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1 menace
I ['menəs]1) (threat) minaccia f.2) (danger) pericolo m. (pubblico)3) colloq. (nuisance)II ['menəs]verbo transitivo minacciare* * *['menəs] 1. noun1) (something likely to cause injury, damage etc: Traffic is a menace on narrow roads.) minaccia2) (a threat or show of hostility: His voice was full of menace.) minaccia2. verb(to threaten: menaced by danger.) minacciare- menacing- menacingly* * *menace /ˈmɛnəs/n.(to) menace /ˈmɛnəs/v. t.minacciare.* * *I ['menəs]1) (threat) minaccia f.2) (danger) pericolo m. (pubblico)3) colloq. (nuisance)II ['menəs]verbo transitivo minacciare -
2 menace men·ace
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3 creeping
['kriːpɪŋ]1) [change, menace] strisciante* * *creeping /ˈkri:pɪŋ/a.2 (bot.) rampicante● (bot.) creeping Charlie ( USA), creeping Jenny (GB) ( Lysimachia nummolaria), nummolaria; erba quattrina; erba soldina □ (econ.) creeping inflation, inflazione strisciante □ (med.) creeping paralysis, paralisi progressiva □ ( Borsa, fin.) creeping takeover, acquisizione strisciante ( di una società).* * *['kriːpɪŋ]1) [change, menace] strisciante -
4 Dennis
* * *Dennis /ˈdɛnɪs/n.● Dennis the Menace, Pierino la peste ( dal nome di un personaggio dei fumetti).(First names) Dennis, Denis /ˈdɛnɪs/m.(Surnames) Dennis /ˈdɛnɪs/* * * -
5 unaccountable
[ˌʌnə'kaʊntəbl]1) [phenomenon, feeling] inspiegabileto be unaccountable to sb. — non essere responsabile davanti a qcn., non dovere rispondere a qcn
* * *(that cannot be explained: his unaccountable absence.) inspiegabile* * *unaccountable /ʌnəˈkaʊntəbl/a.1 inesplicabile; strano: for some unaccountable reason, per qualche strana ragione; an unaccountable feeling of menace, un'inesplicabile sensazione di minaccia2 non responsabile; esente da controlli: unaccountable bureaucrats, burocrati che sfuggono a qualsiasi controllounaccountableness n. [u] unaccountably avv.* * *[ˌʌnə'kaʊntəbl]1) [phenomenon, feeling] inspiegabileto be unaccountable to sb. — non essere responsabile davanti a qcn., non dovere rispondere a qcn
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menace — [ mənas ] n. f. • XIIe; manatce v. 880; lat. pop. °minacia, attesté au plur. minaciæ, class. minæ 1 ♦ Manifestation par laquelle on marque à qqn sa colère, avec l intention de lui faire craindre le mal qu on lui prépare. ⇒ avertissement ,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
menacé — menace [ mənas ] n. f. • XIIe; manatce v. 880; lat. pop. °minacia, attesté au plur. minaciæ, class. minæ 1 ♦ Manifestation par laquelle on marque à qqn sa colère, avec l intention de lui faire craindre le mal qu on lui prépare. ⇒ avertissement ,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Menacé — Menace Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
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Menace — may mean: a threat or danger that causes intimidation a legal term of art see Blackmail#menaces Wen Jun Yan AKA Yellow Menace Place Menace (Greek settlement), (Greek Μαινάκη Mainákē), an ancient Greek settlement to the southeast of Spain,… … Wikipedia
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menace — men·ace 1 / me nəs/ n 1: a show of an intention to inflict esp. physical harm accomplished against a person s will by means of force,...menace, or fear of immediate and unlawful bodily injury California Penal Code 2: one who represents a threat… … Law dictionary
Menace — Men ace (m[e^]n [asl]s; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Menaced} ([=a]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Menacing}.] [OF. menacier, F. menacer. See {Menace}, n.] 1. To express or show an intention to inflict, or to hold out a prospect of inflicting, evil or injury… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Menace — Men ace (m[e^]n [asl]s; 48), n. [F., fr. L. minaciae threats, menaces, fr. minax, acis, projecting, threatening, minae projecting points or pinnacles, threats. Cf. {Amenable}, {Demean}, {Imminent}, {Minatory}.] The show of an intention to inflict … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Menace — Men ace, v. i. To act in threatening manner; to wear a threatening aspect. [1913 Webster] Who ever knew the heavens menace so? Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English