English-Danish translations for threaten

• true
  Nogle trues endda med stening. Some are even threatened with stoning.
  Hvilken handlemåde er det? Parlamentet trues med ... Parliament is being threatened with ...
  Ønsker De at true med sanktioner eller ej? Do you want to threaten sanctions or not?

Definition of threaten

• To make a threat against someone; to use threats
• To menace, or be dangerous
• To portend, or give a warning of
• To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc

Examples

• He threatened me with a knife.
• The rocks threatened the ships survival.
• The black clouds threatened heavy rain.

Related words

• threatening
• life-threatening
• threatened
• threatener
• non-threatening
• threateningly
• non-life-threatening
• threaten of all ills
• threaten to kill