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Inglés		Español
threat n	(menace, intent to hurt)	amenaza nf
	The thief's threat was enough to get everyone to cooperate.
	Las amenazas del ladrón fueron suficiente para hacer que todos cooperaran.
threats npl	(intimidation)	amenazas nfpl
		intimidaciones nfpl
	Sick of her husband's threats, Anna finally left him.
	Harta de las amenazas de su marido, Anna finalmente le dejó.
	Harta de las intimidaciones de su marido, Anna finalmente le dejó.
threat n	(risk)	amenaza nf
	The threat of bad weather kept him home that night.
	La amenaza de mal tiempo lo retuvo en casa esa noche.
a threat to [sth/sb] n	(dangerous person)	amenaza para nf + prep
		peligro para nm + prep
	The criminal was considered a threat to society.
	El malhechor era considerado como una amenaza para la sociedad.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
death threat n	(statement of intent to kill [sb])	amenaza de muerte grupo nom
	He has received death threats because of his opposition to the new immigration law.
	Recibió varias amenazas de muerte por oponerse a la nueva ley de inmigración.
developing threat n	(potential danger that is growing)	amenaza creciente nf
		amenaza en ciernes, amenaza latente nf
empty threat n	(threat unlikely to be fulfilled)	vana amenaza nf
	I am not scared of what he will do; he has just made empty threats.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No creas que son vanas amenazas, lo creo muy capaz de hacer algo así.
		amenaza vacua nf
idle threat n	(no intent to follow through)	vana amenaza nf
	Her talk of resigning was regarded as an idle threat.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. O me aumentan el sueldo al doble o renuncio, y no es una vana amenaza, ya tengo una oferta de otra compañía.
	(ES, figurativo)	farol nm
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Lo de que se iba era un farol para hacerlo reaccionar.
implied threat n	(suggestion of harmful intent)	amenaza implícita nf
	Sabre rattling is the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used).
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Leo una amenaza implícita en tus palabras.
pose a threat, pose a risk v expr	(be dangerous)	poner en riesgo loc verb
		ser una amenaza loc verb
	The psychiatrist's report will determine whether this prisoner would pose a threat on his release.
pose a threat to [sb/sth], pose a risk to [sb/sth] v expr	(endanger)	poner en riesgo loc verb
		ser una amenaza para loc verb
	Neil's reckless behaviour poses a risk to everyone on the team.
threat to your health n	([sth] dangerous, unsanitary)	amenaza para la salud grupo nom
		nocivo/a adj
	Everyone knows that smoking is a threat to your health.
	Todos saben que fumar es una amenaza para la salud.
triple threat n	(expert in three areas)	translation unavailable
	(figurado)	saber cantar, bailar y actuar expr
under threat adj	(endangered, at risk)	amenazado adj
	The privatization plan means that 5000 jobs are under threat.
		en peligro loc adv
		en riesgo loc adv
	El plan de privatización implica que 5000 puestos de trabajo están en peligro.
		amenazado adj
veiled threat n	figurative (implication of harmful intent)	amenaza velada, velada amenaza loc nom f
	They've been making veiled threats against us for years.
	Han estado haciendo amenazas veladas contra nosotros durante años.

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'threat' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

assault - at gunpoint - bomb hoax - bomb scare - buddy - climate of violence - cloud - conditional assault - dire - downgrade - else - empty threat - freedom from fear - geddit - malignancy - menace - neutralization - on pain of death - or else - so help me - sword of Damocles - tyranny of the majority - watch it!

Spanish:

brava - bravata - conminación - reto - amenaza - atentado contra los derechos humanos - bajo amenaza - en trance de - grado de alerta - peligro - riesgo

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Synonyms: danger, hazard, risk, menace, peril, more...

Collocations: there is a [terrorist, security, safety, flood, weather] threat, made [a veiled, a weak, an empty, an intimidating] threat, a [serious, dangerous, significant, direct, real, major] threat, more...

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Design Basis Threat
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