Portuguese

Noun

ameaça f (plural ameaças)

1. threat (expression of intent to injure or punish another)
2. threat; menace (person or object that is regarded as a danger)
3. (figuratively) an indication that something bad may occur

   O trovão foi uma ameaça de tempestade.‎

   The thunder indicated a storm.

Synonyms

• (indication of something bad): ameaço

Derived terms

• ameaçar
• ameaçazinha (diminutive)

Related terms

Verb

ameaça

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of ameaçar
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of ameaçar