threaten in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for threaten in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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

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

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
to threaten sb with exposure

Translations for threaten in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
to threaten
to threaten sb with a knife
did he threaten you?
to threaten (de faire to do)
to threaten sb with a fine
to threaten to kill sb
to threaten
to threaten sb with a revelation/a divorce
to threaten
to threaten to take sb to court
to threaten

threaten in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for threaten in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for threaten in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

threaten Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to threaten to +infin
to threaten sb with a weapon/fist
to threaten sb with death/doing sth
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Although the fire burned only 15 homes, it threatened 4,000.
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He told me the man never actually threatened him.
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After heated clashes, the son threatened to leave the company.
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Twelve threatened and near threatened bird species were recorded.
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Several of these districts threatened to withdraw funding from the program.
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He made it very clear this was a career threatening injury.
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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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He has reported to have been threatened with his life on several occasions due to this view.
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This could be because they threaten the fish stock itself by overfishing, or because they threaten the environment the fish need to thrive.
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Two of the men were arrested and charged for threatening behavior.
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