前まえ触ぶれ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

advance warning; prior notice; prior announcement

Used for notice or warning given before something happens. Often appears in negative expressions such as 何の前触れもなく or 前触れもせずに, meaning that there was no advance warning.

• 予よ定ていの変へん更こうは、何なんの前まえ触ぶれもなく発はっ表ぴょうされた。

  The schedule change was announced without any advance notice.

• 彼かれは前まえ触ぶれもせずに会かい社しゃを訪たずねてきた。

  He came to the office without giving any prior notice.

noun

harbinger; sign; omen; portent

Refers to a sign that suggests something is about to happen, often a natural phenomenon, illness, disaster, or other coming change. This is a noun use rather than an intentional announcement.

• 黒くろい雲くもは嵐あらしの前まえ触ぶれだった。

  The dark clouds were a sign of a storm.

• 小ちいさな揺ゆれは大だい地じ震しんの前まえ触ぶれかもしれない。

  The small tremor may be a warning sign of a major earthquake.