Noun
die Androhung
Pronunciation: /ˈandʁoːʊŋ/
threat
C2
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plural Androhungen
Meanings
Noun
- threat
Example sentence
Unter Androhung von Gewalt verlangte er das Geld.
He demanded the money under threat of violence.
Word forms
singular
die Androhung
plural
die Androhungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Androhung
Accusativedie Androhung
Dativeder Androhung
Genitiveder Androhung
Plural
Nominativedie Androhungen
Accusativedie Androhungen
Dativeden Androhungen
Genitiveder Androhungen
Usage
- die Androhung einer Strafe — a threat that a penalty will be imposed
- unter Androhung von etwas — under threat of something; von takes dative
Die Androhung einer Absage brachte die Beteiligten wieder an den Tisch.
The threat of cancellation brought those involved back to the table.