threaten
threaten
to say that you will harm someone or cause trouble
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threaten with Russian translation
threaten usage examples
Не угрожай так своему брату.
Do not threaten your brother like that.
Шторм угрожал испортить наш пикник.
The storm threatened to ruin our picnic.
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How to pronounce threaten and what this word means
threaten translation: угрожать. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce threaten
/ˈθretən/
threaten translation
угрожать
threaten examples
Do not threaten your brother like that.
threaten transcription
/ˈθretən/, /ˈθrɛtən/
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threaten meaning: what does it mean?
to say that you will harm someone or cause trouble
threaten pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
threaten is pronounced as /ˈθretən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
threaten definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Do not threaten your brother like that. Translation: Не угрожай так своему брату.
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