WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| threatening adj | (act, gesture) | amenazador/a adj |
| | | amenazante adj mf |
| | | intimidatorio/a adj |
| | Simon gave Ben a threatening look, warning him to remain silent. |
| | Simon le echó a Ben una mirada amenazadora, advirtiéndole de que permaneciera en silencio. |
| threatening adj | (causing fear, concern) | inquietante adj mf |
| | | amenazador/a adj |
| | | amenazante adj mf |
| | | intimidatorio/a adj |
| | The situation between the two countries is threatening and may result in war if negotiations fail. |
| | La situación entre los dos países es inquietante y puede conducir a la guerra si fracasan las negociaciones. |
| threatening adj | (person) | siniestro/a adj |
| | | amenazador/a adj |
| | | aterrador/a adj |
| | | perverso/a adj |
| | Rachel found the man threatening and wanted to get away as soon as possible. |
| | A Rachel el hombre le resultaba siniestro y quería marcharse lo antes posible. |
| threatening adj | (weather: ominous) (figurado) | amenazador/a adj |
| | | amenazante adj mf |
| | Judging by those threatening clouds on the horizon, I think we'll have rain before long. |
| | A juzgar por esas nubes amenazadoras sobre el horizonte, creo que vamos a tener lluvia muy pronto. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| threaten [sb]⇒ vtr | (menace) | amenazar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | She threatened me with a knife. |
| | Ella me amenazó con un cuchillo. |
| Additional Translations |
| threaten to do [sth] v expr | (to be a menace) | amenazar con vtr + prep |
| | The wall was threatening to fall down at any moment. |
| | La pared amanazaba con caerse en cualquier momento. |
| threaten to do [sth] v expr | (speak threats) | amenazar con vtr + prep |
| | He's always threatening to fire me. |
| | Él siempre está amenazando con despedirme. |
| threaten⇒ vi | (clouds, sky: look like rain) | estar feo v cop + adj |
| | | amenazar lluvia loc verb |
| | The sky threatened, but we went for our walk anyway. |
| | El cielo estaba feo, pero igual salimos a caminar. |
| threaten [sth]⇒ vtr | (clouds) | presagiar⇒ vtr |
| | (amenazar lluvia) | amenazar⇒ vtr |
| | The clouds are threatening rain. |
| | Esas nubes presagian lluvia. |
| | Esas nubes amenazan lluvia. |
| threaten [sth] vtr | (portend) | presagiar⇒ vtr |
| | The manager's attitude threatened dire consequences for the company. |
| | La actitud del gerente presagiaba consecuencias nefastas para la compañía. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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