looming in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for looming in the English»Italian Dictionary

looming [ˈluːmɪŋ] ADJ

1. looming:

looming crisis, threat, shortage

incombente

looming deadline, exam

imminente

2. looming spire, cliff, tower:

looming

minaccioso

loom¹ [Brit luːm, Am lum] N

loom

telaio m

I.loom² [Brit luːm, Am lum] N (of ship)

loom

apparizione f lontana, (il) profilarsi

II.loom² [Brit luːm, Am lum] VB intr

1. loom shape, figure, building:

loom, also loom up

apparire in lontananza (out of da; over sopra)

a figure loomed up through the mist

una figura apparve nella nebbia

2. loom:

loom threat, war, strike, crisis:

incombere

loom exam, interview, deadline:

incombere, essere imminente

the spectre of war looms over the country

lo spettro della guerra incombe sul paese

to loom large exam:

incombere or profilarsi preoccupante

to loom large thought, horror:

incombere or profilarsi minaccioso

to loom large issue:

occupare una posizione di primo piano

to loom large figure, politician:

grandeggiare or imporsi

to loom ahead ship:

apparire all'improvviso

to loom ahead crisis, war:

profilarsi or essere minaccioso

loom³ [Brit luːm, Am lum] N

loom (diving bird generally)

uccello m tuffatore

loom (guillemot)

uria f

loom (diver)

strolaga f

loom (grebe)

svasso m

loom (grebe)

tuffetto m

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treadle before n sewing machine, loom

a pedale

Translations for looming in the Italian»English Dictionary

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incombente carenza, crisi, minaccia

looming

uria

loom

incombere esame, minaccia, pensiero:

to loom

incombere crisi, guerra:

to loom

un'ombra minacciosa incombeva sull'Europa

a terrible threat was looming over Europe

uccello tuffatore

diver, loom

strolaga

loom

looming in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for looming in the English»Italian Dictionary

loom¹ [lu:m] N (for weaving)

loom

telaio m

loom² [lu:m] VB intr

1. loom (come into view):

loom

apparire

2. loom (threaten):

loom

incombere

to loom large

assumere grande importanza

Translations for looming in the Italian»English Dictionary

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telaio

loom

profilarsi

to loom

looming Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to loom large

assumere grande importanza

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

With shiny hydro towers looming on the skyline, everything appears without history, and homogeneity pervades the neighbourhoods.

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Unaware of the potential danger looming, the astronauts and the little flies sit back and prepare to come back home as heroes.

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With looming threats of miliatary bombardment during the interwar period, mentions of airmindedness were largely future-oriented.

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With a worldwide disaster looming just a few years ahead, it is a time of unrestrained corporate greed, false religiosity, moronic fecklessness, and evil intent in high places.

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In the background, a looming figure saunters towards the two.

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With the mid-season break looming, each driver has an opportunity to dictate the trajectory of their respective campaigns based on these flashpoints.

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He applies the brakes, but a road tanker stalled across a level crossing is looming up just ahead.

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Where would this technology lead us to, if it can not sustain the menace of disasters, looming over.

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Companies with high trailing dividends yields can be risky, particularly if a dividend cut is looming.

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Mirages show an extra image or images of the miraged object, while looming, towering, stooping, and sinking do not.

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