"threaten" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

threaten verbo

threaten + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 123
threaten action • threaten security • threaten one's life • threaten people • threaten the stability • threaten species • threaten violence • ...
verbo + threaten
Kolokacji: 14
threaten after rejecting • begin threatening • keep threatening • continue to threaten • stop threatening • ...
1. begin threatening = zacznij grozić begin threatening
2. keep threatening = kontynuuj grożenie keep threatening
  • On Wednesday, he kept threatening to score until the final whistle.
  • He keeps threatening to sue reporters who question his numbers.
  • Finally, she shoved it against the door, which kept threatening to swing shut.
  • Better than this dark mirror of his own, where one's worst fears kept threatening to come true.
  • As a result, they kept threatening to give him more dangerous assignments.
  • I expect it will surprise Maggie - if she's really writing the book she keeps threatening us with.
  • The worst part was, something kept threatening him with punishments worse than death.
  • Which, of course, they have to keep threatening to do to Jack.
  • He tried to explain to her what had happened, but she kept threatening to kill him.
  • The school kept threatening to drop football because of low attendance.
3. continue to threaten = kontynuuj grożenie continue to threaten
4. stop threatening = przestań grozić stop threatening
5. dare threaten = ośmiel się grozić dare threaten
6. start threatening = zacznij grozić start threatening
7. send threatening = wyślij grożenie send threatening
(3) seem, look
Kolokacji: 3
threaten + preposición
Kolokacji: 24
threatened by • threaten with • threaten to • threaten against • threaten in • ...
threaten + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 52
seriously threaten • repeatedly threatened • once threaten • directly threaten • constantly threaten • ...

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