threaten [ɵretn] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
pretiti, groziti (with z)
ogrožati
figurativno groziti, grozeče se bližati (neurje, nesreča); grozeče napovedati
the building threatens to collapse zgradbi preti zrušenje
they threatened us with punishment zagrozili so nam s kaznijo
he threatened punishment to all of us vsem nam je zagrozil s kaznijo
to threaten peace ogrožati mir
the sky threatens a strom nebo preteče napoveduje nevihto
the weather threatens (slabo) vreme grozi