foreshadowing

US /fɔrˈʃæd·oʊ·ɪŋ, foʊr-/
UK /fɔrˈʃæd·oʊ·ɪŋ, foʊr-/
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presságio, antecipação

a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story

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The dark clouds and distant thunder served as foreshadowing of the coming storm.
As nuvens escuras e o trovão distante serviram como presságio da tempestade que se aproximava.
The author used subtle foreshadowing to hint at the tragic ending.
O autor usou uma presságio sutil para insinuar o final trágico.