foreshadowing

• Nom désignant une technique ou un procédé littéraire par lequel l'auteur donne à l'avance un indice ou un signe de ce qui va se produire plus tard dans l'histoire, souvent utilisé pour créer de la tension ou préparer le public.

A noun referring to the act of providing vague advance indications or representing something beforehand, often used in storytelling as a literary device.

indénombrable

1. Literary deviceB2formalart

   A technique used by authors to give hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.

   Procédé d'annonce

   • The dark clouds at the beginning of the novel are a foreshadowing of the tragic events to come.
   • Shakespeare often uses foreshadowing in his plays to build suspense.
   • The character's dream was a clear foreshadowing of the plot twist.

   Synonymesadumbrationforetokenhintomenportentprefigurationpresageprolepsissuggestion

• Verbe utilisé pour indiquer ou suggérer ce qui va se produire dans le futur, souvent dans un contexte littéraire ou narratif.

A verb used to indicate or suggest something that will happen in the future, often in a literary or narrative context.

1. Indicate in advanceB2formal

   To be a sign or warning of something that will happen in the future.

   annoncer, présager

   • The dark clouds foreshadowed the coming storm.
   • His nervous behavior foreshadowed the bad news he was about to deliver.
   • The opening scene of the movie foreshadows the tragic ending.

   Synonymesadumbrateaugurbetokenforetokenheraldportendprefigurepresagesignal