Definition of the word ominous

[ˈɒmɪnəs] -adjective [development, event] de mal agüero [silence] que no augura nada bueno, que no presagia nada bueno [sound] siniestro [cloud] amenazador [tone]

(=sinister) amenazador

(=worrying) inquietante

·that'noun ominous

·eso es una mala señal

·it was an ominous sign

·era una señal de mal agüero

·the silence was ominous

·el silencio no auguraba or no presagiaba nada bueno

·to look/sound ominous

·no augurar or presagiar nada bueno

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged and Audio Headword Pronunciation (Spanish) 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1971,1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005.

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