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threatening

['θret(ə)nɪŋ]

прил.

грозящий, угрожающий
нависший (об опасности и т. п.)

Law (En-Ru)

threatening

угрозы | угрожающий

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The spread of small arms and light weapons, despite the measures taken by Governments, has been on the rise, in particular in Africa, and therefore has been threatening the stability of States themselves.
Распространение стрелкового оружия и легких вооружений, несмотря на меры, принятые правительствами, активно продолжается, в особенности в Африке, и это создает угрозу стабильности самих государств.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
http://www.un.org/ 28.12.2010
© United Nations 2010
http://www.un.org/ 28.12.2010

I - I - I can speak - ' he stammered, as he crept back to his chair, and turned a threatening, though a feeble, look upon him.
Я… я… я могу и заговорить, – заикаясь, бормотал старик, с трудом волоча ноги к креслу и обратив на Джонаса угрожающий, хотя и потухший взгляд.
Dickens, Charles / Martin ChuzzlewitДиккенс, Чарльз / Жизнь и приключения Мартина Чезлвита
Жизнь и приключения Мартина Чезлвита
Диккенс, Чарльз
© Государственное издательство художественной литературы, 1960
Martin Chuzzlewit
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994

On the day of Mr. Micawber's memorable denunciation a threatening allusion was made by Uriah Heep to your aunt's — husband.'
В тот день, когда мистер Микобер выступил с памятным разоблачением, Урия Хип угрожающе намекнул на супруга вашей… бабушки.
Dickens, Charles / David CopperfieldДиккенс, Чарльз / Жизнь Дэвида Копперфилда
Жизнь Дэвида Копперфилда
Диккенс, Чарльз
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1959
David Copperfield
Dickens, Charles
© CRW Publishing Limited 2004

They would not do so maliciously, but because they had thought her curious and now found her death somehow threatening.
Они это делают не со зла, просто считали ее забавной, а теперь ее смерть стала для них угрозой.
Brooks, Terry / Running with the demonБрукс, Терри / Бегущая с демоном
Бегущая с демоном
Брукс, Терри
Running with the demon
Brooks, Terry
© 1997 by Terry Brooks

The great cloud was still louring black and threatening on the far horizon, but I no longer felt afraid of it - I felt only an inexpressibly pleasant hopefulness in proportion, as trust in life replaced the late burden of fear.
Черная туча так же грозно застилает противоположную сторону небосклона, но я уже не боюсь ее. Я испытываю невыразимо отрадное чувство надежды в жизни, быстро заменяющее во мне тяжелое чувство страха.
Толстой, Л.Н. / ОтрочествоTolstoy, Leo / Boyhood
Boyhood
Tolstoy, Leo
© Arc Manor 2008
Отрочество
Толстой, Л.Н.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1960

His tone was controlled but threatening.
- Говорил он сдержанным, но угрожающим тоном.
Mieville, China / The ScarМьевиль, Чайна / Шрам
Шрам
Мьевиль, Чайна
© Перевод. Г. Крылов, 2008
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
© 2002 by China Mieville
The Scar
Mieville, China
© 2002 by China Mieville

The whistle-blast made the master flinch; he did not turn round, but began gesticulating even more violently, raising his fist skywards as though threatening the city.
Мастер вздрогнул от свиста, но не обернулся, а стал жестикулировать еще беспокойнее, поднимая руку к небу, как бы грозя городу.
Bulgakov, Michail / The Master and MargaritaБулгаков, Михаил / Мастер и Маргарита
Мастер и Маргарита
Булгаков, Михаил
© "Мурманское книжное издательство", 1990
The Master and Margarita
Bulgakov, Michail
© Translated from the russian by Michael Glenny
© 1967 Collins and Harvill Press, London
© 1967 in the English translation

God is not some omnipotent authority looking down from above, threatening to throw us into a pit of fire if we disobey.
Бог – это не какая-то всемогущая сила, взирающая на нас сверху и угрожающая за неповиновение ввергнуть нас в геенну огненную.
Brown, Dan / Angels and DemonsБраун, Дэн / Ангелы и демоны
Ангелы и демоны
Браун, Дэн
© Dan Brown, 2000
© Перевод. Г.Б. Косов, 2004
© ООО «Издательство ACT», 2005
Angels and Demons
Brown, Dan
© 2000 by Dan Brown

By early 1240 he was threatening Rome itself.
К началу 1240 года он угрожал самому Риму.
Райли-Смит, Джонатан / История крестовых походовRiley-Smith, Jonathan / The Oxford History of the Crusades
The Oxford History of the Crusades
Riley-Smith, Jonathan
© Oxford University Press 1999
История крестовых походов
Райли-Смит, Джонатан
© Охford University Press 1995
© КРОН-ПРЕСС, 1998
© Перевод, Е. Дорман, 1998

This system was growing in popularity every day, and was threatening to consume our machine with its resources.
Популярность системы росла с каждым днем, и система угрожала захватить все ресурсы сервера.
Kyte, Tom / Expert One-on-One OracleКайт, Том / Oracle для профессионалов
Oracle для профессионалов
Кайт, Том
© Перевод на русский язык. ООО «ДиаСофтЮП», 2003
© Wrox Press Ltd, 2002
Expert One-on-One Oracle
Kyte, Tom
© Wrox Press Ltd, 2002

It is tedious labor, cajoling, threatening, flattering - a man grows a-weary of it.
Постоянно приходится их упрашивать, угрожать, улещивать.
Stasheff, Christopher / The Warlock in Spite of HimselfСташефф, Кристофер / Чародей поневоле
Чародей поневоле
Сташефф, Кристофер
© Copyright перевод Сергей Славгородский
The Warlock in Spite of Himself
Stasheff, Christopher
© 1969 by Christopher Stasheff

Outside, snow was still threatening, but not a flake in sight.
Небо за окном еще с утра обещало разродиться снегопадом, да все никак не решалось.
Murakami, Haruki / Dance, dance, danceМураками, Харуки / Дэнс, дэнс, дэнс
Дэнс, дэнс, дэнс
Мураками, Харуки
© Haruki Murakami 1991 "Dansu, dansu, dansu"
© Дмитрий Коваленин, 2001
Dance, dance, dance
Murakami, Haruki
© 1994 by Kodansha International Ltd.

