foreshadowing

fɔːrˈʃædoʊɪŋ
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Translation of foreshadowing into German,

Adjective

predictive

giving a hint of future events
ankündigend voraussagend
  • The dark clouds were foreshadowing a storm.Die dunklen Wolken wirkten ankündigend für den bevorstehenden Sturm.

Noun

literature

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literary technique to hint at events to come
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  • The author used foreshadowing to hint at the character's fate..Der Autor nutzte Andeutung, um auf das Schicksal der Figur hinzuweisen.
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Synonyms and analogies of foreshadowing in English

Examples of foreshadowing in a sentence

  • The eerie music was foreshadowing a twist.
  • Foreshadowing was evident in the early chapters.
  • The movie's foreshadowing was subtle but effective.
foreshadow
fɔːˈʃædəʊ
Verb

literature

suggest a future event indirectly
  • The dark clouds foreshadow a storm.Die dunklen Wolken deuten auf einen Sturm hin.

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

Noun
dieVorahnungnf.

His nervous habits were a subtle foreshadowing of the impending disaster.

Sein nervöses Verhalten war eine subtile Vorahnung der drohenden Katastrophe.

The mysterious letter brought a sense of foreshadowing to the upcoming revelation.

Der geheimnisvolle Brief brachte ein Gefühl der Vorahnung für die kommende Enthüllung.

dieVorausdeutungnf.

The protagonist's misplaced trust was a clear foreshadowing of future disappointment.

Das fehlgeleitete Vertrauen des Protagonisten war eine klare Vorausdeutung auf zukünftige Enttäuschungen.

The author's clever foreshadowing was a fridge brilliance that dawned on me later.

Die geschickte Vorausdeutung des Autors war ein Treppenwitz, der mir später klar wurde.

dieVorwegnahmenf.

With its excurses on linguistics and cybernetics, it now reads as an astonishing foreshadowing of the Internet and virtual reality.

Mit ihren Ausführungen zu Linguistik und Kybernetik liest sie sich heute als verblüffende Vorwegnahme von Internet und Virtual Reality.

In fact it has constantly been taught that the consecrated life is a foreshadowing of the future Kingdom.

Denn unveränderlich ist die Lehre, die sie als Vorwegnahme des zukünftigen Reiches darstellt.

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Other translations for foreshadowing:

  • Andeutungnf.
  • kündigte
  • vorbedeutenden

foreshadowing: Examples and translations in context

Each whispered secret among the friends was a foreshadowing of betrayal to come.

Jedes geflüsterte Geheimnis unter den Freunden war eine Vorahnung des kommenden Verrats.

In her dreams, the fire was a foreshadowing of her family's struggles.

In ihren Träumen war das Feuer eine Vorahnung der Kämpfe ihrer Familie.

The eerie music in the film served as a foreshadowing of the upcoming horror.

Die unheimliche Musik im Film diente als Vorahnung des kommenden Schreckens.

A faint smell of smoke was a foreshadowing of the fire they would soon encounter.

Ein schwacher Rauchgeruch war eine Vorahnung des Feuers, dem sie bald begegnen würden.

It is an even more oblique hint than other types of foreshadowing.

Es ist ein noch schieferer Hinweis als andere Arten der Vorahnung.

Often, foreshadowing can be used in conjunction with dramatic irony.

Oft kann Vorahnung in Verbindung mit dramatischer Ironie verwendet werden.

Each example of foreshadowing is centered around a particular character.

Jedes Beispiel der Vorahnung ist um ein bestimmtes Zeichen zentriert.

The protagonist's reluctance was a foreshadowing of the challenges she would soon face.

Die Zurückhaltung der Protagonistin war eine Vorahnung der bevorstehenden Herausforderungen.

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