minacciare
threaten
verb mee-nat-CHAH-reh Less Common
Origin: from Latin minaciare
Usage Note
Minacciare means to threaten, taking di + infinitive for the threatened act: minacciare di andarsene ('to threaten to leave'). The -cci- holds the soft /tʃ/ sound; the related noun is minaccia ('threat').
Examples
"Lo hanno minacciato di morte."
Natural Translation
They threatened to kill him.
Literal Translation
Him they-have threatened of death.
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