Amenaza in english
pronunciation: θret part of speech: noun
amenaza = threat ; menace.
Example: The 'threat' is less tangible when viewed from the standpoint of providers and consumers of such courses.Example: Fears in the late 1960s about the menace of pollution led to the creation of programmes on environmental protection.more:
» amenaza asimétrica = asymmetric threat .
Example: Put simply, asymmetric threats are a version of not 'fighting fair,' which can include the use of surprise and weapons in ways unplanned by a nation.» amenaza comunista, la = red scare, the [Sentimiento anticomunista que el senador americano McCarthy alentó en los años cincuenta en los Estados Unidos. Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] ; red menace, the .
Example: Although the red scare is popularly associated with the activities of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, the anti-communist hysteria of the 50s went far beyond McCarthy and Washington D.C. Example: Ordinary people can sit around and get morally worked up about the evil of drugs the way they once got worked up about the 'red menace'.» amenaza de bomba = bomb threat ; bomb scare .
Example: Prompt responses are required to bomb threats and reports of such dangerous or criminal conduct as sprinkling acid on chairs or clothing, mutilating books, tampering with the card catalog, or obscene behavior. Example: Police confirmed late last night that bomb scares had forced the closure of 13 police stations across the island.» amenaza de guerra = threat of war .
Example: The combination of trade deficit, budget deficit, and threat of war has international investors completely on edge.» amenaza de muerte = death threat .
Example: He's considering entering the witness protection program after he received a mountain of death threats for besmirching their idol's good name.» amenaza de tormenta = gathering storm .
Example: 'The Gathering Storm' is a beautifully composed and photographed production concentrating on the years in the 1930s when Churchill's career hit rock-bottom.» amenaza ficticia = bogeyman [bogeymen] ; bogey [bogie] .
Example: The article is entitled 'Micrographics and eyestrain: more bogeyman than real threat'. Example: Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.» amenaza militar = military threat .
Example: In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.» amenaza nuclear = nuclear threat .
Example: The article 'Myths and alibis' suggests that the enormity of the nuclear threat is now sufficient to prompt Western librarians to acknowledge the political and moral dimensions of their work.» amenaza terrorista = terror threat .
Example: Terror threats have sounded the death knell for traditional Christmas festivities in Peshawar.» bajo amenaza = under threat .
Example: Products under threat include; greeting cards, circulars, information sheets, newspapers and magazines.» estado de amnaza terrorista = terror alert .
Example: Efforts to train thousands of federal agents to protect commercial flights during heightened terror alerts have been abandoned.» haber amenaza de lluvia = clouds + look + menacing ; sky + look + menacing .
Example: The clouds look menacing and last night's heavy downpour makes me hesitant about attending the outdoor event. Example: The sky looks menacing, as it gets ready to dump another layer of snow to blanket the ground.» hacer frente a una amenaza = address + a threat .
Example: This paper has described several endeavours which illustrate how we can address the threats from technological discontinuities.» ¿incentivos o amenazas? = the carrot vs. the stick .
Example: The article is entitled 'The carrot vs. the stick: can copyright be used to enhance access to cultural knowledge resources in the networked environment?'.» incentivos y amenazas = carrots and sticks .
Example: The article is entitled 'TI: Carrots and sticks, profits and risks'.» insultos y amenazas racistas = hate speech [Normalmente dirigidos a miembros de otra etnia, país o clase social] .
Example: This article deals with the regulation of hate speech on college campuses and the Library Bill of Rights.» lanzar amenazas = rattle + Posesivo + saber .
Example: President Bush is rattling his saber and has declared open season on Saddam personally.» libre de la amenaza de = unthreatened (by) .
Example: Capitalism in the US & GB is steaming ahead at a rapid pace relatively unthreatened by other economies of the world.» presentar una amenaza = pose + a threat .
Example: Some would speculate that optical publishing poses a threat to online information retrieval.» romper con una amenaza = slay + the dragon .
Example: This article discusses how librarians can slay these dragons by backing their arguments for more resources for youth through carefully collected data.» sin la amenaza de = unthreatened (by) .
Example: Capitalism in the US & GB is steaming ahead at a rapid pace relatively unthreatened by other economies of the world.amenazar = pose + a threat ; threaten ; make + threats ; menace ; rattle + Posesivo + saber ; bare + Posesivo + teeth ; show + Posesivo + teeth ; loom.
Example: Some would speculate that optical publishing poses a threat to online information retrieval.Example: Besides, any second edition threatened to require some recataloguing.Example: He knew that Kate Lespran was not one to make empty threats.Example: Her sympathy for small, helpless creatures suggests that she sees herself as an imprisoned, helpless creature herself, vulnerable to men who would menace or tyrannize her.Example: President Bush is rattling his saber and has declared open season on Saddam personally.Example: He kept his eyes on Aethon and bared his teeth in a silent snarl as he allowed himself to be led backward.Example: Wind raged over the sea; waves snarled and showed their teeth.Example: As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them.more:
» amenazar con = threaten + Nombre + to + Infinitivo ; threaten + Nombre + with + Nombre .
Example: The lady alleged that he threatened her to stay quiet or else she would be killed. Example: A teen is in custody after allegedly headbutting his mom and threatening her with a machete.» amenazar lluvia = clouds + look + menacing ; sky + look + menacing .
Example: The clouds look menacing and last night's heavy downpour makes me hesitant about attending the outdoor event. Example: The sky looks menacing, as it gets ready to dump another layer of snow to blanket the ground.» cielo + amenazar + lluvia = sky + look + menacing .
Example: The sky looks menacing, as it gets ready to dump another layer of snow to blanket the ground.» edificio que amenaza ruina = condemned building .
Example: Property with a condemned building on it is generally less valuable than bare land, because you've got the expense of getting rid of the condemned building.» nubes + amenazar + lluvia = clouds + look + menacing .
Example: The clouds look menacing and last night's heavy downpour makes me hesitant about attending the outdoor event.» tormenta + amenazar = storm clouds + gather ; there + be + storm clouds on the horizon .
Example: Storm clouds gather as another British institution falls by the wayside. Example: While the long-term future of the property market looks relatively bright, there may be some potential storm clouds on the horizon.