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threaten

verbbriathar
1. warn of intention to cause harm, trouble
2. warn of action, strike, etc
3. have potential to cause problems
4. be looming
5. be about to do sth (rain etc)
 verbbriathar 1 warn of intention to cause harm, trouble transitiveaistreachbagair ar PhrVbagairt a dhéanamh ar cmu they threatened his family bhagair siad ar a theaghlach, rinne siad bagairt ar a theaghlach she threatened me with legal action bhagair sí an dlí orm he threatened to resign bhagair sé éirí as, bhagair sé go n-éireodh sé as 'Get out or I'll kill you,' she threatened. 'Gabh amach nó maróidh mé thú,' a bhagair sí. 2 warn of action, strike, etc transitiveaistreachbagair verb cmu they're threatening violence tá siad ag bagairt foréigin, tá siad ag déanamh bagairtí foréigin the union has threatened an all-out strike tá stailc iomlán bagartha ag an gceardchumann, tá siad ag déanamh bagairtí foréigin 3 have potential to cause problems transitiveaistreach a disease threatens her eyesight tá galar ag cur a radhairc i mbaol it threatened the peace process bhí an próiseas síochána i gcontúirt dá bharr, bhí sé ina bhagairt ar an bpróiseas síochána the dispute threatened to delay the project bhí an baol ann go gcuirfeadh an t-aighneas moill ar an tionscadal things threatened to get out of hand bhí an chuma air go raibh rudaí ag dul ó smacht, bhí an baol ann go rachadh cúrsaí ó smacht many species are threatened with extinction tá go leor speiceas i mbaol a ndíothaithe 4 be looming intransitiveneamhaistreachbagair verb cmu war was threatening bhí cogadh ag bagairt a storm was threatening bhí stoirm air, bhí stoirm ag bagairt, bhí sé ag tórmach stoirme 5 be about to do sth (rain etc) transitiveaistreachbagair verb cmu it's threatening to rain tá sé ag bagairt báistí, tá fearthainn air
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