ameaça
Meaning
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- (feminine) threat (expression of intent to injure or punish another)
- (feminine) threat; menace (person or object that is regarded as a danger)
- (feminine,figuratively) an indication that something bad may occur
Frequency
Hyphenated as
a‧me‧a‧ça
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.meˈa.sɐ/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese amẽaça, mẽaça, from Latin minācia, a noun based on mināx (“threatening”).
New
ameaçar
- to threaten (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
- to endanger, menace
- (catenative) to portend, threaten
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