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đe loi

Kẻ xấu thường đe loi người đi đường một mình để cướp tài sản.

Definition
  1. 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.)
đe loi

Kẻ xấu thường đe loi người đi đường một mình để cướp tài sản.

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