menacing

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

menacing - threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly" minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, baleful, forbidding alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

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menacing

adjective threatening, dangerous, alarming, frightening, forbidding, looming, intimidating, ominous, baleful, intimidatory, minatory, bodeful, louring or lowering, minacious His dark eyebrows gave his face a menacing look.
promising, encouraging, favourable, auspicious

Translations

menacing [ˈmenɪsɪŋ] ADJ → amenazador

menacing [ˈmɛnɪsɪŋ] adj → menaçant(e)

menacing

adj → drohend; threat → gefährlich; to look menacing → bedrohlich aussehen

menacing [ˈmɛnɪsɪŋ] adj → minaccioso/a

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menacing [ˈmɛnɪsɪŋ] adj → minaccioso/a