threatened in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for threatened 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 be threatened with extinction

être en voie de or menacé d'extinction

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 be threatened with the sack

être menacé de renvoi

immediately threatened, affected

immédiatement

he threatened that unless they agreed to pay him he'd reveal the truth

il a menacé de révéler la vérité s'ils refusaient de le payer

Translations for threatened 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

être menacé tranquillité:

to be threatened

se sentir agressé

to feel threatened (par by)

mettre en péril survie, patrimoine

to threaten

threatened in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for threatened 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 threatened in the French»English Dictionary

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menacé(e)

threatened

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

threatened 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

If the skies threatened, the easy-going, sad-faced balladeer did too.

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He put Calvinism on the save level as anabaptism and other sects and threatened with severe punishments.

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However, freshwater fish seem particularly threatened because they often live in relatively small water bodies.

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Mangroves could be further threatened by storms if the return time of major storms exceeds reestablishment.

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Those are: the present or threatened destruction, modification, or curtailment of its habitat or range; overutilization; and the inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms.

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One exigency obviating the requirement of a warrant is the need to assist persons who are seriously injured or threatened with such injury...

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The statement said the union threatened to bring about a payroll tax audit if they continued to refuse to sign the agreement.

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Water transportation upon our inland waterways has not been encouraged, the limitation of our coastwise trade is threatened by the administration of the act.

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It is threatened by the loss and degradation of its habitat.

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Banking is trying to force down the level of regulation still being threatened.

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