menacer

Meaning

1. (transitive) to threaten
2. (transitive) to endanger, to jeopardise

Concepts

threaten

menace

loom

intimidate

jeopardize

endanger

imperil

minace

peril

pose

rebuke

restrain

scare

😨

admonish

posture

appear

brood

coerce

insidious

jeopard

jeopardise

Synonyms

compromettre

intimider

mettre en danger

effrayer

gronder

s’annoncer

dresser des embûches

forcer

grogner

imminent

peser

pièger

poser

préparer un piège

réprimander

reprocher (à)

restreindre

risquer

se préparer

épouvanter

faire peur

mettre en péril

admonester

exposer au danger

apparaître

avertir

blâmer

contraindre

disputer

Translations

amenazar

bedrohen

ameaçar

minacciare

amenaçar

bedreigen

drohen

dreigen

απειλώ

androhen

gefährden

dräuhen

تهديد

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mə.na.se/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: menacier

In summary

Inherited from Old French menacier, manecier, from Vulgar Latin *mināciāre, from Latin minācia (“threat”). Equivalent to menace + -er.