Usage examples of "threatens" in English with translation to French

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If I owe a person money, and cannot pay him, and he threatens to put me in prison, another person can take the debt upon himself, and pay it for me. Si je dois de l'argent à quelqu'un et ne peux pas le lui repayer et qu'il menace de me mettre en prison, une autre personne peut prendre la charge de la dette et la payer en mon nom.

It is threatening to rain. Il menace de pleuvoir.

He threatened to make it public. Il menaça de le rendre public.

The volcanic eruption threatened the village. L'éruption volcanique menaça le village.

Civilization is now threatened by nuclear war. De nos jours, la civilisation est menacée par la guerre nucléaire.

He threatened to take everything I own. Il menaça de prendre tout ce que je possédais.

The employees threatened to go on strike. Les employés menaçaient de faire la grève.

Rev. King and his supporters were threatened. Rev. King et ses partisans étaient menacés.

He threatened me, but I wasn't scared. Il m'a menacé, mais je n'ai pas eu peur.

There are dangers that threaten both men and women. Il y a des dangers qui menacent aussi bien les hommes que les femmes.

Some indigenous tribes in Brazil are threatened by loggers. Certaines tribus indigènes du Brésil sont menacées par les bûcherons.

My brother was threatened by someone waving a gun. Mon frère a été menacé par quelqu'un qui brandissait une arme.

No point in threatening me. I'll still tell you nothing. Inutile de me menacer, je ne dirai rien.

Management has threatened to lock out the workforce if they do not accept the proposed changes. La direction a menacé de mettre la main-d'œuvre à la porte si celle-ci refusait les changements proposés.

Normally, I'm a very peaceful man. But if my family is threatened, there's no telling what I'll do. Normalement, je suis un homme très pacifique. Mais si ma famille est menacée, personne ne peut dire ce que je ferai.

When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness, and a democracy was saved. Yes, we can. Quand les bombes sont tombées sur notre port et la tyrannie menaçait le monde, elle était là pour témoigner l'ascension d'une génération à la grandeur et une démocratie était sauvée. Oui, nous pouvons.

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