pahaenteinen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dire adj Extremely serious or urgent, often warning of disaster.
- disastrous adj Causing great damage or harm; having the nature of a disaster.
- ominous adj Suggesting that something bad is about to happen; threatening or foreboding.
- portentous adj Carrying great or worrying importance.
- sinister adj Suggesting evil intent or hidden danger.
- unlucky adjective Having or bringing bad luck.
Senses
pahaenteinen is used for these senses in English:
- dire Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
- disastrous Foreboding disaster; ill-omened.
- ill-boding Which bodes evil; portending bad things.
- ominous Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
- portentous Of momentous or ominous significance.
- sinister Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister).
- unlucky Inauspicious.
dire — full definition
- adj Extremely serious or urgent, often warning of disaster.
- adj (informal) Extremely bad in quality.
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