The volcanic eruption threatened the village.
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Threatened
//ˈθɹɛt.n̩d//
Synonyms for "threatened" (30 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (9)
Related words (15)
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11 translations across 11 languages.
Czech
1 entries- ohrožený adj (at risk of becoming endangered)
Danish
1 entries- truet adj (at risk of becoming endangered)
Dutch
1 entries- bedreigd adj (at risk of becoming endangered)
Faroese
1 entries- hóttur adj (at risk of becoming endangered)
Finnish
1 entries- uhanalainen adj (at risk of becoming endangered)
German
1 entries- bedroht adj (at risk of becoming endangered)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- truet adj (at risk of becoming endangered)
Portuguese
1 entries- ameaçado adj (at risk of becoming endangered)
Romanian
1 entries- amenințat adj (at risk of becoming endangered)
Slovak
1 entries- ohrozený adj (at risk of becoming endangered)
Spanish
1 entries- amenazado adj (at risk of becoming endangered)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
That country has openly threatened to go nuclear.
Source: tatoeba (47873)
Rev. King and his supporters were threatened.
Source: tatoeba (63068)
Management has threatened to lock out the workforce if they do not accept the proposed changes.
Source: tatoeba (237976)
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