Significado de threat en inglés
threatthreat /θret/ noun 
Ver todas las traducciones1[countable, uncountable] a statement in which you tell someone that you will cause them harm or trouble if they do not do what you wantdeclaración con la que se advierte a alguien de que se le causará daño o problemas si no hace lo que se quiere: 
Your threats don’t scare me.Tus amenazas no me asustan.threat of the threat of military invasionla amenaza de invasión militarthreat from He says his family received phone threats from the group.Dice que su familia recibió amenazas telefónicas del grupo. threats made against his wife and childrenamenazas proferidas contra su esposa e hijos Nichols never carried out his threat to resign.Nichols nunca llevó a cabo su amenaza de dimitir. The government will not give in to terrorist threats.El gobierno no cederá ante las amenazas terroristas. She dismissed the statement as an empty threat.Ella desestimó la declaración por considerarla una amenaza vacía. They warned him with veiled threats not to mention anything he had witnessed.Lo advirtieron con veladas amenazas de que no mencionara nada de lo que había presenciado. The police are investigating death threats made against the two men.La policía investiga las amenazas de muerte hechas contra los dos hombres. Officials at the school say they received a bomb threat at approximately 11:30 a.m. today.Los responsables del colegio dicen que recibieron una amenaza de bomba hoy a aproximadamente las 11:30 de la mañana.2[countable usually singular] the possibility that something very bad will happenla posibilidad de que ocurra algo muy malothreat of the threat of faminela amenaza de hambrunathreat from According to the Secretary of State, the Russians face no threat from an expanded NATO.Según el Secretario de Estado, los rusos no enfrentan ninguna amenaza de una OTAN ampliada.under threat The area remains under threat from commercial developers.La zona sigue amenazada por los promotores comerciales.be under threat of closure/attack etc (=be likely to be closed, attacked etc)(= con probabilidad de ser cerrado, atacado, etc.) The program is under threat of closure due to lack of funding.El programa está bajo amenaza de cierre por falta de financiación.3[countable usually singular] someone or something that is regarded as a possible dangerpersona o cosa que se considera un posible peligrothreat to The fighting is a major threat to stability in the region.Los enfrentamientos son una grave amenaza para la estabilidad de la región.present/pose a threat (to somebody/something) Pollution poses a threat to fish.La contaminación representa una amenaza para los peces.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 1– Significado 1verbsverbosmake/issue a threat· Neighbours say that they heard Gardiner make threats against his wife.· Los vecinos dicen que oyeron a Gardiner proferir amenazas contra su esposa.carry out a threat (=do what you threatened to do)· She ought to have carried out her threat to go to the police.· Ella debería haber cumplido su amenaza de ir a la policía.give in to a threat (=do what something wants you to do after they threaten you)· The government is not going to give in to terrorist threats.· El gobierno no va a ceder ante las amenazas terroristas.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + threatADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + threata death threat (=a threat to kill someone)· Scientists involved in the research have received death threats.· Los científicos involucrados en la investigación han recibido amenazas de muerte.a bomb threat· The station was closed because of a bomb threat.· La estación fue cerrada a causa de una amenaza de bomba.an empty/idle threat (=one that is not sincere)· She was not a woman to make idle threats.· Ella no era una mujer que hiciera amenazas en vano.a veiled threat (=one that is not made directly)· The emails contained thinly veiled threats of harm.· Los correos electrónicos contenían amenazas de daño apenas veladas.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meanings 2 & 3– Significados 2 y 3ADJECTIVES/NOUN + threatADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + threata serious/major threat· Bad air quality poses a serious threat to public health.· La mala calidad del aire representa una grave amenaza para la salud pública.the greatest/biggest threat· The greatest threat to our planet is global warming.· La mayor amenaza para nuestro planeta es el calentamiento global.a real threat· These measures pose a real threat to the future of agriculture.· Estas medidas representan una verdadera amenaza para el futuro de la agricultura.a potential threat· The group remains a potential threat to the regime.· El grupo sigue siendo una amenaza potencial para el régimen.an immediate threat (=the possibility that something bad will happen very soon)· The volcano erupted on Thursday but there is no immediate threat to nearby towns.· El volcán entró en erupción el jueves, pero no existe una amenaza inmediata para las localidades cercanas.a direct threat· The workers destroyed the textile machinery which they saw as a direct threat to their jobs.· Los trabajadores destruyeron la maquinaria textil, que veían como una amenaza directa para sus empleos.a military threat· Each country regarded the other as a major military threat.· Cada país consideraba al otro una gran amenaza militar.a terrorist threat· U.S. officials underestimated the terrorist threat before the June 25 bombing.· Los funcionarios estadounidenses subestimaron la amenaza terrorista antes del atentado del 25 de junio.verbsverbospose/present a threat· The rebels do not pose a serious threat to the armed forces.· Los rebeldes no representan una amenaza grave para las fuerzas armadas.represent a threat· He is not afraid, because you represent no threat to him.· Él no tiene miedo, porque tú no representas ninguna amenaza para él.counter/combat a threat· We must work together to counter the threat of state terrorism.· Debemos trabajar juntos para contrarrestar la amenaza del terrorismo de Estado.face a threat (=likely to be affected by something)· The factory is facing the threat of closure.· La fábrica se enfrenta a la amenaza de cierre.meet a threat (=deal with it)· We must transform our armed forces to meet emerging threats.· Debemos transformar nuestras fuerzas armadas para hacer frente a las amenazas emergentes.
