The closure of the bank was an ominous sign for the future of the town.El cierre del banco fue una señal de mal agüero para el futuro de pueblo.
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An ominous cloud loomed above the small ship.Una nube que no auguraba nada bueno, apareció sobre el pequeño barco.
The city's usual din was replaced by an ominous silence.El estrépito habitual de la ciudad fue reemplazado por un silencio que no presagiaba nada bueno.
[+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
"you'll have to live with the consequences of your action," he said in an ominous tonethe ominous note in his voice made me feel sick with fearall means at the disposal of the president of Soviet Union would be considered and used and this has a really ominous tone, especially coming from one of his more liberal advisers.economists said the new GNP report had an ominous tone. Among other things, the report showed a sharp deterioration in export trade
that's ominouseso es una mala señal;it was an ominous signera una señal de mal agüero;the silence was ominousel silencio no auguraba or no presagiaba nada bueno;to look/sound ominousno augurar or presagiar nada bueno