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men·ace

(mĕn′ĭs)
n.
1.
a. A possible danger; a threat: a careless driver who was a menace to public safety.
b. The quality of being threatening: a hint of menace in his voice.
2. A troublesome or annoying person: considered her little brother to be a menace.
tr.v. men·aced, men·ac·ing, men·ac·es
To constitute a threat to; endanger: Rome was menaced by invading armies.
[Middle English manace, from Old French, from Late Latin minācia, sing. of Latin mināciae, threats, menaces, from mināx, mināc-, threatening, from minārī, to threaten, from minae, threats; see men- in Indo-European roots.]
men′ac·er n.
men′ac·ing·ly adv.
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menace

(ˈmɛnɪs)
vb
to threaten with violence, danger, etc
n
1. literary a threat or the act of threatening
2. something menacing; a source of danger
3. informal a nuisance
[C13: ultimately related to Latin minax threatening, from mināri to threaten]
ˈmenacer n
ˈmenacing adj
ˈmenacingly adv
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men•ace

(ˈmɛn ɪs)

n., v. -aced, -ac•ing. n.
1. something that threatens to cause evil, harm, etc.; threat.
2. a person whose actions or ideas are considered dangerous or harmful.
3. an extremely annoying person.
v.t.
4. threaten.
5. to serve as a probable threat to; imperil.
v.i.
6. to act as a threat; be threatening.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French < Latin minācia <mināc-, s. of mināx threatening]
men′ac•er, n.
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menace


Past participle: menaced
Gerund: menacing

Imperative
menace
menace
Present
I menace
you menace
he/she/it menaces
we menace
you menace
they menace
Preterite
I menaced
you menaced
he/she/it menaced
we menaced
you menaced
they menaced
Present Continuous
I am menacing
you are menacing
he/she/it is menacing
we are menacing
you are menacing
they are menacing
Present Perfect
I have menaced
you have menaced
he/she/it has menaced
we have menaced
you have menaced
they have menaced
Past Continuous
I was menacing
you were menacing
he/she/it was menacing
we were menacing
you were menacing
they were menacing
Past Perfect
I had menaced
you had menaced
he/she/it had menaced
we had menaced
you had menaced
they had menaced
Future
I will menace
you will menace
he/she/it will menace
we will menace
you will menace
they will menace
Future Perfect
I will have menaced
you will have menaced
he/she/it will have menaced
we will have menaced
you will have menaced
they will have menaced
Future Continuous
I will be menacing
you will be menacing
he/she/it will be menacing
we will be menacing
you will be menacing
they will be menacing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been menacing
you have been menacing
he/she/it has been menacing
we have been menacing
you have been menacing
they have been menacing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been menacing
you will have been menacing
he/she/it will have been menacing
we will have been menacing
you will have been menacing
they will have been menacing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been menacing
you had been menacing
he/she/it had been menacing
we had been menacing
you had been menacing
they had been menacing
Conditional
I would menace
you would menace
he/she/it would menace
we would menace
you would menace
they would menace
Past Conditional
I would have menaced
you would have menaced
he/she/it would have menaced
we would have menaced
you would have menaced
they would have menaced
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:menace - something that is a source of danger]menace - something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"
danger - a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air"
yellow peril - the threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples
2. menace - a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace"
threat - declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit"
Verb 1. [画像:menace - pose a threat to]menace - pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
exist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
2. menace - express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick"
evince, express, show - give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"
3. menace - act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person"
behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
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menace

noun
1. danger, risk, threat, hazard, peril, jeopardy In my view you are a menace to the public.
2. (Informal) nuisance, plague, pest, annoyance, troublemaker, mischief-maker Don't be such a menace!
3. threat, warning, intimidation, ill-omen, ominousness, commination a pervading sense of menace
verb
1. threaten, jeopardize, put at risk, loom over, imperil, be a danger to The state retained the latent capability to menace people's security.
2. bully, threaten, intimidate, terrorize, alarm, frighten, scare, browbeat, utter threats to She is being menaced by her sister's boyfriend.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

menace

noun
1. One regarded as an imminent danger:
Idiom: clear and present danger.
2. An expression of the intent to hurt or punish another:
verb
1. To domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example:
Informal: strong-arm.
2. To subject to danger or destruction:
3. To be imminent:
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Translations
تَهْديدخَطَر يُهَدِّد
hrozbahrozitohroženíohrožovat
fareTRUEtrussel
hóta, ógnahótunógnun
grėsmingaigrėsmingumasgrėstikas kelia grėsmękas kelia pavojų
apdraudētdraudētdrauditraucēklis
ohrozovať
grožnja

menace

[ˈmenɪs]
A. 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
B. VT → amenazar
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menace

[ˈmɛnɪs]
n
(= threat) → menace f
to demand money with menaces (British) (LAW) → extorquer de l'argent, se rendre coupable d'extorsion de fonds
(= danger) a public menace → un danger public
a menace to the public → un danger pour le public
(= nuisance) → plaie f
to be a menace → être une plaie
Rooks are a menace and there are far too many of them → Les corbeaux freux sont une plaie et il y en a bien trop.
vt → menacer
to be menaced by sb/sth → être menacé(e) par qn/qch
a society menaced by outside enemies → une société menacée par des ennemis extérieurs
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

menace

n
→ Bedrohung f (→ to +gen); (issued by a person) → Drohung f; (= imminent danger) → drohende Gefahr ; to demand money with menaces → unter Androhung von Gewalt Geld fordern
(inf: = nuisance) → (Land)plage f; she’s a menace on the roads → sie gefährdet den ganzen Verkehr
vt → bedrohen
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menace

