foreboding

fɔːrˈboʊdɪŋ
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Translation of foreboding into German,

Noun

1.

intuition

strong feeling something bad will happen
  • She had a foreboding about the upcoming storm.Sie hatte ein banges Gefühl wegen des kommenden Sturms.
2.

prediction

omen or sign of something bad to come
  • The black crow was a foreboding of the troubles ahead..Die schwarze Krähe war ein Vorzeichen für die kommenden Schwierigkeiten

Adjective

ominous feeling

giving a feeling that something bad will happen
  • The dark clouds looked foreboding.Die dunklen Wolken sahen unheilvoll aus.
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Synonyms and analogies of foreboding in English

Examples of foreboding in a sentence

  • His foreboding was confirmed when the project failed.
  • The eerie silence was a foreboding of danger.
  • Dark clouds were a foreboding of the storm.
  • The abandoned house had a foreboding atmosphere.
  • Her foreboding words left everyone uneasy.
forebode
fɔːrˈboʊd
Verb
1.

warning

tr.
warn of an event in advance
tr.
  • The eerie silence seemed to forebode danger.Die unheimliche Stille schien Gefahr zu verheißen.
2.

intuition

tr./intr.
have an intuition about something bad happening
tr./intr.
ahnen vorausahnen
  • She could forebode trouble coming their way.Sie konnte Unheil ahnen, das auf sie zukam.

Translations of "foreboding" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieVorahnungnf.

He walked through the lowering mist, feeling a sense of foreboding.

Er ging durch den bedrohlichen Nebel und spürte ein Gefühl der Vorahnung.

dieAhnungnf.

A sad foreboding is awakened in me by this mysterious man!

Eine traurige Ahnung erweckt in mir dieser geheimnisvolle Mann!

ungutes Gefühln.

She felt a foreboding as she walked past the abandoned house at night.

Sie verspürte ein ungutes Gefühl, als sie nachts am verlassenen Haus vorbeiging.

Adjective
unheilvolladj.

The warning signs were foreboding, but no one paid them any attention.

Die Warnsignale waren unheilvoll, doch niemand schenkte ihnen Beachtung.

bedrohlichadj.

The surrounding mountains were foreboding, more rocky and less forested.

Die umliegenden Berge waren bedrohlich, felsiger und weniger bewaldet.

düstereadj.

The foreboding rumble of thunder echoed across the valley, promising disaster.

Das düstere Grollen des Donners hallte durch das Tal und verhieß Unheil.

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foreboding: Examples and translations in context

His heart raced with a mix of excitement and foreboding.

Sein Herz raste bei einer Mischung aus Aufregung und Vorahnung.

A feeling of foreboding settled in the pit of her stomach.

Ein Gefühl der Vorahnung setzte sich in ihrer Magengrube fest.

The empty streets at night filled her with a sense of foreboding.

Die leeren Straßen bei Nacht erfüllten sie mit einem Gefühl der Vorahnung.

The strange noises at midnight brought a palpable foreboding to the campers.

Die seltsamen Geräusche um Mitternacht brachten eine greifbare Vorahnung zu den Campern.

He couldn't shake off the feeling of foreboding in his gut.

Er konnte das Gefühl der Vorahnung in seinem Bauch nicht abschütteln.

The benighted garden held an air of mystery and foreboding.

Der finstere Garten strahlte eine Aura von Geheimnis und Vorahnung aus.

The dark clouds overhead filled him with a sense of foreboding.

Die dunklen Wolken am Himmel erfüllten ihn mit einem Gefühl der Vorahnung.

Her foreboding grew as the hours passed without any news.

Ihre Vorahnung wuchs, als die Stunden ohne jegliche Nachricht verstrichen.

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