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menace [mənas]feminine noun* * *mənasnom féminin threat* * *mənas nf* * *menace nf threat; menaces de mort death threats; faire peser une menace sur qn/qch to pose a threat to sb/sth; menaces en l'air idle threats; geste de menace menacing ou threatening gesture; céder à/employer la menace to give in to/to use threats; obtenir de l'argent par la menace to obtain money with menaces; sous la menace [avouer, signer] under duress; tenir qn sous la menace d'une révélation/d'un divorce to threaten sb with a revelation/a divorce; tenir qn sous la menace d'une arme to hold sb at gunpoint; faire qch sous la menace d'une arme to do sth at gunpoint.[mənas] nom fémininune menace pour l'ordre public a danger ou menace ou threat to law and order2. [acte, parole] threatla victime avait reçu des menaces de mort the victim had been threatened with his life ou had received death threatsun geste de menace a threatening ou menacing gestureton lourd ou plein de menace tone heavy ou fraught with menaceIf you don't stop that noise, I'll call the police! Si vous n'arrêtez pas ce tapage, j'appelle la police !Get out before I say something I'll regret! Sors d'ici, ou tu vas me faire dire des choses désagréables !Leave her alone, or else! Laisse-la tranquille, sinon... !You'll be sorry you said that! Je vais te faire regretter d'avoir dit ça !I'm warning you, you'd better not say anything. Je te préviens, tu as intérêt à ne rien direIf you ever do that again,...! Si jamais tu recommences,... !Don't say I didn't warn you! Je t'aurai prévenu !Just you try it! Essaie un peu pour voir !
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