menace

men·ace  (mns)

n.

1.

a. A possible danger; a threat: the menace of nuclear war.

b. The act of threatening.

2. A troublesome or annoying person: a toddler who was a menace in a shop full of crystal.

v. men·aced, men·ac·ing, men·ac·es

v.tr.

1. To utter threats against.

2. To constitute a threat to; endanger.

v.intr.

To make threats.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *mincia, sing. of Latin minciae, threats, menaces, from minx, minc-, threatening, from minr, to threaten, from minae, threats; see men-² in Indo-European roots.]

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menac·er n.

menac·ing·ly adv.

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menace [ˈmɛnɪs]

vb

to threaten with violence, danger, etc.

n

1. Literary a threat or the act of threatening

2. something menacing; a source of danger

3. Informal a nuisance

[ultimately related to Latin minax threatening, from mināri to threaten]

menacer  n

menacing  adj

menacingly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	menace - something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan" threat danger - a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air" yellow peril - the threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples
	2.	menace - a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace" threat - declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit"
Verb	1.	menace - pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, peril, threaten exist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
	2.	menace - express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick" evince, express, show - give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"
	3.	menace - act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person" behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"

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menace

noun

1. danger, risk, threat, hazard, peril, jeopardy In my view you are a menace to the public.

2. (Informal) nuisance, plague, pest, annoyance, troublemaker, mischief-maker Don't be such a menace!

3. threat, warning, intimidation, ill-omen, ominousness, commination a pervading sense of menace

verb

1. threaten, jeopardize, put at risk, loom over, imperil, be a danger to The state retained the latent capability to menace people's security.

2. bully, threaten, intimidate, terrorize, alarm, frighten, scare, browbeat, utter threats to She is being menaced by her sister's boyfriend.

Translations

menace [ˈmenɪs]

A. N

1. (no pl) (= intimidation) a voice full of menace → una voz amenazadora

2. (= danger) → peligro m, amenaza f

3. (= threat) → amenaza f

4. (= person) he's a menace (child) → es un diablillo; (adult) → es un peligro público

B. VT → amenazar

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menace [ˈmɛnɪs]

n

(= threat) → menace f
to demand money with menaces (British) (LAW) → extorquer de l'argent, se rendre coupable d'extorsion de fonds

(= danger) a public menace → un danger public
a menace to the public → un danger pour le public

(= nuisance) → plaie f
to be a menace → être une plaie
Rooks are a menace and there are far too many of them → Les corbeaux freux sont une plaie et il y en a bien trop.

vt → menacer
to be menaced by sb/sth → être menacé(e) par qn/qch
a society menaced by outside enemies → une société menacée par des ennemis extérieurs

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menace

n

→ Bedrohung f (→ to +gen); (issued by a person) → Drohung f; (= imminent danger) → drohende Gefahr; to demand money with menaces → unter Androhung von Gewalt Geld fordern

(inf: = nuisance) → (Land)plage f; she’s a menace on the roads → sie gefährdet den ganzen Verkehr

vt → bedrohen

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menace [ˈmɛnɪs]

1. n (threat) → minaccia (fam) (nuisance) → peste f, piaga
a public menace → un pericolo pubblico

2. vt → minacciare

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menace

n menace [ˈmenəs]

1 something likely to cause injury, damage etc Traffic is a menace on narrow roads. bedreiging خَطَر опасност hrozba, ohrožení fare die Bedrohung απειλή amenaza, peligro hädaoht مخاطره uhka menace סַכָּנָה कष्टकारी व्यक्ति या वस्तु grožnja veszély ancaman ógnun minaccia 脅威 위험한 것 kas kelia pavojų, grėsmę traucēklis ancaman gevaar fare, trussel zagrożenie perigo pericol опасность hrozba; ohrozenie grožnja opasnost fara ภัยอันตราย tehlike 危險物 небезпека خطرناک منحوس شے vật gây nguy hiểm 危险物

2 a threat or show of hostility His voice was full of menace. dreigement تَهْديد заплаха hrozba trussel die Bedrohung απειλή amenaza ähvardus تهدید uhkailu menace אִיוּם धमकी prijetnja fenyegetés ancaman hótun minaccia おどし 위협 grėsmė, grėsmingumas draudi ancaman dreiging trussel groźba ameaça ameninţare угроза hrozba grožnja pretnja hot ข่มขู่ tehdit 威脅 загроза دھمکی sự đe dọa 威胁

v

to threaten menaced by danger. dreig, bedreig يُهَدِّد заплашвам hrozit, ohrožovat true bedrohen απειλώ amenazar ähvardama تهدید کردن uhata menacer לְאַייֵם धमकी देना prijetiti fenyeget mengancam hóta, ógna minacciare おどす 위협하다 grėsti, kelti pavojų []draudēt mengancam bedreigen true zagrozić ameaçar ame­ninţare угрожать hroziť; ohrozovať groziti pretiti hota คุกคาม tehdit etmek 恐嚇 загрожувати دھمکانا đe dọa 恐吓

adj menacing

threatening to harm a menacing weapon. bedreigende مُهَدِّد заплашителен hrozivý truende drohend απειλητικός amenazador, amenazante ähvardav ضرر uhkaava menaçant מְאַייֵם डरावना prijeteći fenyegető berbahaya ógnandi minaccioso おどかす 위협하기 grėsmingas draudīgs mengancam dreigend truende groźny ameaçador ameninţător грозный, угрожающий hrozivý grozeč preteći farlig ซึ่งคุกคาม tehdit edici 威脅的 загрозливий پر خطر hăm dọa 威胁的

adv menacingly

bedreigend بِتَهْديد، مُهَدِّدا заплашително výhružně truende drohend απειλητικά de manera amenazadora ähvardavalt از روی تهدید uhkaavasti d'un air/ton menaçant בְּצוּרָה מְאַייֵמֶת जोखिम में डालना prijeteće fenyegetően, vészjóslóan penuh ancaman á ógnandi hátt con aria minacciosa, con tono minaccioso おどすように 위협하듯 grėsmingai draudoši dengan mengancam dreigend truende groźnie ameaçadoramente cu aer/ton ameninţător грозно, угрожающе výhražne grozeče preteći hotande, hotfullt อย่างตกอยู่ในอันตราย tehdit eder şekilde 威脅地 загрозливо دھمکی کے انداز سے với vẻ đe dọa 威胁地