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menacer [mənase]➭ TABLE 3 transitive verba. ( = faire peur à) to threatenb. [+ équilibre, projet] to jeopardizec. [chômage, grève, guerre] to loom large* * *mənase1) ( terroriser) to threaten (de with)2) ( agiter une menace) to threaten ( de faire to do)3) ( mettre en danger) to pose a threat toêtre menacé — [équilibre, économie] to be in jeopardy; [vie] to be in danger; [tranquillité] to be threatened; [carrière] to be on the line
4) ( risquer)* * *mənase1. vi(= risquer de se produire, être imminent) to threaten2. vt[personne] to threatenmenacer qn de qch [action en justice, licenciement, expulsion] — to threaten sb with sth
menacer qn de mort — to threaten sb with death, to make a death threat against sb
Elle l'a menacé de porter plainte contre lui. — She threatened to report him to the police.
* * *menacer verb table: placer vtr1 ( terroriser) to threaten [personne]; menacer qn d'un couteau to threaten sb with a knife; vous a-t-il menacé? did he threaten you?;2 ( agiter une menace) to threaten (de faire to do); menacer qn d'une amende to threaten sb with a fine; menacer qn de mort to threaten to kill sb; la pluie menace rain is threatening;3 ( mettre en danger) to pose a threat to [pays, santé]; être menacé [équilibre, économie] to be in jeopardy; [vie] to be in danger; [tranquillité] to be threatened; [carrière] to be on the line; toute la population est menacée the entire population is at risk;4 ( risquer) la chaudière menace d'exploser the boiler could explode at any moment; le retard menace d'être long the delay threatens to be long.[mənase] verbe transitifles fluctuations du dollar menacent notre système monétaire fluctuations in the dollar are a threat to our monetary system————————[mənase] verbe intransitif[crise] to threatenl'orage menace there's a storm brewing ou on the way————————menacer de verbe plus préposition
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