La Palabra del Día: Amenazar
Amenazar
to threaten
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted December 16, 2011.
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My Example:
Puedes amenazarme de algo, pero probablemente querré hacerlo más….puedo ser tan terco como una mula.
You can threaten me about something, but I will probably want to do it more – I can be as stubborn as a mule.
19 Answers
Hawks usually threaten smaller birds, but sometimes a small bird has enough courage to attack a flying hawk.
Halcones suelen amenazar los pájaros más pequeños, pero a veces un pajarillo tiene coraje suficiente para atacar a un halcón volando.
I have a great time, nobody threatens me.
Tengo muy buen tiempo Me divierto mucho, nadie me amenaza.
Global warming even threatens Christmas!
¡El calentamiento global hasta amenaza la Navidad!
La profesora amenaza a los niños con detención si se portan mal.
With drvicente's corrections:
La profesora amenaza a los niños con un castigo si se portan mal.
The teacher threatens the kids with detention if they misbehave.
La amenaza de lluvia hizo que el mitín se pospusiera.
The threaten of raining caused that meeting was posposed.
Con la ayuda de drvicente 
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Las nubes amenazaron el comienzo del mitín.
Clouds threatened the beginning of meeting.
¿Es mejor amenazar a los niños, o recompensarlos? Is it better to threaten children, or reward them?
Para hacer las cosas muy peor, los comejenes amenazan comer este árbol única en la isla de Chris.
To make things much worse, termites threaten to eat the only tree on Chris' island.
En caso de un terremoto mucho del edificios están amenazados de ruína.
In case of an earthquake most of the buildings are threatened by ruin.
For years my mother would threaten me, "Do what I say or else!" but I never got to find out what "or else" would have meant because I always fearfully did what she told me to.
Por años mi madre me amenazaba, "¡Haz lo que te digo, o te vas a enterar!" pero nunca me enteré que "te vas a enterar" ha significado porque siempre hice temerosamente lo que me decía mi madre.
¡No me amenace!
Don't threaten me!
Cuando era jóven después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el este de Londres tenían edificios amenazan derrumbarse.
When I was young after the second world war, the east end of London had buildings in danger of collapsing.
Durante mi niñez, me gustaba amenazar a mi hermana con un golpe en el brazo.
During my childhood, I used to like to threaten my sister with a punch to the arm.
Es interesante para notar que en
español se usa 'con' en vez de 'a'
para decir 'to' cuando se habla de
amenazar con hacer algo. Por ejemplo
el incendio amenazaba con extenderse.
Pero esto no siempre parece funcionar
con llueve - también he oído - amenaza lluvia
Edited version, gracias a Heidi
Es interesante apuntar que en español se usa 'con' en vez de 'a' para decir 'to' cuando se habla de amenazar con hacer algo. Por ejemplo el incendio amenazaba con extenderse. Pero esto no siempre parece funcionar con llover - también he oído - amenaza lluvia
It is interesting to note that Spanish uses 'con' instead of 'a' to say 'to' when it comes to 'threatening to do something'. For example el incendio amenazaba con extenderse'. But this doesn't always seem to work with rain - I've also heard amenaza lluvia.
Una persona no te amenazan puede amenazarte si no tienes miedo.
A person can not threaten you if you are not afraid.
There are two theories to threaten women. Neither one works.
Hay dos teorías para amenazar a las mujeres. Ninguno de los dos trabajos.
