public spending loom

[Watch123]

Hi, I'm stuck on "spending loom", it seems that it's not related to its direct meaning "telar" in Spanish.

Complete sentence: "In his pre-Budget report Chancellor Alistair Darling confirmed what many expected-major cuts in public spending loom.

Context: Vice-Chancellor column in a University's review

Thanks in advance.

 

[ewie]

Hi Watch.

Loom = avecinarse (de una manera amenazadora).

I think that what should be a that

 

[Agró]

Hi Watch.

Loom = avecinarse (de una manera amenazadora).

I think that what should be a that

I don't:
Alistair Darling confirmed what many expected-
Alistair Darling confirmó lo que muchos esperaban:...

 

[ewie]

Duh! ~ you're absolutely right, Agró ~ I was doing my 'speed-misreading' thing again

Alistair Darling confirmed what many expected - major cuts in public spending loom

 

[Watch123]

Thanks both!
So the complete translation would be...
"En un primer informe financiero, A.D. confirmó lo que muchos esperaban -más recortes en el presupuesto público..." (No sé cómo poner lo de loom, ¿se refiere a public spending?)

Lo del "pre-Budget" lo he dejado como "un primer informe financiero", aunque no estoy seguro.

 

[ewie]

más recortes en el presupuesto público amenazan ¿? (loom se refiere a los recortes).

Su informe ante-presupuestario ¿? / su anteproyecto presupuestario ¿?

 

[mijoch]

Hi.

Here "loom"---are on the way.

It's odd punctuation. "......expected. Major cuts in public spending are on the way/in sight."

M.