premonitory

prɪˈmɑnɪˌtɔri
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Translation of premonitory into German

Adjective

1.

warning

Rare
serving as a warning or premonition
Rare
warnend ahnend
  • The dark clouds were premonitory of the storm.Die dunklen Wolken wirkten warnend gegenüber dem bevorstehenden Sturm.
2.

future

Rare
indicating future misfortune or danger
Rare
vorahnend warnend unheilverkündend
  • His premonitory dreams often predicted bad events.Seine vorahnenden Träume sagten oft schlechte Ereignisse voraus.
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Synonyms and analogies of premonitory in English

Examples of premonitory in a sentence

  • Her dream was premonitory of future events.
  • The premonitory signs were ignored by the villagers.
  • She felt a premonitory chill before the storm hit.

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

warnende

So Bolivia is not a premonitory crisis; nor does the hoary old "domino theory," to which both Lyndon Johnson and Che Guevara subscribed in the case of Bolivia, seem valid or even half-way reasonable.

Daher ist Bolivien weder eine warnende Krise, noch erscheint die altehrwürdige „Dominotheorie", der sich sowohl Lyndon Johnson als auch Che Guevara im Fall von Bolivien anschlossen, gültig oder auch nur halbwegs vernünftig.

unheilvolles

That evening, his premonitory headache made him skip the planned outing.

An jenem Abend ließ ihn sein unheilvolles Kopfweh die geplante Unternehmung absagen.

vorahnende

He often dismissed premonitory feelings, but today they seemed unusually strong.

Er ignorierte oft vorahnende Gefühle, aber heute waren sie ungewöhnlich stark.

vorausahnenden

I have to signal here that I had a premonitory dream of his death 72 hours before it happened and had told him so at the time.

Ich muss hier angeben dass ich einen vorausahnenden Traum von seinem Tod hatte, 72 Stunden ehe es geschah und hatte ihm das damals gesagt.

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Other translations for premonitory:

  • vorgeburtliche
  • vorhersagende
  • warnenden

premonitory: Examples and translations in context

She felt a premonitory chill before the news of the accident was revealed.

Sie spürte ein unheilvolles Frösteln, bevor die Nachricht von dem Unfall enthüllt wurde.

The flickering lights were a premonitory indication of the power outage to come.

Das Flackern der Lichter war ein unheilvolles Indiz für den bevorstehenden Stromausfall.

Each premonitory dream she had gradually prepared her for unforeseen events.

Jeder vorahnende Traum bereitete sie allmählich auf unvorhergesehene Ereignisse vor.

His dreams often had a premonitory quality, revealing events that would soon unfold.

Seine Träume hatten oft eine vorahnende Qualität und offenbarten Ereignisse, die sich bald entfalten würden.

The tension in the air felt premonitory, hinting at a conflict about to erupt.

Die Spannung in der Luft hatte eine vorahnende Wirkung und wies auf einen bevorstehenden Konflikt hin.

For instance, three month after, I had a premonitory dream of the tsunami and why could a link be made with the NDE?

Zum Beispiel, drei Monate danach hatte ich einen vorausahnenden Traum vom Tsunami und wie könnte eine Verbindung mit der NTE gemacht werden?

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