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threat [θret] N

1. threat (warning):

threat
Drohung f <-, -en>
she left the country under threat of arrest if she returned
als sie das Land verließ, drohte man ihr, sie bei ihrer Rückkehr zu verhaften
there was a threat of thunder in the heavy afternoon air
an dem Nachmittag lag ein Gewitter in der Luft
death threat
Morddrohung f <-, -en>
death threat
Todesdrohung f
the threat of jail
die Androhung einer Haftstrafe
an empty threat
eine leere Drohung
to carry out a threat
eine Drohung wahrmachen

2. threat LAW (menace):

threat
Bedrohung f <-, -en>
threat of [legal] proceedings
Klagedrohung f

3. threat no pl (potential danger):

threat
Gefahr f <-, -en>
threat
Bedrohung f <-, -en>
threat of war
Kriegsgefahr f <-, -en>
to pose a threat to sb/sth
eine Gefahr [o. Bedrohung] für jdn/etw darstellen
to be under threat of sth
von etw dat bedroht sein
they're under threat of eviction because they can't pay the rent
ihnen wurde die Zwangsräumung angedroht, weil sie ihre Miete nicht bezahlen können

ˈdeath threat N

death threat
Morddrohung f <-, -en>

nu·clear ˈthreat N

nuclear threat
nukleare Bedrohung

inflationary threat N FINMKT

inflationary threat
Inflationsgefahr f
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