menace

menace, danger

Personne ou chose qui risque de causer des dommages graves ou de mettre en danger.

En anglais simple : Someone or something that could cause serious harm or danger.

• Pollution is a menace to health.
• The loose dog became a menace in the village.
• They warned of the growing menace of violent crime.

Comment l'utiliser : menace to someone/something (Careless drivers are a menace to other road users.)

Synonymes : threat, danger

Expressions courantes : menace to society, serious menace, growing menace

menacer, intimider

Menacer quelqu’un ou agir de façon à lui faire craindre pour sa sécurité.

En anglais simple : Threaten someone or act in a way that makes them feel unsafe.

• The gang menaced local shopkeepers.
• He menaced his neighbours with a knife.
• Several armed men were menacing the crowd.

Comment l'utiliser : menace someone with something (The robber menaced the driver with a gun.)

Synonymes : threaten, intimidate

Contraires : reassure

Expressions courantes : menace someone, menace someone with, menace the public