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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | Voornaamste vertalingen |
| dreigend bn | (onheilspellend) | threatening, ominous adj |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek | Voornaamste vertalingen |
| ominous adj | (threatening, bad sign) | onheilspellend, dreigend bn |
| | (formeel) | omineus bn |
| | Those clouds look very ominous; I think there's going to be a storm. |
| threatening adj | (act, gesture) | bedreigend, dreigend bn |
| | Simon gave Ben a threatening look, warning him to remain silent. |
| menacing adj | (threatening) | dreigend bn |
| | He gave me a menacing look and left the room. |
| stormy adj | (sky: threatening storms) | dreigend, onheilspellend bn |
| | I don't like the look of that stormy sky in the west. |
| looming adj | figurative (event: impending) | dreigend bn |
| | The looming debate is covered in detail in all today's papers. |
| forbidding adj | (threatening, ominous) | afstotelijk, afschrikwekkend bn |
| | | dreigend bn |
| | The dark mountains looked forbidding ahead of us. |
| glowering adj | (glaring) (van blik) | dreigend, boos bn |
| | In the audience, Adam's glowering face was noticeable to the actors. |
| minatory adj | (threatening, ominous) | dreigend bn |
| premonitory adj | (presaging, ominous) | waarschuwend bn |
| | | onheilspellend, dreigend bn |
| menacingly adv | (in a threatening way) | dreigend bw |
| | "Don't test me," said the parent menacingly. |
| ominously adv | (like a bad sign or portent) | onheilspellend, dreigend bw |
| | | veelbetekenend bw |
| | The clouds ominously turned black, indicating a severe storm was approaching. |
| threatening adj | (causing fear, concern) | bedreigend, dreigend bn |
| | The situation between the two countries is threatening and may result in war if negotiations fail. |
| brooding adj | (menacing, threatening) | dreigend bn |
| | The sky was grey and brooding, so I decided not to go out for a walk. |
| threatening adj | (person) | bedreigend, dreigend bn |
| | Rachel found the man threatening and wanted to get away as soon as possible. |
| grim adj | (weather: bleak) (van weer) | dreigend, guur bn |
| | Jane's wedding was on a grim winter day, but she didn't mind. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| ugly adj | (weather, sea: dangerous, unpleasant) | dreigend bn |
| | Judging by the way the clouds were gathering, it was going to be an ugly night. |
| impending adj | (coming soon) | aanstaand bn |
| | (figuurlijk, negatief) | dreigend bn |
| | Seth couldn't move into the house until the impending transaction was finalized. |
| threateningly adv | (like a threat) | dreigend, bedreigend bw |
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