foreshadowing

• Recurso literário ou cinematográfico em que o autor insere pistas ou indícios antecipados sobre acontecimentos que ocorrerão mais adiante na história, frequentemente para criar tensão ou preparar o público; também pode se referir a esses próprios indícios ou pressentimentos.

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

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1. Literary deviceB2formalart

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

   Recurso literário

   • 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.

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• Verbo usado para indicar ou insinuar algo que acontecerá no futuro, especialmente em contextos literários ou narrativos, como um presságio ou prenúncio.

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.

   Prever

   • 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.

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