đe loi
Definition
- Verb:
- To threaten: To express an intention to cause harm, pain, or trouble to someone in order to make them do something or to intimidate them.
- To intimidate: To frighten or coerce someone, especially to make them do what one wants.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Hắn đe loi sẽ báo cảnh sát. (He threatened to call the police.)
- Đừng đe loi tôi! (Don't threaten me!)
- Lời nói đó chỉ nhằm đe loi đối thủ. (That statement was only meant to intimidate the opponent.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "đe loi" is often used in formal, legal, or literary contexts to describe a verbal or written threat. It emphasizes the act of uttering the threat itself.
Variants and Related Words
- Đe dọa (v): to threaten, to menace. This is the more common and standard term.
- Hành vi đe dọa bị pháp luật nghiêm cấm. (Threatening behavior is strictly prohibited by law.)
Synonyms
- Threaten: To state one's intention to take hostile action.
- Intimidate: To frighten or overawe someone.
- Menace: To pose a threat to; to act in a threatening manner.
Related Idioms
- Đe loi đe dọa: This phrase is used for emphasis, meaning to make serious and repeated threats.
- Suốt ngày anh ta chỉ biết đe loi đe dọa. (All day long, he does nothing but make threats.)
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