threaten

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Oversættelse

vt. at udtrykke hensigten om at skade eller straffe; at give advarsel om potentiel skade eller fare
vi. at være en potentiel kilde til fare eller skade
Ordformer
Past Tensethreatened
Third Person Singularthreatens
Past Participlethreatened
Present Participlethreatening

Udtryk & Fast Sammenstilling

threatening behavior

Truende adfærd

Eksempelsætninger

threaten him with death

true ham med døden

threaten to do sth.

true om at gøre noget

The clouds threaten rain.

Skyerne truer med regn.

the project was threatened with cancellation by the government.

Projektet blev truet med aflysning af regeringen.

the affair threatened to be a cesspit of scandal.

Sagen truede med at blive et skandallested.

the men threatened staff with a handgun.

mændene truede personalet med en pistol.

They threatened to baton him to death.

De truede med at slå ham ihjel med en batong.

The black clouds threaten a storm.

De sorte skyer truer med et stormvejr.

They threatened me with violence.

De truede mig med vold.

The whole country is threatened with starvation.

Hele landet trues med hungersnød.

had to be bludgeoned into fulfilling his responsibilities. See also Synonyms at threaten

han var nødt til at blive tvunget til at opfylde sine ansvar. Se også Synonymer under true

a policy that threatens to destabilize the economy; a new weapon that threatens to destabilize nuclear deterrence.

en politik, der truer med at destabilisere økonomien; et nyt våben, der truer med at destabilisere atomafskrækkelsen.

A gang of scamps threatened us.

En gruppe skurke truede os.

He was well-known for his violent and threatening behaviour.

Han var kendt for sin voldelige og truende opførsel.

you threaten and bluster, but won't carry it through.

Du truer og praler, men vil ikke følge det igennem.

Britain threatened to break off diplomatic relations.

Storbritannien truede med at afbryde de diplomatiske forbindelser.

the bank was threatening to foreclose on his mortgage.

banken truede med at udbyde hans realkreditlån.

threatening to tear it off its hinges.

truende med at rive den af hængslerne.

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