Ver todas las traducciones1[countable, uncountable] a statement in which you tell someone that you will cause them harm or trouble if they do not do what you wantdeclaración con la que se advierte a alguien de que se le causará daño o problemas si no hace lo que se quiere: Your threats don’t scare me.Tus amenazas no me asustan.threat of the threat of military invasionla amenaza de invasión militarthreat from He says his family received phone threats from the group.Dice que su familia recibió amenazas telefónicas del grupo. threats made against his wife and childrenamenazas proferidas contra su esposa e hijos Nichols never carried out his threat to resign.Nichols nunca llevó a cabo su amenaza de dimitir. The government will not give in to terrorist threats.El gobierno no cederá ante las amenazas terroristas. She dismissed the statement as an empty threat.Ella desestimó la declaración por considerarla una amenaza vacía. They warned him with veiled threats not to mention anything he had witnessed.Lo advirtieron con veladas amenazas de que no mencionara nada de lo que había presenciado. The police are investigating death threats made against the two men.La policía investiga las amenazas de muerte hechas contra los dos hombres. Officials at the school say they received a bomb threat at approximately 11:30 a.m. today.Los responsables del colegio dicen que recibieron una amenaza de bomba hoy a aproximadamente las 11:30 de la mañana.2[countable usually singular] the possibility that something very bad will happenla posibilidad de que ocurra algo muy malothreat of the threat of faminela amenaza de hambrunathreat from According to the Secretary of State, the Russians face no threat from an expanded NATO.Según el Secretario de Estado, los rusos no enfrentan ninguna amenaza de una OTAN ampliada.under threat The area remains under threat from commercial developers.La zona sigue amenazada por los promotores comerciales.be under threat of closure/attack etc (=be likely to be closed, attacked etc)(= con probabilidad de ser cerrado, atacado, etc.) The program is under threat of closure due to lack of funding.El programa está bajo amenaza de cierre por falta de financiación.3[countable usually singular] someone or something that is regarded as a possible dangerpersona o cosa que se considera un posible peligrothreat to The fighting is a major threat to stability in the region.Los enfrentamientos son una grave amenaza para la estabilidad de la región.present/pose a threat (to somebody/something) Pollution poses a threat to fish.La contaminación representa una amenaza para los peces.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 1– Significado 1verbsverbosmake/issue a threat· Neighbours say that they heard Gardiner make threats against his wife.· Los vecinos dicen que oyeron a Gardiner proferir amenazas contra su esposa.carry out a threat (=do what you threatened to do)· She ought to have carried out her threat to go to the police.· Ella debería haber cumplido su amenaza de ir a la policía.give in to a threat (=do what something wants you to do after they threaten you)· The government is not going to give in to terrorist threats.· El gobierno no va a ceder ante las amenazas terroristas.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + threatADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + threata death threat (=a threat to kill someone)· Scientists involved in the research have received death threats.· Los científicos involucrados en la investigación han recibido amenazas de muerte.a bomb threat· The station was closed because of a bomb threat.· La estación fue cerrada a causa de una amenaza de bomba.an empty/idle threat (=one that is not sincere)· She was not a woman to make idle threats.· Ella no era una mujer que hiciera amenazas en vano.a veiled threat (=one that is not made directly)· The emails contained thinly veiled threats of harm.· Los correos electrónicos contenían amenazas de daño apenas veladas.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meanings 2 & 3– Significados 2 y 3ADJECTIVES/NOUN + threatADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + threata serious/major threat· Bad air quality poses a serious threat to public health.· La mala calidad del aire representa una grave amenaza para la salud pública.the greatest/biggest threat· The greatest threat to our planet is global warming.· La mayor amenaza para nuestro planeta es el calentamiento global.a real threat· These measures pose a real threat to the future of agriculture.· Estas medidas representan una verdadera amenaza para el futuro de la agricultura.a potential threat· The group remains a potential threat to the regime.· El grupo sigue siendo una amenaza potencial para el régimen.an immediate threat (=the possibility that something bad will happen very soon)· The volcano erupted on Thursday but there is no immediate threat to nearby towns.· El volcán entró en erupción el jueves, pero no existe una amenaza inmediata para las localidades cercanas.a direct threat· The workers destroyed the textile machinery which they saw as a direct threat to their jobs.· Los trabajadores destruyeron la maquinaria textil, que veían como una amenaza directa para sus empleos.a military threat· Each country regarded the other as a major military threat.· Cada país consideraba al otro una gran amenaza militar.a terrorist threat· U.S. officials underestimated the terrorist threat before the June 25 bombing.· Los funcionarios estadounidenses subestimaron la amenaza terrorista antes del atentado del 25 de junio.verbsverbospose/present a threat· The rebels do not pose a serious threat to the armed forces.· Los rebeldes no representan una amenaza grave para las fuerzas armadas.represent a threat· He is not afraid, because you represent no threat to him.· Él no tiene miedo, porque tú no representas ninguna amenaza para él.counter/combat a threat· We must work together to counter the threat of state terrorism.· Debemos trabajar juntos para contrarrestar la amenaza del terrorismo de Estado.face a threat (=likely to be affected by something)· The factory is facing the threat of closure.· La fábrica se enfrenta a la amenaza de cierre.meet a threat (=deal with it)· We must transform our armed forces to meet emerging threats.· Debemos transformar nuestras fuerzas armadas para hacer frente a las amenazas emergentes.