threatening

หˆฮธrษ›tnษชล‹
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Translation of threatening into Hebrew,

Adjective

1.

risk

posing a likely risk of harm or danger
ืžึฐืึทื™ึตึผื me'ayemืžึฐืกึปื›ึธึผืŸ
  • The threatening storm clouds gathered overhead.ืขื ื ื™ ื”ืกืขืจื” ื”ืžืื™ื™ืžื™ื ื”ืชืงื“ืจื• ืžืขืœ.
2.

statements

making statements about a willingness to cause harm
ืžึฐืึทื™ึตึผื me'ayem
  • He sent threatening messages to his rival.ื”ื•ื ืฉืœื— ื”ื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืžืื™ื™ืžื•ืช ืœื™ืจื™ื‘ ืฉืœื•.
3.

danger

foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
ืžึฐื‘ึทืฉึตึผื‚ืจ ืจึธืขื•ึนืช mevaser raot
  • The music had a threatening tone.ืœืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ื”ื™ื” ื’ื•ื•ืŸ ืžื‘ืฉืจ ืจืขื•ืช.
4.

weather

Raredarkened by cloudsRare
ืงื•ึนื“ึตืจ koder
  • The sky looked threatening before the rain.ื”ืฉืžื™ื™ื ื ืจืื• ืงื•ื“ืจื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ื”ื’ืฉื.

Noun

1.

intimidation

act of making threats or menacing statements
ืึดื™ึผื•ึผื miyyumื”ึทืคึฐื—ึธื“ึธื”
  • The threatening was reported to the authorities.ื”ืื™ื•ื ื“ื•ื•ื— ืœืจืฉื•ื™ื•ืช.
2.

menace

Rareindication of potential trouble or harmRare
ืึดื™ึผื•ึผื
  • His words carried a threatening to their peace.ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ื”ื™ื” ืื™ื•ื ืขืœ ืฉืœื•ื•ืชื.
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Expressions with threatening: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

life-threateningadj.
ืžึฐืกึทื›ึตึผืŸ ื—ึทื™ึดึผื™ื
The patient was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.
non-threateningadj.
ืœึนื ืžึฐืึทื™ึตึผื
The dog was friendly and non-threatening.
threatening behaviourn.
ื”ึดืชึฐื ึทื”ึฒื’ื•ึผืช ืžึฐืึทื™ึถึผืžึถืช
The teacher reported the student's threatening behaviour to the school principal.

Synonyms and analogies of threatening in English

adj.dangerousmenacingominousintimidatingforeboding
n.bullyingintimidatingmenacingMore synonyms

Examples of threatening in a sentence

  • A threatening letter was sent to the company.
  • The threatening tone in his voice was unmistakable.
  • She received a threatening letter in the mail.
  • The sky looked threatening before the storm.
  • His voice was low and threatening.
  • The weather forecast predicted threatening clouds.
threaten
หˆฮธrษ›tษ™n
Verb
1.

intend harm

intr.express intention to cause harm or painintr.
ืœึฐืึทื™ึตึผื leayem
  • He threatened to break the window if not allowed inside..ื”ื•ื ืื™ื™ื ืœืฉื‘ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื—ืœื•ืŸ ืื ืœื ื™ื›ื ื™ืกื• ืื•ืชื•.
2.

danger

tr.pose a danger or risk to someone or somethingtr.
ืœึฐืึทื™ึตึผื le'ayyem
  • The storm threatens the coastal towns.ื”ืกืขืจื” ืžืื™ื™ืžืช ืขืœ ื”ืขื™ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ื—ื•ืคื™ื•ืช.
3.

warning

tr.indicate a possible negative outcometr.
ืœึฐืึทื™ึตึผื le'ayem
  • Dark clouds threaten rain.ืขื ื ื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ืžืื™ื™ืžื™ื ื‘ื’ืฉื.
4.

competition

tr.RareUSbe close to surpassing a record or achievementtr.RareUS
ืœึฐืึทื™ึตึผื ืœึดืฉึฐืื‘ึนึผืจ ืœึฐืึทื™ึตึผื ืขึทืœ ื”ึทืฉึดึผื‚ื™ื
  • She threatens to break the world record.ื”ื™ื ืžืื™ื™ืžืช ืœืฉื‘ื•ืจ ืืช ืฉื™ื ื”ืขื•ืœื.

Translations of "threatening" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
ืึดื™ึผื•ึผืnm. - iyum

No teacher should bend students to her will by threatening their grades.

ืืฃ ืžื•ืจื” ืœื ืืžื•ืจื” ืœื›ื•ืคืฃ ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืœืจืฆื•ื ื” ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ืื™ื•ื ืขืœ ื”ืฆื™ื•ื ื™ื.

