threaten

1. To make a threat against someone; to use threats.

   He threatened me with a knife.

   drohen, bedrohen

   грози́тьgrozítʹ, угрожа́тьugrožátʹ

   погро́жуватиpohróžuvaty

2. To menace, or be dangerous.

   The rocks threatened the ship's survival.

   bedrohen

   грози́тьgrozítʹ, угрожа́тьugrožátʹ

   загро́жуватиzahróžuvaty

3. To portend, or give a warning of.

   The black clouds threatened heavy rain.

   androhen

   предвеща́тьpredveščátʹ

4. To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.

   The new information threatened our original hypothesis.

5. (figuratively)To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.); to challenge.

1. Has Tom ever threatened you?

   Том коли-небудь вам погрожував?

   ruТом тебе когда-нибудь угрожал?

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2. You shouldn't have threatened Tom.

   Не треба було тобі погрожувати Тому.

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3. Did you really threaten to kill Tom?

   Ти дійсно погрожував убити Тома?

   ruТы действительно угрожал убить Тома?

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4. She threatened him.

   Вона йому погрожувала.

   ruОна угрожала ему.

   deSie hat ihm gedroht.

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5. Tom threatened Mary.

   Том погрожував Мері.

   ruТом угрожал Мэри.

   deTom bedrohte Mary.

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