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| Principal Translations |
| looming adj | figurative (event: impending) | inminente adj |
| | | acechante adj |
| | | amenazante adj |
| | | amenazador/a adj |
| | The looming debate is covered in detail in all today's papers. |
| | Todos los diarios de hoy cubren detalladamente el inminente debate. |
| looming adj | (coming into view) | aparecer⇒ vi |
| | | que se dibuja loc adj |
| | | que asoma loc adj |
| | | que emerge loc adj |
| | The looming mountains were topped by thick clouds. |
| | Las montañas que aparecían a la vista estaban coronadas por espesas nubes. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| loom n | (textile machine) | telar nm |
| | Jane had a loom at home where she would make her own fabrics. |
| | Jane tenía un telar en casa donde hacía sus propias telas. |
| loom⇒ vi | (look big, intimidating) | alzarse imponente v prnl + adj mf |
| | (formal) | erigirse imponente v prnl + adj mf |
| | To the north of the town, the volcano loomed. |
| | El volcán se alzaba imponente al norte de la ciudad. |
| loom over [sb/sth] vi | (look big, intimidating) | alzarse imponente sobre loc verb + prep |
| | (formal) | erigirse imponente sobre loc verb + prep |
| | The bully loomed over his victim and demanded his lunch money. |
| | El bravucón se alzó imponente sobre su víctima y le exigió el dinero de su almuerzo. |
| loom⇒ vi | figurative (appear imminent) | avecinarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | ser inminente v cop + adj mf |
| | | acercarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The threat of war was looming. |
| | La amenaza de una guerra se avecinaba. |
| loom over [sth/sb] vi + prep | figurative (appear imminent) | amenazar⇒ vtr |
| | | venirse encima de loc verb + prep |
| | | acercarse a v prnl + prep |
| | | avecinarse a v prnl + prep |
| | With the possibility of losing his job looming over him, Ken started working on his CV. |
| | La posibilidad de quedarse sin trabajo amenazaba a Ken, que empezó a trabajar en su CV. |
| Additional Translations |
| loom n | (part of an oar) | caña nf |
| | The rower laid the loom of the oar into the oar lock. |
| | El remero puso la caña del remo dentro del sujetarremos. |
| loom n | (protective tubing for wire) (cableado) | manga nf |
| | Wrap the loom around the wires and secure it with electrical tape. |
| loom n | (wiring loom: group of wires) (cableado) | mazo nm |
| | Use of a loom protects the wires. |
| | Los mazos protegen los cables. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Locuciones verbales
loom | looming |
| loom up vi phrasal | (rise ominously) | cernerse⇒ v prnl |
| | Una tormenta amenazadora se cierne sobre el futuro del reino. |
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