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1 menace
['menəs] 1. noun1) (something likely to cause injury, damage etc: Traffic is a menace on narrow roads.) perigo2) (a threat or show of hostility: His voice was full of menace.) ameaça2. verb(to threaten: menaced by danger.) ameaçar- menacing- menacingly* * *men.ace[m'enəs] n ameaça. • vt ameaçar. -
2 threat
[Ɵret]1) (a warning that one is going to hurt or punish someone: He will certainly carry out his threat to harm you.) ameaça2) (a sign of something dangerous or unpleasant which may be, or is, about to happen: a threat of rain.) ameaça3) (a source of danger: His presence is a threat to our plan/success.) ameaça•- threaten* * *[θret] n ameaça, perigo. there was a threat of rain / estava ameaçando chuva. -
3 menace
['menəs] 1. noun1) (something likely to cause injury, damage etc: Traffic is a menace on narrow roads.) ameaça2) (a threat or show of hostility: His voice was full of menace.) ameaça2. verb(to threaten: menaced by danger.) ameaçar- menacing- menacingly -
4 threat
[Ɵret]1) (a warning that one is going to hurt or punish someone: He will certainly carry out his threat to harm you.) ameaça2) (a sign of something dangerous or unpleasant which may be, or is, about to happen: a threat of rain.) ameaça3) (a source of danger: His presence is a threat to our plan/success.) ameaça•- threaten
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