threats in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for threats in the English»French Dictionary

threat [Brit θrɛt, Am θrɛt] N

1. threat (verbal abuse):

threat

menace f

to make threats against sb

lancer des menaces contre qn

to give in to threats

céder à la menace

2. threat (danger):

threat

menace f (to pour)

to pose a threat to

être une menace pour

to be under threat

être menacé (from par)

under threat of death, injury, punishment

sous la menace de

3. threat (risk, possibility):

threat

menace f

threat

risque m (of de)

because of the threat of more rain

à cause du risque qu'il pleuve encore plus

death threat N

death threat

menaces fpl de mort

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guns/threats do not terrify me

les armes/menaces ne me font pas peur

covert threat

voilé

unspoken agreement, threat, plea

tacite

brush off threat, incident, disagreement

écarter

Translations for threats in the French»English Dictionary

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être menaçant , dire des paroles menaçantes personne:

to make threats

se faire menaçant personne:

to start to make threats

menace

threat

menaces de mort

death threats

faire peser une menace sur qn/qc

to pose a threat to sb/sth

menaces en l'air

idle threats

céder à/employer la menace

to give in to/to use threats

il me fait du chantage au suicide/divorce

he's using threats of suicide/divorce to blackmail me

hypothèque (danger)

threat, danger

lever l'hypothèque (danger)

to remove the threat

threats in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for threats in the English»French Dictionary

threat [θret] N a. fig

threat

menace f

to pose a threat to sth

menacer qc

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pose threat

présenter

utter insult, threat

proférer

empty threat

en l'air

real threat

véritable

carry out threat, plan

mettre à exécution

Translations for threats in the French»English Dictionary

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menace

threat

des menaces de mort

death threats

lourd de menaces/signification

full of threats/meaning

mettre une menace à exécution

to carry out a threat

réagir contre une menace

to react against a threat

threats Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pose a threat to sth

menacer qc

to be viewed as dangerous/a threat

être considéré comme dangereux/une menace

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English

Of course, eventually the threats in both the past and present mount, and you're evading death by the narrowest of margins by using time switch like a dodge button.

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The poll tax worked in conjunction with a variety of disenfranchising measures, such as literacy tests, the white primary, and threats of violence.

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Sometimes with their purchasing information such as shipping routes and being a large enough force, they can even cause significant threats to the local governments and military.

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Some of the other threats include floods, fires and the possibility of epidemics and natural calamities.

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Overpopulation and the steady influx of migrants, who lacked medical care amid cramped quarters, caused diseases and created imminent threats to life.

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When biological warfare or new, currently hypothetical, threats (i.e., robots, new artificial bacteria) are considered, biosafety precautions are generally not sufficient.

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Additional threats are the formation of seal wallows and, potentially, climate change.

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He never raises his voice, and never harbors any vindictive thoughts or emotions, accepting yelling and threats stoically.

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The main threats it faces are the diminution in the number of suitable breeding sites due to drought, water abstraction and changes in agricultural practices.

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It gives the illusion of independence to the characters by separating them the community, but it also isolates when there are threats or danger.

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