запугивали

запугивали

"Intimidated" or "bullied."

Here, 'запугивали' is used in the context of repeatedly intimidating or bullying someone, often to instill fear.

Ученика в школе часто запугивали одноклассники.

The student at school was often bullied by classmates.

In this sentence, 'запугивал' refers to using intimidation as a method to achieve one's goals.

В прошлом он запугивал своих коллег, чтобы добиться своего.

In the past, he intimidated his colleagues to get his way.

Here 'запугивали' is describing the act of threatening people in order to coerce them into silence or compliance.

Полиция узнала, что бандиты запугивали жителей, чтобы те молчали.

The police found out that the gang members intimidated the residents to keep them silent.