lamenace
feminine
/mə.nas/
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Translation
threat
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin minacia, from Latin minae ('threats'), originally 'projecting points'. The same root gives English 'menace'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- minacia
- English cognates
- menace
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralmenaces
Examples
.
He received a threat by telephone last night.
.
This illness is a threat to the whole village.
.
The police are taking this threat very seriously.
' orage.
The dark sky signalled the threat of a storm.
exécution.
They carried out their threat.
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