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1 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 -
2 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 -
3 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 -
4 trick or treat!
(an expression used by children on Halloween to ``threaten'' people that they will do annoying tricks if they do not get sweets or small presents.) spratt eller godis! -
5 vow
n. löfte, högtidligt löfte--------v. lova, avlägga ett högtidligt löfte, svära* * *1. noun(a solemn promise, especially one made to God: The monks have made/taken a vow of silence; marriage vows.) löfte2. verb1) (to make a solemn promise (that): He vowed that he would die rather than surrender.) avlägga löfte, svära på2) (to threaten: He vowed revenge on all his enemies.) utlova
См. также в других словарях:
Threaten — Threat en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Threatened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Threatening}.] [OE. [thorn]retenen. See {Threat}, v. t.] 1. To utter threats against; to menace; to inspire with apprehension; to alarm, or attempt to alarm, as with the promise of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
threaten — threaten, menace both mean to announce or forecast (as by word or look) an impending or probable infliction (as an evil or an injury). Threaten basically implies an attempt to dissuade or influence by promising punishment or the infliction of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
threaten — [thret′ n] vt. [ME thretnen < OE threatnian] 1. a) to make threats against; express one s intention of hurting, punishing, etc. b) to express intention to inflict (punishment, reprisal, etc.) 2. a) to indicate the likely occurrence of… … English World dictionary
Threaten — Threat en, v. i. To use threats, or menaces; also, to have a threatening appearance. [1913 Webster] Though the seas threaten, they are merciful. Shak. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
threaten — [v1] warn, pressure abuse, admonish, augur, blackmail, bluster, browbeat, bully, caution, comminate, cow, enforce, flex muscles*, forebode, forewarn, fulminate, growl, intimidate, look daggers*, make threat, menace, portend, presage, pressurize,… … New thesaurus
threaten — I verb admonish, augur, be near at hand, blackmail, bode, browbeat, coerce, comminari, comminate, forebode, foreshadow, forewarn, frighten, fulminate, hector, intimidate, menace, portend, presage, terrorize, use threats II index bait (harass),… … Law dictionary
threaten — O.E. þreatnian (see THREAT (Cf. threat)). Related: Threatened. Threatening in the sense of portending no good is recorded from 1520s … Etymology dictionary
threaten — ► VERB 1) make or express a threat to (someone) or to do (something). 2) put at risk; endanger. 3) (of a situation or the weather) seem likely to produce (an unwelcome result). DERIVATIVES threatening adjective … English terms dictionary
threaten */*/*/ — UK [ˈθret(ə)n] / US verb Word forms threaten : present tense I/you/we/they threaten he/she/it threatens present participle threatening past tense threatened past participle threatened 1) a) [transitive] to tell someone that you might or you will… … English dictionary
threaten — threat|en [ θretn ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to tell someone that you might or you will cause them harm, especially in order to make them do something: He s been threatening me for months. threaten to do something: The terrorists are threatening… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
threaten — / Tretn/ verb 1 (T) to say that you will cause someone pain, unhappiness, or trouble if they do not do what you want: threaten to do sth: Every time they quarrel, Jan threatens to leave. | threaten sb with sth: We were threatened with the sack if … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
