La Palabra del Día: La amenaza
La amenaza
threat
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted December 11, 2011.
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My Example:
Puedes obtener dinero con las amenazas, pero probablemente pasarás menos tiempo en la cárcel si trabajas por tu dinero.
You can collect money with threats, but you will probably spend less time in jail if you work for your money.
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Hawks are a threat to small animals, but for the hawk, it is only time for lunch.
Los halcones son una amenaza para los animales pequeños, pero para el halcón, es solo la hora del almuerzo.
los pandas de china están amenazadas de extinción porque no hay suficiente bambú para alimentarlos.
The Chinese pandas are under threat of extinction because there isn't enough bamboo to feed them.
Creo que muchas personas no les toman en serio la amenaza del calentamiento global porque creen que solamente amenaza las especies de animales, y no entienden que amenaza la producción mundial de alimentos y por eso podría resultar en el colapso la ruina de la economía mundial e incluso la civilización.
I think that many people do not take the threat of global warming seriously because they think that it only threatens animal species, and don’t understand that it threatens world food production and therefore could result in the collapse of the world economy and even civilization.
Your computer might crash if you underestimate a threat of computer virus.
Tu ordenador podría colgarse si infravaloras una amenaza de virus informático.
Fumar los cigarrillos podría ser una amenaza enorme de cáncer.
Smoking cigarettes could be a huge threat of cancer.
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Para Harry Potter y su amigos la vuelta de malvado Voldemort es una amenaza mortalmente peligrosa.
For Harry Potter and his friends the return of the evil Voldemort is a mortal threat.
El rinoceronte negro no está amenazado de extinción. Ya es extinto The Black rhino is no longer under threat, it is extinct.
No estoy segura si más vale decir que los animales presentan una amenaza para los humanos o ¿sería viceversa?
I'm not sure if it's better to say that animals present a threat to humans or would it be vice versa?
En unos países hay una amenaza de ataque todos los diás. In some countries there is an everyday threat of attack..
Global terrorism in the form of suicide bombers is a threat to world peace and we underestimate it at our peril.
= El terrorismo a escala mundial en forma de terroristas suicidos repsresenta una amenaza hacia paz mundo y lo subestimamos como peligro verdadero
Corrijan mi Español, por favor 
Original sentence: Terrorismo a escala mundial en forma de terroristas suicidas es una amenaza para paz del mundo y lo subestimamos por nuestra cuenta y riesga**
No me preocupo de la amenaza de terrorismo. Su objetivo es solamente para asustar a todos y alterar la vida cotidiana.
My original:No me preocupa la amenaza de terroristas. Suya objetivo sólo es para hacer tener miedo todo y alterar la vida cotidiana normal.
I am not worried about terrorist threat. Their goal is just to make everyone afraid and disrupt normal everyday life.
Some of the political parties are a threat to my Country.
Algunos de los politicos partes son una amenaza para mi Pais.
El tira y afloja entre los jugadores de la NBA y la patronal amenaza el inicio de la liga. 
The push and pull between NBA players and owners threatens the beginning of the season.
Sometimes older siblings make threats to their younger brothers and sisters to make them do what they want.
A veces los hermanos mayores hacen las amenazas a sus hermanos y hermanas menores para hacerlos que hagan cualquiera cosas quieren.
Corrections:
A veces los hermanos mayores hacen amenazas a sus hermanos menores para que hagan lo que quieren.
Since 9/11, and because of the terrorist threat, there's always a concern, that explosives could end up at an airport. Having the dogs trained and ready at the airport, gives us a higher level of security.
Desde el 9/11, y debido a la amenaza terrorista, ahi siempre una preocupación, sobre explosivos que podrían terminar en un aeropuerto. Teniendo a los perros entrenados y listos en el aeropuerto, nos da un más alto nivel de seguridad.
