menace

menace
'menəs
1. noun
1) (something likely to cause injury, damage etc: Traffic is a menace on narrow roads.) amenaza, peligro
2) (a threat or show of hostility: His voice was full of menace.) amenaza

2. verb
(to threaten: menaced by danger.) amenazar
- menacingly
menace n amenaza / peligro
a menace to society un peligro para la sociedad
menace
tr['menəs]
noun
1 (threat) amenaza (to, para); (danger) peligro (to, para)
2 familiar (nuisance - person) pesado,-a; (- thing) lata, molestia
transitive verb
1 amenazar (with, de)
menace ['mɛnəs] vt, -aced ; -acing
1) threaten: amenazar
2) endanger: poner en peligro
menace n
: amenaza f
menace
n.
• amago s.m.
• amenaza s.f.
• espanto s.m.
• peste s.f.
v.
• amenazar v.
'menəs, 'menɪs
noun
1)
a) u (threatening quality)

the menace in his voice — el tono amenazador de su voz

an air of menace — un aire amenazador

b) c (threat) amenaza f

to demand money with menaces — (BrE Law) exigir* dinero con intimidación

2) c
a) (danger) amenaza f

a menace TO somebody/something — una amenaza para alguien/algo

b) (nuisance) (colloq) peligro m público
['menɪs]
1. N
1) (no pl) (=intimidation)

a voice full of menace — una voz amenazadora

2) (=danger) peligro m , amenaza f
3) (=threat) amenaza f
4) * (=person)

he's a menace — (child) es un diablillo *; (adult) es un peligro público

2.
VT amenazar
* * *
['menəs, 'menɪs]
noun
1)
a) u (threatening quality)

the menace in his voice — el tono amenazador de su voz

an air of menace — un aire amenazador

b) c (threat) amenaza f

to demand money with menaces — (BrE Law) exigir* dinero con intimidación

2) c
a) (danger) amenaza f

a menace TO somebody/something — una amenaza para alguien/algo

b) (nuisance) (colloq) peligro m público

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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