-
1 extinction
extinction [ɪk'stɪŋkʃən](of species, race) extinction f, disparition f; (of fire, candle) extinction f;∎ to be threatened with extinction être menacé d'extinction, être en voie de disparition;∎ to threaten sth with extinction menacer qch d'extinction;∎ to hunt an animal to extinction chasser un animal jusqu'à extinction de l'espèce -
2 threaten
threaten [ˈθretn]* * *['θretn] 1.transitive verb menacer2.intransitive verb [danger, bad weather] menacer -
3 threaten
threaten ['θretən](a) (make threats against → person) menacer;∎ to threaten to do sth menacer de faire qch;∎ he threatened her with a gun il l'a menacée avec un pistolet;∎ he started threatening me il s'est fait menaçant, il s'est mis à me menacer;∎ we were threatened with the sack on nous a menacés de licenciement;∎ Law to threaten proceedings against sb, to threaten sb with proceedings menacer de poursuivre qn, menacer qn de poursuites(b) (of danger, unpleasant event) menacer;∎ the species is threatened with extinction l'espèce est menacée ou en voie de disparition;∎ our jobs are threatened nos emplois sont menacés;∎ the threatened strike didn't come off cette menace de grève n'a pas abouti;∎ it's threatening to rain/to snow la pluie/la neige menace(c) (be a danger for → society, tranquillity) menacer, être une menace pour(danger, storm) menacer
См. также в других словарях:
threaten — verb 1 warn sb that you may hurt, kill or punish them ADVERB ▪ publicly ▪ personally, physically ▪ He says he was physically threatened in an attempt to get him to sign over his rights. ▪ repeatedly … Collocations dictionary
danger — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, enormous, extreme, grave, great, mortal, obvious, real, serious, significant … Collocations dictionary
