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threat·en·ing ['θretənɪŋ] ADJ

1. threatening (hostile):

threatening
preteći
threatening
opasan
threatening look
preteći pogled
threatening letter
preteće pismo

2. threatening (menacing):

threatening behaviour LAW
zastrašivanje
threatening behaviour LAW
pretnja nasiljem

'life-threat·en·ing ADJ

life-threatening disease, illness
smrtonosan
life-threatening situation
koban
life-threatening situation
smrtonosan

I. threat·en ['θretən] VB trans

1. threaten (warn):

to threaten sb
pretiti nekome
to threaten sb with sth
zapretiti nekome nečim

2. threaten (be a danger):

threaten
zapretiti // pretiti

3. threaten (present risk):

the sky threatens rain
preti kiša

II. threat·en ['θretən] VB intr

threaten
zapretiti // pretiti
she threatens to do sth
ona preti da će uraditi nešto
Present
Ithreaten
youthreaten
he/she/itthreatens
wethreaten
youthreaten
theythreaten
Past
Ithreatened
youthreatened
he/she/itthreatened
wethreatened
youthreatened
theythreatened
Present Perfect
Ihavethreatened
youhavethreatened
he/she/ithasthreatened
wehavethreatened
youhavethreatened
theyhavethreatened
Past Perfect
Ihadthreatened
youhadthreatened
he/she/ithadthreatened
wehadthreatened
youhadthreatened
theyhadthreatened
See further verb tables