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1 threatening
threat.en.ing[θr'etəniŋ] adj ameaçador. -
2 threatening weather
threat.en.ing weath.er[θretəniŋ w'eðə] n tempo ameaçador (de chuva). -
3 blackmail
verb (to obtain money illegally from (a person), usually by threatening to make known something which the victim wants to keep secret.) chantagem* * *black.mail[bl'ækmeil] n 1 dinheiro obtido por extorsão. 2 extorsão, chantagem. • vt chantagear. to levy blackmail extorquir dinheiro, chantagear. -
4 intimidate
[in'timideit](to frighten eg by threatening violence.) intimidar* * *in.tim.i.date[int'imideit] vt intimidar, assustar, atemorizar. -
5 menacing
adjective (threatening to harm: a menacing weapon.) ameaçador* * *men.a.cing[m'enəsiŋ] adj ameaçador. -
6 slick
I [slik] adjective(clever especially in a sly or dishonest way; smart: That was a very slick move!) astuto- slickly- slickness II [slik] noun((also oil-slick) a broad band of oil floating on the surface of the sea etc: An oil-slick is threatening the coast.) fuga de petróleo* * *[slik] n 1 lugar liso. 2 Amer sl revista impressa em papel lustroso. • vt 1 alisar, lustrar, amaciar. 2 tornar pretensioso. • adj 1 liso, macio, lustroso. 2 escorregadiço, gorduroso, ensebado. 3 coll engenhoso. 4 esperto, levado. 5 lisonjeiro, agradável (de maneiras ou palavras). -
7 terrorise
verb (to make very frightened by using or threatening violence: A lion escaped from the zoo and terrorized the whole town.) aterrorizar* * *ter.ror.ise[t'erəraiz] vt 1 provocar terror e ansiedade. 2 aterrorizar, assustar. -
8 terrorist
noun (a person who tries to frighten people or governments into doing what he/she wants by using or threatening violence: The plane was hijacked by terrorists; ( also adjective) terrorist activities.) terrorista* * *ter.ror.ist[t'erərist] n terrorista. -
9 terrorize
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10 threaten
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.) ameaçar* * *threat.en[θr'etən] vt+vi 1 ameaçar, intimidar, meter medo. they were threatened with dismissal / eles foram ameaçados com demissão. the weather threatens rain / está ameaçando chuva. a thunderstorm threatens / um temporal está se aproximando. 2 pôr em perigo. to threaten at ameaçar a. -
11 glowering
adjective (angry; threatening: a glowering look.) ameaçador -
12 shake one's fist at
(to hold up one's fist as though threatening to punch: He shook his fist at me when I drove into the back of his car.) ameaçar -
13 blackmail
verb (to obtain money illegally from (a person), usually by threatening to make known something which the victim wants to keep secret.) chantagear -
14 glowering
adjective (angry; threatening: a glowering look.) ameaçador -
15 intimidate
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16 menacing
adjective (threatening to harm: a menacing weapon.) ameaçador -
17 shake one's fist at
(to hold up one's fist as though threatening to punch: He shook his fist at me when I drove into the back of his car.) cerrar o punhoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > shake one's fist at
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18 slick
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19 terrorise
verb (to make very frightened by using or threatening violence: A lion escaped from the zoo and terrorized the whole town.) aterrorizar -
20 terrorist
noun (a person who tries to frighten people or governments into doing what he/she wants by using or threatening violence: The plane was hijacked by terrorists; ( also adjective) terrorist activities.) terrorista
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