[ˈmɛnɪs]
1. n (threat) → minaccia (fam) (nuisance) → peste f, piaga
a public menace → un pericolo pubblico
2. vt → minacciare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

menace

(ˈmenəs) noun
1. something likely to cause injury, damage etc. Traffic is a menace on narrow roads. bedreiging خَطَر опасност perigo hrozba, ohrožení die Bedrohung fare απειλή amenaza, peligro hädaoht مخاطره uhka menace סכנה कष्टारी व्यक्ति या वस्तु grožnja veszély ancaman ógnun minaccia 脅威 위험한 것 kas kelia pavojų, grėsmę traucēklis ancaman gevaar fare, trussel zagrożenie خطرناك perigo pericol опасность hrozba; ohrozenie grožnja opasnost fara ภัยอันตราย tehlike 危險物 небезпека خطرناک منحوس شے vật gây nguy hiểm 危险物
2. a threat or show of hostility. His voice was full of menace. dreigement تَهْديد заплаха ameaça hrozba die Bedrohung trussel απειλή amenaza ähvardus تهدید uhka menace איום धमकी prijetnja fenyegetés ancaman hótun minaccia おどし 위협 grėsmė, grėsmingumas draudi ancaman dreiging trussel groźba تهديد ameaça ameninţare угроза hrozba grožnja pretnja hot ข่มขู่ tehdit 威脅 загроза دھمکی sự đe dọa 威胁
verb
to threaten. menaced by danger. dreig, bedreig يُهَدِّد заплашвам ameaçar hrozit, ohrožovat bedrohen true απειλώ amenazar ähvardama تهدید کردن uhata menacer לְאַייֵם धमकी देना prijetiti fenyeget mengancam hóta, ógna minacciare おどす 위협하다 grėsti, kelti pavojų []draudēt mengancam bedreigen true zagrozić تهديد كول ameaçar ame­ninţare угрожать hroziť; ohrozovať groziti pretiti hota คุกคาม tehdit etmek 威脅 загрожувати دھمکانا đe dọa 恐吓
ˈmenacing adjective
threatening to harm. a menacing weapon. bedreigende مُهَدِّد заплашителен ameaçador hrozivý drohend truende απειλητικός amenazador, amenazante ähvardav ضرر uhkaava menaçant מְאַייֵם डरावना prijeteći fenyegető berbahaya ógnandi minaccioso おどかす 위협하기 grėsmingas draudīgs mengancam dreigend truende groźny زيان او ضرر ameaçador ameninţător грозный, угрожающий hrozivý grozeč preteći farlig ซึ่งคุกคาม tehdit edici 威脅的 загрозливий پر خطر hăm dọa 威胁的
ˈmenacingly adverb
bedreigend بِتَهْديد، مُهَدِّدا заплашително ameaçadoramente výhružně drohend truende απειλητικά de manera amenazadora ähvardavalt از روی تهدید uhkaavasti d'un air/ton menaçant בְּצוּרָה מְאַייֵמֶת जोखिम में डालना prijeteće fenyegetően, vészjóslóan penuh ancaman á ógnandi hátt con aria minacciosa, con tono minaccioso おどすように 위협적으로 grėsmingai draudoši dengan mengancam dreigend truende groźnie د تهديد له مخى ameaçadoramente cu aer/ton ameninţător грозно, угрожающе výhražne grozeče preteći hotande, hotfullt อย่างตกอยู่ในอันตราย tehdit eder şekilde 威脅地 загрозливо دھمکی کے انداز سے với vẻ đe dọa 威胁地
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The menace of the "overdue" and the finality of "missing" come very quickly to steamers whose life, fed on coals and breathing the black breath of smoke into the air, goes on in disregard of wind and wave.
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They saw as they circled above the meadow the black fists shaken at them, and the rifles brandishing a menace toward them.
So quickly the plane came that Usanga's men had no time to escape it after they realized its menace. It touched the ground just as it struck among them and mowed through them, a veritable juggernaut of destruction.
Their policy is to print nothing that is a vital menace to the established.
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While he, with his slashing buccaneer methods, was a distinct menace to the more orthodox financial gamblers, he was nevertheless so grave a menace that they were glad enough to leave him alone.
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In that earnest look might be read a deep reproach, as well as a terrible menace. Then Noirtier raised his eyes to heaven, as though to remind his son of a forgotten oath.
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He had not gone many paces, before he again returned, reared himself on his hind legs, and repeated his menace. Day's hand was still on the arm of his young companion; he again pressed it hard, and kept repeating between his teeth, "Quiet, boy!
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in order to arrest this haughty, arrogant Titan who, true to his menace, threatens to scale my heaven."
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To the menaces and mysteries of his surroundings the consciousness was an added horror.
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In these Mrs Western herself began to talk to her in a more peremptory stile than before: but her father treated her in so violent and outrageous a manner, that he frightened her into an affected compliance with his will; which so highly pleased the good squire, that he changed his frowns into smiles, and his menaces into promises: he vowed his whole soul was wrapt in hers; that her consent (for so he construed the words, "You know, sir, I must not, nor can, refuse to obey any absolute command of yours") had made him the happiest of mankind.
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I had been hopelessly in the wrong before, but this man's menaces were putting me in the right.
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And so it was that little Tibo cringed not only from real menaces but from imaginary ones.
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