威す嚇す
おどす
Verb, Transitive
1.
to threaten, to menace, to frighten (into doing)
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熊は、自分の子供を守るために、近づく人間を脅すことがある。
Bears sometimes threaten approaching humans to protect their cubs.
警察は、容疑者を脅して自白させようとはしなかった。
The police did not try to threaten the suspect into confessing.
経済制裁は、相手国を外交的に脅すための手段となりうる。
Economic sanctions can be a means to diplomatically threaten an opposing country.
彼の冷たい視線は、言葉以上に私を脅した。
His cold gaze threatened me more than words could.
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