fenyeget
B1
Hungarian
threaten, menace, stalk, loom
VERB
B1
1
threaten
B1
Usage pattern:
fenyeget vkit/vmit vmivel; azzal fenyeget, hogy ...
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Meaning
State intent to harm
Themes
threat
|coercion
|harm
|punishment
|conflict
|law
|work
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To express an intention to cause harm, damage, or punishment to someone or something.
VERB
B1
1
menace
C1
Usage pattern:
fenyeget vkit/vmit; veszély fenyeget vkit/vmit
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Meaning
to threaten or endanger
Themes
threat
|danger
|harm
|risk
|violence
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To threaten to cause harm or serious trouble to someone or something, or to put someone or something in a position of serious danger.
VERB
B1
2
threaten
B1
Usage pattern:
fenyeget vkit/vmit; veszély fenyeget
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Indicate possible danger
Themes
danger
|risk
|harm
|environment
|health
|weather
|disaster
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To appear likely to cause harm, damage, or trouble in the near future.
VERB
B2
LITERARY
2
stalk
C1
Usage pattern:
veszély/éhség/félelem fenyeget valakit/valamit
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Meaning
of a threat spreading through an area
Themes
danger
|fear
|society
|hardship
|literary
|health
|nature
Definition
Used of something harmful or frightening, to be present in many places in an area and to seem to move through it, threatening many people.
VERB
B1
2
loom
B2
Usage pattern:
vmi fenyeget
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Seem likely and threatening
Themes
time
|future
|risk
|threat
|worry
|emotions
Definition
To appear as a serious or worrying possibility that seems likely to happen soon.
Grammar
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Expressions
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