Also means
loom
Usage Note
drohen takes a dative person you threaten (Er droht mir) and with an infinitive it warns of impending danger: Das Haus droht einzustürzen (the house is about to collapse). The noun is die Drohung (threat). Do not confuse it with dröhnen (to drone, to boom).
Examples
"Der Sturm droht das Dorf zu zerstören."
Natural Translation
The storm threatens to destroy the village.
Literal Translation
The storm threatens the village to destroy.
Related Words
- Abgebrühtheit hardened cynicism, unshockable matter-of-factness
- Achtsamkeit mindfulness, attentiveness, careful awareness
- Ansicht opinion
- Arglosigkeit naivety, guilelessness, unsuspecting nature
- Argwohn suspicion
- Aufbruchsstimmung mood of new beginnings, pioneering spirit
- Aufsässigkeit rebelliousness, insubordination
- Bedächtigkeit deliberateness, careful thoughtfulness
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