Kilo Lingo

#678 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to threaten, to menace

Examples

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He threatened me with a sword.

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The enemy threatened the whole town.

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She threatened to leave for good.

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Black clouds threatened rain.

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Danger threatened them from every side.

Three shapes, all standard. The person or place under threat is the direct object. The weapon or method takes per. What is threatened to happen can be a direct object in its own right, as with , or an infinitive when the subject is promising their own action.

Minaco is the threat, minaca describes a look or a sky, and minace is how someone steps forward when the conversation has gone wrong.

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This word is part of lesson 14.