threaten in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for threaten in the English»French Dictionary

I.threaten [Brit ˈθrɛt(ə)n, Am ˈθrɛtn] VB trans

1. threaten (warn):

threaten

menacer (to do de faire)

to be threatened with death/prison

être menacé d'être tué/emprisonné

2. threaten (endanger):

threaten planet, wildlife, peace, stability

menacer

to be threatened with starvation/extinction

risquer de mourir de faim/de disparaître

II.threaten [Brit ˈθrɛt(ə)n, Am ˈθrɛtn] VB intr

threaten danger, bad weather:

threaten

menacer

to threaten to do

risquer de faire

III.threatened ADJ

threatened

menacé

to feel threatened

se sentir menacé

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to threaten sb with imprisonment

menacer qn de le/la mettre en prison

rising sea levels threaten the coastline

la montée du niveau de la mer menace les côtes

to threaten sb with exposure

menacer qn de dénonciation

Translations for threaten in the French»English Dictionary

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menacer personne

to threaten

menacer qn d'un couteau

to threaten sb with a knife

vous a-t-il menacé?

did he threaten you?

menacer

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

mettre en péril survie, patrimoine

to threaten

tenir qn sous la menace d'une révélation/d'un divorce

to threaten sb with a revelation/a divorce

guetter personne, entreprise

to threaten

menacer qn de procès

to threaten to take sb to court

porter atteinte à région, environnement

to threaten

threaten in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for threaten in the English»French Dictionary

I.threaten [ˈθretən] VB trans

1. threaten (take hostile action):

threaten

menacer

2. threaten (be a danger):

threaten

constituer une menace pour

II.threaten [ˈθretən] VB intr

threaten

menacer

to threaten to +infin

menacer de +infin

Translations for threaten in the French»English Dictionary

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menacer qn d'une arme/du poing

to threaten sb with a weapon/fist

menacer qn de mort/de faire qc

to threaten sb with death/doing sth

menacer santé

to threaten

menacer

to threaten

guetter qn maladie, danger, mort

to threaten sb

threaten Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to threaten to +infin

menacer de +infin

to threaten sb with a weapon/fist

menacer qn d'une arme/du poing

to threaten sb with death/doing sth

menacer qn de mort/de faire qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Two of the men were arrested and charged for threatening behavior.

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Information that threatens such beliefs is more easily forgotten or lost.

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He made it very clear this was a career threatening injury.

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Bat rays are not considered endangered or threatened.

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Despite the fact that most corvids are not threatened (many even increasing due to human activity) a few species are in danger.

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I could not write there, so walked out one morning, the doctor threatening death.

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Although the fire burned only 15 homes, it threatened 4,000.

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Some of the workers also feel threatened by their managers.

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He threatened to resign from command and take off his uniform if a single soldier volunteered.

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While always a controversial figure for his unknown background, he transformed a relegation threatened team into a second tier side full of national team stars.

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