Polyglot Dictionary

ameaçar

/ameaˈsaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
ameaço
preterite (eu)
ameacei
past participle
ameaçado

Meaning

  1. to threaten

    • Ele ameaçou sair.

      He threatened to leave.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

bedrohen

bedrohen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to threaten."

German

drohen

drohen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to threaten."

Spanish

amenazar

amenazar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to threaten."

French

menacer

menacer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to threaten."

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