No. 771 in Croatian
prijeti
"Prijeti" means "to threaten."
In a sentence
On mi stalno prijeti jer se boji istine.
He constantly threatens me because he is afraid of the truth.
Here, 'prijeti' is used in the sense of someone threatening another person.
Olovo u vodi prijeti zdravlju stanovnika.
Lead in the water threatens the health of the residents.
In this sentence, 'prijeti' conveys the idea of posing a threat or danger to something.
Ako nadolazeća oluja prijeti, moramo potražiti zaklon.
If the impending storm threatens, we must seek shelter.
Here, 'prijeti' is applied metaphorically for the storm's potential danger.
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