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threat  (thrt)
n.
1. An expression of an intention to inflict pain, injury, evil, or punishment.
2. An indication of impending danger or harm.
3. One that is regarded as a possible danger; a menace.
tr.v. threat·ed, threat·ing, threats Archaic
To threaten.

[Middle English, from Old English thrat, oppression; see treud- in Indo-European roots.]

threat [θrɛt]
n
1. a declaration of the intention to inflict harm, pain, or misery
2. an indication of imminent harm, danger, or pain
3. a person or thing that is regarded as dangerous or likely to inflict pain or misery
vb
an archaic word for threaten
[Old English; related to Old Norse thraut, Middle Low German drōt]

Threat a crowd; a multitude of people; a group of men in an attacking mood. See also throng.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.threatthreat - something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"
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.threat - a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were under threat of arrest"
warning - a message informing of danger; "a warning that still more bombs could explode"
3.threat - declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit"
declaration - a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
commination - a threat of divine punishment or vengeance
menace - a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace"
4.threat - a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

threat
noun
1. danger, risk, hazard, menace, peril the threat of tropical storms
2. threatening remark, menace, commination, intimidatory remark He may be forced to carry out his threat to resign.
3. possibility, prospect, likelihood, chance, risk, danger, probability The company was reprieved from the threat of closure.
4. warning, foreshadowing, foreboding The people who lived there felt a permanent sense of threat.
Translations
threat [θret] Namenaza f
to be a threat to sth/sbser una amenaza para algo/algn
their lives are constantly under threatsus vidas se ven constantemente amenazadas
agricultural land is under threat from urban developmentlas tierras de cultivo se ven amenazadas por el crecimiento de las ciudades
the factory is under threat of closureexiste el peligro de que cierren la fábrica

threat [ˈθrɛt] n
(= potential danger) → menace f
to be under threat → être menacé(e)
to be under threat of sth → être menacé(e) de qch
to be under threat from sth → être menacé(e) par qch, être sous la menace de qch
a threat to sth → une menace pour qch
(= statement of intent) → menace f
to make a threat → proférer une menace, proférer des menaces
to make a death threat → proférer des menaces de mort

threat
n
Drohung f; is that a threat?soll das eine Drohung sein?; to make a threatdrohen, eine Androhung machen (against sb jdm); under threat of somethingunter Androhung von etw; he is under threat of expulsionihm wurde der Ausschluss angedroht
(= danger)Bedrohung (→ to +gen), → Gefahr f(to für); this war is a threat to civilizationdieser Krieg stellt eine Gefahr für die Zivilisation or eine Bedrohung der Zivilisation dar; threat management (Comput) Handling der Virenbedrohung durch Sicherheitssysteme

threat [θrɛt] nminaccia
to be a threat to sb/sth → costituire una minaccia per qn/qc
to be under threat of (closure, extinction) → rischiare (exposure) → essere minacciato/a di
threat [θrɛt] nminaccia
to be a threat to sb/sth → costituire una minaccia per qn/qc
to be under threat of (closure, extinction) → rischiare (exposure) → essere minacciato/a di

threat
n threat [θret]
1 a warning that one is going to hurt or punish someone He will certainly carry out his threat to harm you. dreigement تَهْديد заплаха výhružky trussel die Drohung απειλή amenaza ähvardus تهدید uhkaus menace אִיוּם धमकी prijetnja fenyegetés ancaman hótun minaccia おどし 위협 grasinimas draudi ugutan dreigement trussel groźba ameaça ameninţare угроза vyhrážka grožnja pretnja hot, hotelse การขู่เข็ญ tehdit 恐嚇,威脅 загроза تہديد، دھمکي sự đe dọa
2 a sign of something dangerous or unpleasant which may be, or is, about to happen a threat of rain. kans علامَة فيها تَهْديد опасност hrozba fare die Gefahr απειλή amenaza ähvardus خطر uhka menace אִיוּם, סַכָּנָה आशंका prijetnja, prijeteće znamenje vmi ami fenyeget ancaman yfirvofandi hætta minaccia ~のおそれ 징조 grėsmė draudi ancaman gevaar overhengende fare, trussel groźba ameaça pericol грозное предзнаменование hrozba pretnja pretnja hot, fara, risk การคุกคาม tehlike işareti 兇兆 передвістя انديشہ nguy cơ
3 a source of danger His presence is a threat to our plan/success. bedreiging مَصْدَر تَهْديد заплаха ohrožení trussel die Bedrohung απειλή, κίνδυνος amenaza oht تهدید uhka menace אִיוּם खतरा prijetnja, opasnost fenyegető veszedelem sumber bahaya ógnun minaccia きょう威 위협의 원인 grėsmė, pavojus draudi; traucēklis ancaman bedreiging trussel, fare zagrożenie ameaça ameninţare угроза ohrozenie nevarnost pretnja fara ต้นกำเนิดของภัยอันตราย tehlike kaynağı 造成威脅的根源 загроза خطرہ mối đe dọa
v threaten
to make or be a threat (to) She threatened to kill herself; He threatened me with violence / with a gun; A storm is threatening. dreig يُهَدِّد заплашвам hrozit, vyhrožovat true med; true drohen απειλώ amenazar ähvardama تهدید کردن uhkailla menacer (de) לְאַייֵם धमकाना prijetiti fenyeget mengancam hóta, ógna minacciare おどかす 위협하다 grasinti []draudēt mengancam dreigen true (med) grozić ameaçar a ameninţa грозить(ся); угрожать; надвигаться hroziť, vyhrážať sa groziti pretiti hota คุกคาม tehdit etmek 威脅 погрожувати دھمکي دينا đe dọa

threat تهديد hrozba trussel Drohung απειλή amenaza uhka menace prijetnja minaccia 脅し 위협 dreigement trussel groźba ameaça угроза hot การขู่เข็ญ tehdit lời hăm dọa 威胁


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