threaten

threaten
transitive verb
1) (use threats towards) bedrohen

threaten somebody with prosecution/a beating — jemandem Verfolgung/Schläge androhen

2) (announce one's intention)

threaten to do something — damit drohen, etwas zu tun

the fire threatened to engulf the whole village — (fig.) das Feuer drohte das ganze Dorf einzuschließen

threaten to commit suicide/to resign — mit Selbstmord/dem Rücktritt drohen

3) drohen mit [Gewalt, Repressalien, Rache usw.]

the sky threatens rain — am Himmel hängen drohende Regenwolken

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verb (to make or be a threat (to): She threatened to kill herself; He threatened me with violence / with a gun; A storm is threatening.) drohen
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threat·en
[ˈθretən]
I. vt
1. (warn)
▪ to \threaten sb jdn bedrohen, jdm drohen
▪ to \threaten sb with sth jdm mit etw dat drohen
the bank robber \threatened the staff with a gun der Bankräuber bedrohte das Personal mit einer Schusswaffe
to \threaten sb with violence jdm Gewalt androhen
2. (be a danger)
▪ to \threaten sb/sth jdn/etw gefährden, für jdn/etw eine Bedrohung sein
3. (present risk)
the sky \threatens rain am Himmel hängen dunkle Regenwolken
II. vi drohen
a storm is \threatening ein Sturm ist im Anzug
▪ to \threaten to do sth damit drohen, etw zu tun
it's \threatening to rain es sieht bedrohlich nach Regen aus
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['ɵretn]
1. vt
1) person bedrohen, drohen (+dat); revenge, violence androhen, drohen mit

don't you threaten me! — von Ihnen lasse ich mir nicht drohen!

to threaten to do sth — (an)drohen, etw zu tun

to threaten sb with sth — jdm etw androhen, jdm mit etw drohen

to threaten sb with a weapon — jdn mit der Waffe bedrohen

to threaten legal action — mit rechtlichen Schritten drohen

2) (= put in danger) bedrohen, gefährden

the rain threatened to spoil the harvest — der Regen drohte, die Ernte zu zerstören

3) (MET

= give warning of) the sky threatens rain — der Himmel sieht (bedrohlich) nach Regen aus

it's threatening to rain — es sieht (bedrohlich) nach Regen aus

2. vi
(danger, storm etc) drohen, im Anzug sein
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threaten [ˈθretn]
A v/t
1. (with) jemandem drohen (mit), jemandem androhen (akk), jemanden bedrohen (mit)
2. etwas androhen (to dat), drohen mit (to dat):
he threatened punishment to all of us
3. drohend ankündigen:
the sky is threatening a storm
4. (damit) drohen (to do zu tun):
she threatened to buy a car
5. etwas bedrohen, gefährden:
threatened (with dying out oder by extinction) BIOL (vom Aussterben) bedroht
B v/i
1. drohen
2. fig drohen:
a) drohend bevorstehen:
a catastrophe was threatening
b) Gefahr laufen (to do zu tun)
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transitive verb
1) (use threats towards) bedrohen

threaten somebody with prosecution/a beating — jemandem Verfolgung/Schläge androhen

2) (announce one's intention)

threaten to do something — damit drohen, etwas zu tun

the fire threatened to engulf the whole village — (fig.) das Feuer drohte das ganze Dorf einzuschließen

threaten to commit suicide/to resign — mit Selbstmord/dem Rücktritt drohen

3) drohen mit [Gewalt, Repressalien, Rache usw.]

the sky threatens rain — am Himmel hängen drohende Regenwolken

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v.
androhen v.
bedrohen v.
drohen v.

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