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1 threat
n. hot, fara* * *[Ɵret]1) (a warning that one is going to hurt or punish someone: He will certainly carry out his threat to harm you.) hot, hotelse2) (a sign of something dangerous or unpleasant which may be, or is, about to happen: a threat of rain.) hot, fara, risk3) (a source of danger: His presence is a threat to our plan/success.) fara•- threaten -
2 threat of extinction
utrotningshot (fara för särskilda djur och plantor som försvinner från jorden) -
3 counter a threat
besvara ett hot -
4 immediate threat
överhängande fara -
5 loom as a potential threat
skymtar som ett potentiellt hot -
6 made a threat
hotade -
7 perception of threat
uppfattning av fara -
8 pose a threat to security
utgöra en fara för säkerheten -
9 veiled threat
ett dolt hot -
10 flourish
n. vigör; blomstring; prål; elegant sväng; fanfar--------v. svinga, svänga; blomstra, frodas, reda sig lysande* * *1. verb1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) frodas2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) blom-stra, gå lysande3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) svinga2. noun1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) snirkel, släng2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) sväng, svepande rörelse, svängning3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) fanfar• -
11 galvanise
v. galvanisera, förtäcka något med ett tunt lager av metall; elektrifiera med elektrisk ström (alternativ stavning galvanize)* * *1) (to cover (iron or steel) with a thin layer of zinc to prevent it rusting.) galvanisera2) ((with into) to cause or move (a person) to do something: The threat of losing their jobs galvanized the men into action.) egga, sporra -
12 galvanize
v. galvanisera, elektrifiera, täcka med tunn metall; förzinka* * *1) (to cover (iron or steel) with a thin layer of zinc to prevent it rusting.) galvanisera2) ((with into) to cause or move (a person) to do something: The threat of losing their jobs galvanized the men into action.) egga, sporra -
13 in the nature of
(having the qualities of: His words were in the nature of a threat.) ha karaktären av, vara liktydig med -
14 menace
n. hemskhet; fara; plåga--------v. hota; sätta i fara* * *['menəs] 1. noun1) (something likely to cause injury, damage etc: Traffic is a menace on narrow roads.) fara2) (a threat or show of hostility: His voice was full of menace.) hot2. verb(to threaten: menaced by danger.) hota- menacing- menacingly -
15 threaten
v. hota, sätta i fara* * *verb (to make or be a threat (to): She threatened to kill herself; He threatened me with violence / with a gun; A storm is threatening.) hota -
16 ultimatum
n. ultimatum* * *plural - ultimatums; noun(a final demand made by one person, nation etc to another, with a threat to stop peaceful discussion and declare war etc if the demand is ignored: An ultimatum has been issued to him to withdraw his troops from our territory.) ultimatum -
17 veiled
adj. beslöjad, skyld; dold* * *1) (wearing, or covered by, a veil: a veiled lady; The bride was veiled.) som bär slöja (flor)2) ((only slightly) disguised: a veiled threat.) beslöjad
См. также в других словарях:
threat — W2S2 [θret] n [: Old English;] 1.) [U and C] a statement in which you tell someone that you will cause them harm or trouble if they do not do what you want ▪ Your threats don t scare me. threat of ▪ the threat of military invasion threat from ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
threat — [ θret ] noun *** 1. ) count an occasion when someone says that they will cause you harm or problems, especially if you do not do what they tell you to do: threat of: After threats of legal action they stopped the construction. make/issue a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
threat — n: an expression of an intention to injure another: menace (1) criminal laws against making terroristic threat s Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
threat´en|er — threat|en «THEHT uhn», transitive verb. 1. to make a threat against; say what will be done to hurt or punish: »to threaten a person with imprisonment. The farmer threatened to shoot any dog that killed one of his sheep. 2. Figurative. to give… … Useful english dictionary
threat|en — «THEHT uhn», transitive verb. 1. to make a threat against; say what will be done to hurt or punish: »to threaten a person with imprisonment. The farmer threatened to shoot any dog that killed one of his sheep. 2. Figurative. to give warning of… … Useful english dictionary
Threat — may refer to: *behaviour that emphasizes one s aggressive potential, see threat display *An act of coercion wherein a negative consequence is proposed to elicit response (in the case of an empty threat there is no real negative consequence).… … Wikipedia
threat — threat·en; threat·en·er; threat·en·ing·ly; threat·ful; threat; threat·ful·ly; … English syllables
Threat — Threat, v. t. & i. [OE. [thorn]reten, AS. [thorn]re[ a]tian. See {Threat}, n.] To threaten. [Obs. or Poetic] Shak. [1913 Webster] Of all his threating reck not a mite. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Our dreaded admiral from far they threat. Dryden.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
threat — [thret] n. [ME threte < OE threat, a throng, painful pressure, akin to Ger (ver)driessen, to grieve, annoy < IE * treud , to push, press (prob. < base * ter , to rub) > L trudere, to THRUST] 1. an expression of intention to hurt,… … English World dictionary
Threat — (thr[e^]t), n. [AS. [thorn]re[ a]t, akin to [=a][thorn]re[ o]tan to vex, G. verdriessen, OHG. irdriozan, Icel. [thorn]rj[=o]ta to fail, want, lack, Goth. us[thorn]riutan to vex, to trouble, Russ. trudite to impose a task, irritate, vex, L.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
threat — O.E. þreat crowd, troop, also oppression, menace, related to þreotan to trouble, weary, from P.Gmc. *threutanan (Cf. Ger. verdrießen to vex ), from PIE *trud push, press (Cf. L. trudere to press, thrust, O.C.S. trudu oppression, M.Ir … Etymology dictionary
