a portentous event
un evento portentoso
a portentous atmosphere
un ambiente portentoso
the author's portentous moralizings.
las moralizaciones significativas del autor.
the envelope and its portentous contents.
el sobre y su contenido ominoso.
a building of portentous size
un edificio de gran tamaño
The present aspect of society is portentous of great change.
El aspecto actual de la sociedad es presagio de un gran cambio.
The dark clouds were a portentous sign of an approaching storm.
Las nubes oscuras eran una señal de mal agüero de una tormenta inminente.
His portentous speech made everyone uneasy about the future.
Su discurso de mal agüero hizo que todos se sintieran incómodos con respecto al futuro.
The sudden silence in the room was portentous of bad news.
El repentino silencio en la habitación presagiaba malas noticias.
The old man's portentous warnings about the haunted house scared the children.
Las advertencias de mal agüero del anciano sobre la casa encantada asustaron a los niños.
The eerie music created a portentous atmosphere in the horror movie.
La música inquietante creó una atmósfera de mal agüero en la película de terror.
The fortune teller's portentous predictions left the audience in awe.
Las predicciones de mal agüero del adivino dejaron al público asombrado.
The sudden appearance of a black cat was seen as a portentous omen by the superstitious villagers.
La repentina aparición de un gato negro fue vista como un mal agüero por los campesinos supersticiosos.
The eerie silence in the abandoned house felt portentous to the trespassers.
El inquietante silencio en la casa abandonada se sintió como un mal agüero para los intrusos.
The politician's portentous promises failed to convince the skeptical voters.
Las promesas de mal agüero del político no lograron convencer a los votantes escépticos.
The portentous music in the background added to the suspense of the thriller movie.
La música de mal agüero de fondo aumentó la tensión del thriller.
There was something portentous in his appearance.
" To me it seemed perfectly appalling, disastrous, portentous" .
The " cranks" were all rebels, and the list was portentous.
To Adams, Reeve's refusal seemed portentous.
He ran his eye down the pages, and his countenance grew portentous.
As Amy returned from her last trip, Mr. Davis gave a portentous " Hem" !
Mr. Bumble, catching at the inquiry very quickly, shook his head with portentous solemnity.
Next the loud mournful whistles, the portentous vibration and the boat, the human idea--is in motion.
Yet the four miles to the Creek are stirring, like the bleak, portentous beginning of a good tale.
(as in " burdened with making portentous decisions" ), which was added to our dictionary in 1934.
a portentous event
un evento portentoso
a portentous atmosphere
un ambiente portentoso
the author's portentous moralizings.
las moralizaciones significativas del autor.
the envelope and its portentous contents.
el sobre y su contenido ominoso.
a building of portentous size
un edificio de gran tamaño
The present aspect of society is portentous of great change.
El aspecto actual de la sociedad es presagio de un gran cambio.
The dark clouds were a portentous sign of an approaching storm.
Las nubes oscuras eran una señal de mal agüero de una tormenta inminente.
His portentous speech made everyone uneasy about the future.
Su discurso de mal agüero hizo que todos se sintieran incómodos con respecto al futuro.
The sudden silence in the room was portentous of bad news.
El repentino silencio en la habitación presagiaba malas noticias.
The old man's portentous warnings about the haunted house scared the children.
Las advertencias de mal agüero del anciano sobre la casa encantada asustaron a los niños.
The eerie music created a portentous atmosphere in the horror movie.
La música inquietante creó una atmósfera de mal agüero en la película de terror.
The fortune teller's portentous predictions left the audience in awe.
Las predicciones de mal agüero del adivino dejaron al público asombrado.
The sudden appearance of a black cat was seen as a portentous omen by the superstitious villagers.
La repentina aparición de un gato negro fue vista como un mal agüero por los campesinos supersticiosos.
The eerie silence in the abandoned house felt portentous to the trespassers.
El inquietante silencio en la casa abandonada se sintió como un mal agüero para los intrusos.
The politician's portentous promises failed to convince the skeptical voters.
Las promesas de mal agüero del político no lograron convencer a los votantes escépticos.
The portentous music in the background added to the suspense of the thriller movie.
La música de mal agüero de fondo aumentó la tensión del thriller.
There was something portentous in his appearance.
" To me it seemed perfectly appalling, disastrous, portentous" .
The " cranks" were all rebels, and the list was portentous.
To Adams, Reeve's refusal seemed portentous.
He ran his eye down the pages, and his countenance grew portentous.
As Amy returned from her last trip, Mr. Davis gave a portentous " Hem" !
Mr. Bumble, catching at the inquiry very quickly, shook his head with portentous solemnity.
Next the loud mournful whistles, the portentous vibration and the boat, the human idea--is in motion.
Yet the four miles to the Creek are stirring, like the bleak, portentous beginning of a good tale.
(as in " burdened with making portentous decisions" ), which was added to our dictionary in 1934.
Explora el vocabulario más buscado
¿Quieres aprender vocabulario de manera más eficiente? ¡Descarga la aplicación DictoGo y disfruta de más funciones para memorizar y repasar vocabulario!
Descarga DictoGo ahora