looming in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for looming in the English»Spanish Dictionary

loom¹ [Am lum, Brit luːm] N

loom

telar m

loom² VB intr

1. loom (be imminent):

loom

avecinarse

in the face of looming tax increases

en vista de la subida de impuestos que se avecina or que se viene encima

2. loom (look threatening):

the mist cleared and the mountain loomed high above them

se levantó la niebla y la montaña surgió imponente ante ellos

3. loom (figure):

to loom large the problem loomed large in his mind

el problema dominaba sus pensamientos

superstition looms large in these tales

la superstición ocupa un lugar preponderante en estos relatos

loom up VB (v + adv)

a figure loomed up in the mist

una figura surgió de entre las tinieblas

the mountain loomed up above us

la montaña se erguía or se alzaba imponente ante nosotros

Translations for looming in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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otro problema que se avizora en el panorama fiscal

another problem looming on the tax front

telar

loom

looming in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for looming in the English»Spanish Dictionary

loom¹ [lu:m] N

loom

telar m

loom² [lu:m] VB intr

1. loom (come into view):

loom

surgir

2. loom (threaten):

loom

amenazar

to loom large

cobrar mucha importancia

Translations for looming in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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telar

loom

gravitar sobre

to loom over

looming Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to loom large

cobrar mucha importancia

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This continued to be the case even when the consequences of marginal utility seemed to be looming because of the overproduction of goods.

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

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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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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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Is it not time to start discussing the looming iceberg that is the rising cost of public service pension provision.

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Additionally, things were now starting to look grim for the year-old label, and bankruptcy was looming.

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Then again, it's hard not to sound alarming as looming inflation and currency devaluation have investors wondering how to protect the value of their portfolios.

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

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