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menaçant — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • menacing adj Giving the impression that harm or violence is about to happen; threatening.
  • ominous adj Suggesting that something bad is about to happen; threatening or foreboding.
  • surly adj Bad-tempered, unfriendly, and rude in manner.
  • threatening adj Suggesting or carrying the risk of harm.

Senses

menaçant is used for these senses in English:

  • ominous Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
  • orgulous Threatening; dangerous.
  • surly Threatening, menacing, gloomy.
  • threatening Presenting a threat, posing a likely risk of harm.

menacing — full definition

  1. adj Giving the impression that harm or violence is about to happen; threatening.
  2. noun The act of making threats.

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