- empty threat
- пустая угроза
Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь. ramix. 2012.
empty threat
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threat — W2S2 [θret] n [: Old English;] 1.) [U and C] a statement in which you tell someone that you will cause them harm or trouble if they do not do what you want ▪ Your threats don t scare me. threat of ▪ the threat of military invasion threat from ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
threat — [ θret ] noun *** 1. ) count an occasion when someone says that they will cause you harm or problems, especially if you do not do what they tell you to do: threat of: After threats of legal action they stopped the construction. make/issue a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
empty — ► ADJECTIVE (emptier, emptiest) 1) containing nothing; not filled or occupied. 2) having no meaning or likelihood of fulfilment: an empty threat. 3) having no value or purpose. ► VERB (empties, emptied) … English terms dictionary
Threat — may refer to: *behaviour that emphasizes one s aggressive potential, see threat display *An act of coercion wherein a negative consequence is proposed to elicit response (in the case of an empty threat there is no real negative consequence).… … Wikipedia
empty — [[t]e̱mpti[/t]] ♦♦♦ emptier, emptiest, empties, emptying, emptied 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ of n An empty place, vehicle, or container is one that has no people or things in it. The room was bare and empty. ...empty cans of lager... The roads were… … English dictionary
threat — /Tret/ noun 1 (C, U) a statement that you will cause someone pain, unhappiness, or trouble: Your threats don t scare me! (+ of): the threat of strike action | make/issue a threat against: Threats have been made against the book s author. | give… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
threat */*/*/ — UK [θret] / US noun Word forms threat : singular threat plural threats 1) [countable/uncountable] a situation or an activity that could cause harm or danger threat to: Officials were confident there had been no threat to public health. a threat… … English dictionary
empty — I. adjective (emptier; est) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ǣmettig unoccupied, from ǣmetta leisure, perhaps from ǣ without + metta (probably akin to mōtan to have to) more at must Date: before 12th century 1. a. containing nothing … New Collegiate Dictionary
empty — 1. adjective 1) an empty house Syn: vacant, unoccupied, uninhabited, untenanted, bare, desolate, deserted, abandoned; clear, free Ant: full 2) an empty threat … Thesaurus of popular words
threat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Declaration of intention to harm Nouns 1. threat, menace, intimidation, commination, minacity, terrorism; empty threat, fulmination, sword or saber rattling; defiance; yellow menace or peril; blackmail,… … English dictionary for students
empty — 1. adjective 1) an empty house Syn: vacant, unoccupied, uninhabited, bare, clear, free 2) an empty threat Syn: meaningless, hollow, idle, vain, futile … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
