What does menace in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word menace in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use menace in French.

The word menace in French means threat, threat, threatening behaviour, threaten, menace, intimidate, threaten to do, threaten, threaten, threaten to do, threaten, threaten to do, faced with the threat, empty threat, health risk, under duress. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word menace

threat

nom féminin (prévision de danger) (potential danger)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a une menace d'épidémie de grippe.
There is a threat of a flu epidemic.

threat

nom féminin (intimidation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le surveillant promet de mettre sa menace de punition à exécution.
The guard promised to carry out his threat of punishment.

threatening behaviour

nom féminin (intention de nuire) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une menace est un délit.
Threatening behaviour is a crime.

threaten, menace, intimidate

verbe transitif (chercher à intimider)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Un homme m'a menacé avec un couteau et m'a obligé à lui donner mon portefeuille.
A man threatened me with a knife and made me give him my wallet.

threaten to do

locution verbale (utiliser la menace pour [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ma copine m'a menacé de me quitter si je ne cherchais pas de boulot.
My girlfriend threatened to leave me if I didn't look for a job.

threaten

verbe transitif (être un danger pour [qqn])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il faut abroger cette loi qui menace nos libertés.
We must repeal this law which is putting our freedoms at risk.

threaten

verbe transitif (risquer d'arriver) (often passive)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Une nouvelle guerre menace le pays.
The country is threatened by another war.

threaten to do

locution verbale (risquer de faire [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La rivière menace à nouveau de déborder.
The river is threatening to overflow its banks again.

threaten

locution verbale (menacer de [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

threaten to do

locution verbale (menacer de faire [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

faced with the threat

locution adverbiale (en réaction à une menace)

empty threat

nom féminin (menace non sérieuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Paul disait toujours à sa femme qu'il allait la quitter, mais ce fut toujours une menace en l'air.

health risk

nom féminin (risque sanitaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

under duress

locution adverbiale (en étant forcé)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

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