ืกึทื›ึธึผื ึธื”nf. - saqana

Our witness is threatening to file a complaint against me for assault with a deadly odor.

ื”ืขื“ ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื•ื ืกื›ื ื” ืœื”ื’ื™ืฉ ื ื’ื“ื™ ืชืœื•ื ื” ืขืœ ืชืงื™ืคื” ืขื ืจื™ื— ืงื˜ืœื ื™.

ื”ึทืคึฐื—ึธื“ึธื”nf. - hafekhada

Besides the intuitive attraction of threatening communication, another reason for its popularity is unavailability of alternatives.

ืžืœื‘ื“ ื”ืžืฉื™ื›ื” ื”ืื™ื ื˜ื•ืื™ื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช ืœื˜ืงื˜ื™ืงื•ืช ื”ืคื—ื“ื”, ืกื™ื‘ื” ื ื•ืกืคืช ืœืคื•ืคื•ืœืืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ ื”ื™ื ื”ืชืคื™ืกื” ืฉืื™ืŸ ืืœื˜ืจื ื˜ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช.

Adjective
ืžึทืกึฐื›ึดึผืŸadj. - misseqen

Usually, it's not threatening for life.

ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ื–ื” ืื™ื ื• ืžืกื›ืŸ ืืช ื—ื™ื™ืš.

ืžืื•ื™ืadj.

Therefore, true power is never threatening.

ื›ื™ ื—ื–ืง ืืžื™ืชื™, ื”ื•ื ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืžืื•ื™ื.

ืžึทืคึฐื—ึดื™ื“adj. - mafkhid

The movie featured a threatening villain who kept the audience on the edge of their seats.

ื”ืกืจื˜ ื”ืฆื™ื’ ื ื‘ืœ ืžืคื—ื™ื“ ืฉื’ืจื ืœืฆื•ืคื™ื ืœืฉื‘ืช ืขืœ ืงืฆื” ื”ื›ื™ืกื.

ืžืื™ื™ื

He's threatening to sue whoever put it about that he beats his kids.

ื”ื•ื ืžืื™ื™ื ืœืชื‘ื•ืข ืืช ืžื™ ืฉื”ื•ืฆื™ื ื“ื™ื‘ื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื›ื” ืืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื•.

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threatening: Examples and translations in context

The union turned up the pressure on management by threatening to strike soon.

ื”ื•ื•ืขื“ ื”ื’ื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืœื—ืฅ ืขืœ ื”ื”ื ื”ืœื” ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ืื™ื•ื ืขืœ ืฉื‘ื™ืชื” ืงืจื•ื‘ื”.

The union cranked up the heat in negotiations by threatening a strike.

ื”ืื™ื’ื•ื“ ื”ื’ื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืœื—ืฅ ื‘ืžืฉื ื•ืžืชืŸ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืื™ื•ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืชื”.

He sought to extort the funds by threatening to expose their secrets.

ื”ื•ื ื—ื™ืคืฉ ืœืกื—ื•ื˜ ืืช ื”ื›ืกืคื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืื™ื•ื ืœื—ืฉื•ืฃ ืืช ืกื•ื“ื•ืชื™ื”ื.

Parental physical aggression in threatening situations can also occur with older children.

ืชื•ืงืคื ื•ืช ื”ื•ืจื™ืช ืคื™ื–ื™ืช ื‘ืžืฆื‘ื™ ืื™ื•ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื•ืคื™ืข ื’ื ื‘ื’ื™ืœืื™ื ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื.

Unregulated fishing practices are the top offender threatening marine biodiversity worldwide.

ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ื“ื™ื’ ื‘ืœืชื™ ืžืคื•ืงื—ื•ืช ื”ืŸ ื”ืื™ื•ื ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ ืขืœ ื”ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ื™ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ ื‘ืขื•ืœื.

Small leaks can gradually eat away at the foundation of a house, threatening stability.

ื“ืœื™ืคื•ืช ืงื˜ื ื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืื˜ ืœืื˜ ืœืฉื—ื•ืง ืืช ื”ื™ืกื•ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื™ืช ื•ืœื”ื•ื•ืช ืื™ื•ื ืœื™ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืช.

The union threw down the gauntlet by threatening a nationwide strike over workers' rights.

ื”ืื™ื’ื•ื“ ืงืจื ืชื™ื’ืจ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืื™ื•ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืชื” ืืจืฆื™ืช ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื.

I can arrest you for threatening to harm a federal agent.

ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืขืฆื•ืจ ืื•ืชืš ืขืœ ืื™ื•ื ืœืคื’ื•ืข ื‘ืกื•ื›ื ืช ืคื“ืจืœื™ืช.

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life-threateningnon-threatening
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