kill

kill
kil
1. verb
(to cause the death of: He killed the rats with poison; The outbreak of typhoid killed many people; The flat tyre killed our hopes of getting home before midnight.) matar, asesinar

2. noun
(an act of killing: The hunter was determined to make a kill before returning to the camp.) matanza
- kill off
- kill time
kill vb matar
the lion killed a gazelle el león mató una gacela
two people were killed in the accident murieron dos personas en el accidente
kill
tr[kɪl]
noun
1 (act) matanza; (animal) pieza
transitive verb
1 matar, asesinar
2 figurative use (hope, conversation etc) destruir, acabar con; (pain) aliviar
3 (hurt) doler mucho
■ my back's killing me me duele mucho la espalda
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
I'll do it if it kills me lo haré pase lo que pase
to be in at the kill estar presente en el momento de la verdad
to kill oneself matarse, suicidarse
to kill oneself laughing morirse de risa
to kill time pasar el rato, matar el tiempo
to kill two birds with one stone matar dos pájaros de un tiro
to move in for the kill entrar a matar
kill ['kɪl] vt
1) : matar
2) end: acabar con, poner fin a
3)
to kill time : matar el tiempo
kill n
1) killing: matanza f
2) prey: presa f
kill
n.
• matanza s.f.
v.
• acabar con v.
• achurar v.
• chinchar v.
• degollar v.
• matar v.

I
1. kɪl
transitive verb
1) (cause death of) \<\<person/animal\>\> matar, dar* muerte a (frml)

he killed himself — se suicidó

she was killed in a car crash — se mató or murió en un accidente de coche

the disease kills thousands every year — la enfermedad se cobra miles de víctimas anualmente

2)
a) (destroy) \<\<hopes\>\> acabar con

her arrival killed the conversation stone dead — con su llegada se cortó la conversación en seco

b) (spoil) \<\<flavor/taste\>\> estropear
c) (deaden) \<\<pain\>\> calmar
d) (use up)

I went for a walk to kill time — fui a dar un paseo para matar el tiempo

I had an hour to kill — tenía una hora sin nada que hacer

3) (colloq)
a) (cause discomfort) matar (fam)

my feet/shoes are killing me — los pies/zapatos me están matando (fam)

b) (tire out, exhaust) matar (fam)

don't kill yourself! — (iro) cuidado, no te vayas a herniar! (iró)


2.
vi matar

she was dressed to kill — se había vestido para dejar a todos boquiabiertos (fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun
a) c (act)

he went in for the kill — entró a matar

to be in at the kill — estar* presente en el momento culminante

b) u (animal, animals killed) presa f
[kɪl]
1. VT
1) (gen) matar, dar muerte a frm; (=murder) asesinar, matar; [+ animal] matar, sacrificar

he was killed in the explosion — murió en la explosión

he was killed by an enemy agent — lo mató un agente enemigo

I'll kill you for this! — ¡te voy a matar!

to be killed in action or battle — morir en combate, morir luchando

I'll do it if it kills me — lo haré aunque me vaya en ello la vida

the pace is killing him — el ritmo de trabajo lo está matando

this heat is killing me * — este calor acabará conmigo *

my feet are killing me * — los pies me están matando *

to kill o.s. — matarse; (=commit suicide) suicidarse

he certainly doesn't kill himself (with work)! — (fig) hum ¡desde luego ese a trabajar no se mata!

he was killing himself laughing * — se moría de (la) risa

- kill two birds with one stone
2) (fig) [+ story] suprimir; [+ rumour] acabar con; [+ proposal, bill] echar abajo; [+ feeling, hope] destruir; [+ pain] calmar; [+ flavour, taste] matar; [+ sound] amortiguar; [+ engine] parar, apagar; [+ lights] apagar

to kill time — matar el rato

3) * hacer morir de risa *

this will kill you — te vas a morir de (la) risa *

2.
VI

thou shalt not kill — (Bible) no matarás

- be dressed to kill
3.
N (Hunting, Bullfighting) muerte f ; (=animal killed) pieza f ; (=number of animals killed) caza f

to go in for the kill — (lit) entrar a matar

to be in at the kill — (lit) asistir a la matanza

* * *

I
1. [kɪl]
transitive verb
1) (cause death of) \<\<person/animal\>\> matar, dar* muerte a (frml)

he killed himself — se suicidó

she was killed in a car crash — se mató or murió en un accidente de coche

the disease kills thousands every year — la enfermedad se cobra miles de víctimas anualmente

2)
a) (destroy) \<\<hopes\>\> acabar con

her arrival killed the conversation stone dead — con su llegada se cortó la conversación en seco

b) (spoil) \<\<flavor/taste\>\> estropear
c) (deaden) \<\<pain\>\> calmar
d) (use up)

I went for a walk to kill time — fui a dar un paseo para matar el tiempo

I had an hour to kill — tenía una hora sin nada que hacer

3) (colloq)
a) (cause discomfort) matar (fam)

my feet/shoes are killing me — los pies/zapatos me están matando (fam)

b) (tire out, exhaust) matar (fam)

don't kill yourself! — (iro) cuidado, no te vayas a herniar! (iró)


2.
vi matar

she was dressed to kill — se había vestido para dejar a todos boquiabiertos (fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun
a) c (act)

he went in for the kill — entró a matar

to be in at the kill — estar* presente en el momento culminante

b) u (animal, animals killed) presa f

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