu alikosema kwa mchakato wa mafua ya kuvaa.

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

Mchakato wa mafua ya kuvaa kwenye msheri alikuwa mchakato wa mafua ya kuvaa.

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

Mchakato wa mafua ya kuvaa kwenye msheri wa mchakato wa mafua ya kuvaa alikosema kwa mchakato wa mafua ya kuvaa.

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

Mchakato wa mafua ya kuvaa kwenye msheri wa mchakato wa mafua ya kuvaa.

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

Mchakato wa mafua ya kuvaa kwenye msheri wa mchakato wa mafua ya kuvaa.

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

Mchakato wa mafua ya kuvaa kwenye msheri wa mchakato wa mafua ya kuvaa.

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

Mchakato wa mafua ya kuvaa kwenye msheri wa mchakato wa mafua ya kuvaa.

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

Mchakato wa mafua ya kuvaa kwenye msheri wa mchakato wa mafua ya kuvaa.

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

Mchakato wa mafua ya kuvaa kwenye msheri wa mchakato wa mafua ya kuvaa.

Real-world Examples

There was something portentous in his appearance.

Kuna mchawi mwingi katika mji wake.

Source: The Short Stories of Mark Twain

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

"Kwa mimi, inaonekana mabaya sana, mazuri, mwingi."

Source: The Room with a View (Part 1)

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

Wengine waliyotambua wote wakasumbua, na orodha ilikuwa mwingi.

Source: The Education of Henry Adams (Part Two)

To Adams, Reeve's refusal seemed portentous.

Kwa Adams, utangulizi wa Reeve ulikuwa mwingi.

Source: The Education of Henry Adams (Part Two)

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

Alikuwa amsaidia mshale kwa mizani, na mji wake ulimba mwingi.

Source: The Short Stories of Mark Twain

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

Wakati Amy alirudi kutoka kwa safari yake ya mwisho, Mr. Davis alifanya mshale mwingi "Hem"!

Source: "Little Women" original version

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

Mr. Bumble, alichukua mshale mwingi kwa mizani, akisimamia mshale mwingi kwa serio.

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

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

Kwa mwinga, mshale mwingi wa mazuri, mwingi wa mizani na mpira, mazuri ya binadamu--inapita.

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.

Lakini mile 4 hadi Creek ni mazuri, kama mizani mwingi ya mizani ya kipendelezi.

Source: Cross Stream (Part 1)

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

(kama "mshumaa na kufanya mizani mwingi"), ambayo ilikuwa iliyowekwa katika mizani yetu mwa 1934.

Source: Word of the Day

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