0 a threat in which a person or group of people are warned that if they do not do a particular thing, something unpleasant will happen to them. It is usually the last and most extreme in a series of actions taken to bring about a particular result: --
1 a demand that a person or group do something to avoid something unpleasant: --
2 a warning, usually the last and most threatening one in a series, in which someone is told that if they take a particular action, something unpleasant will happen to them: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
We kunnen het stap voor stap voltooien, hoe lang de weg ook is en het kan niet worden voltooid, hoe kort de weg ook is, als je niet eens je voetafdruk markeert.