threat

Bedrohung, Gefahr

Eine Person oder Sache, die Menschen verletzen oder ernsthafte Probleme verursachen könnte.

In einfachem Englisch: Someone or something that could hurt people or cause serious problems.

• The loose wire is a threat to safety.
• Pollution poses a serious threat to wildlife.
• Are these insects a threat to our crops?

So benutzt man es: a threat to someone/something (This disease is a threat to young trees.)

Synonyme: danger, hazard

Häufige Wendungen: pose a threat, serious threat, security threat

Drohung

Worte, mit denen man jemandem Schaden oder Ärger ankündigt, oft um ihn zu etwas zu zwingen.

In einfachem Englisch: Words saying you will hurt someone or cause trouble, often to make them do something.

• He made a threat against me.
• She received threats after speaking publicly.
• His threat to leave made them reconsider.

So benutzt man es: a threat to do something (His threat to quit worried his manager.)

Häufige Wendungen: make a threat, death threat, empty threat, violent threat

Gefahr, Bedrohung

Ein Anzeichen oder die Möglichkeit, dass bald etwas Schädliches geschieht.

In einfachem Englisch: A sign or possibility that something harmful may happen soon.

• The threat of rain kept us indoors.
• There was no immediate threat of violence.
• They closed the school because of a bomb threat.

So benutzt man es: the threat of something (The threat of flooding forced us to leave.)

Synonyme: risk, danger

Häufige Wendungen: threat of rain, immediate threat, looming threat