Buring seized me by the collar and in a threatening voice ordered the police to take me into custody.
Бьоринг схватил меня за шиворот и грозно велел городовому отвести меня в участок.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthДостоевский, Фёдор / Подросток
Подросток
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
A Raw Youth
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

"I receive many threatening letters..."
— Я получаю множество угрожающих писем...
Zelazny, Roger / The Dream MasterЖелязны, Роджер / Творец сновидений
Творец сновидений
Желязны, Роджер
The Dream Master
Zelazny, Roger

“I feel like a hypocrite, for her to thank me for not threatening to do what I'd already done.”
— И теперь чувствую себя сволочью. Она благодарила меня за то, что я не стал угрожать ей тем, что уже сделал.
Card, Orson Scott / XenocideКард, Орсон Скот / Ксеноцид
Ксеноцид
Кард, Орсон Скот
© copyright 1991 by Orson Scott Card
© Copyright перевод с английского Владимир Марченко
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2000
Xenocide
Card, Orson Scott
© copyright 1991 by Orson Scott Card

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'θret(ə)nɪŋAdjectiveгрозящий; угрожающийExamples

threatening letter — угрожающее письмо
threatening countenance — угрожающее выражение лица

User translations

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прилагательное от threat
translation added by Валерий Коротоношко
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Collocations

threatening punishment

угроза наказанием

threatening sky

угрожающий вид неба

be threatening

готовиться

make threatening gestures

грозить

life threatening

опасный для жизни

threatening letter

письмо с угрозами

threatened abortion

угрожающий аборт

threatened injury

угроза нанесений телесных повреждений

threatened injury

угроза причинения имущественного ущерба

threatened species

биологический вид, находящийся под угрозой исчезновения

threatened species

исчезающий биологический вид

threatened area

угрожаемый район

to threaten with a gun

угрожать оружием

to threaten to ice

угрожать убийством

threatened preterm labor

угрожающие преждевременные роды

Word forms

threaten

verb

Basic forms
Past	threatened
Imperative	threaten
Present Participle (Participle I)	threatening
Past Participle (Participle II)	threatened

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I threaten	we threaten
you threaten	you threaten
he/she/it threatens	they threaten

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am threatening	we are threatening
you are threatening	you are threatening
he/she/it is threatening	they are threatening

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have threatened	we have threatened
you have threatened	you have threatened
he/she/it has threatened	they have threatened

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been threatening	we have been threatening
you have been threatening	you have been threatening
he/she/it has been threatening	they have been threatening

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I threatened	we threatened
you threatened	you threatened
he/she/it threatened	they threatened

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was threatening	we were threatening
you were threatening	you were threatening
he/she/it was threatening	they were threatening

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had threatened	we had threatened
you had threatened	you had threatened
he/she/it had threatened	they had threatened

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been threatening	we had been threatening
you had been threatening	you had been threatening
he/she/it had been threatening	they had been threatening

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will threaten	we shall/will threaten
you will threaten	you will threaten
he/she/it will threaten	they will threaten

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be threatening	we shall/will be threatening
you will be threatening	you will be threatening
he/she/it will be threatening	they will be threatening

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have threatened	we shall/will have threatened
you will have threatened	you will have threatened
he/she/it will have threatened	they will have threatened

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been threatening	we shall/will have been threatening
you will have been threatening	you will have been threatening
he/she/it will have been threatening	they will have been threatening

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would threaten	we should/would threaten
you would threaten	you would threaten
he/she/it would threaten	they would threaten

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be threatening	we should/would be threatening
you would be threatening	you would be threatening
he/she/it would be threatening	they would be threatening

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have threatened	we should/would have threatened
you would have threatened	you would have threatened
he/she/it would have threatened	they would have threatened

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been threatening	we should/would have been threatening
you would have been threatening	you would have been threatening
he/she/it would have been threatening	they would have been threatening

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am threatened	we are threatened
you are threatened	you are threatened
he/she/it is threatened	they are threatened

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being threatened	we are being threatened
you are being threatened	you are being threatened
he/she/it is being threatened	they are being threatened

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been threatened	we have been threatened
you have been threatened	you have been threatened
he/she/it has been threatened	they have been threatened

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was threatened	we were threatened
you were threatened	you were threatened
he/she/it was threatened	they were threatened

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being threatened	we were being threatened
you were being threatened	you were being threatened
he/she/it was being threatened	they were being threatened

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been threatened	we had been threatened
you had been threatened	you had been threatened
he/she/it had been threatened	they had been threatened

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be threatened	we shall/will be threatened
you will be threatened	you will be threatened
he/she/it will be threatened	they will be threatened

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been threatened	we shall/will have been threatened
you will have been threatened	you will have been threatened
he/she/it will have been threatened	they will have been threatened

The Universal DictionaryIt is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.

threatening

Law (En-Ru)

threatening

Examples from texts

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User translations

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Collocations

Word forms

threaten

The Universal Dictionary
It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.