- slaughter
- 'slo:tə
1. noun1) (the killing of people or animals in large numbers, cruelly and usually unnecessarily: Many people protested at the annual slaughter of seals.) masacre2) (the killing of animals for food: Methods of slaughter must be humane.) matanza
2. verb1) (to kill (animals) for food: Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.) matar, sacrificar2) (to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers.) matar brutalmente, masacrar3) (to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly: Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side.) dar una paliza•slaughter1 n1. matanza / masacrethe civil war ended in slaughter la guerra civil acabó en una masacre2. matanzathe pigs are fattened for slaughter ceban a los cerdos para la matanzaslaughter2 vb1. matar / masacrarthe rebels slaughtered thousands of people los rebeldes masacraron a miles de personas2. matar / sacrificarfarmers usually slaughter their pigs in the winter los granjeros suelen matar a los cerdos en inviernoslaughtertr['slɔːtəSMALLr/SMALL]noun1 (of animals) matanza; (of people) carnicería, matanzatransitive verb1 (animals) matar, sacrificar; (people) matar brutalmente; (in large numbers) masacrar, exterminar2 familiar (defeat) dar una paliza aslaughter ['slɔt̬ər] vt1) butcher: matar (animales)2) massacre: masacrar (personas)slaughter n1) : matanza f (de animales)2) massacre: masacre f, carnicería fslaughtern.• degüello s.m.• matanza s.f.• sacrificio s.m.v.• carnear v.• matar v.• sacrificar v.
I 'slɔːtər, 'slɔːtə(r)mass nouna) (of animals) matanza fb) (massacre) masacre f, matanza f, carnicería f
II
transitive verba) (kill) \<\<pig/cattle\>\> matar, carnear (CS); \<\<civiliansoops\>\> matar salvajemente, masacrarb) (defeat) (colloq) \<\<opponent/team\>\> darle* una paliza a (fam)['slɔːtǝ(r)]1.N [of animals] matanza f , sacrificio m ; [of persons] matanza f , carnicería fthe slaughter on the roads — el gran número de muertes en las carreteras
the Slaughter of the Innocents — la Degollación de los Inocentes
like a lamb to the slaughter — como borrego al matadero
there was great slaughter — hubo gran mortandad
2. VT1) (=kill) [+ animals] matar, sacrificar; [+ person, people] matar brutalmente2) (Sport etc) * (=beat) dar una paliza a ** * *
I ['slɔːtər, 'slɔːtə(r)]mass nouna) (of animals) matanza fb) (massacre) masacre f, matanza f, carnicería f
II
transitive verba) (kill) \<\<pig/cattle\>\> matar, carnear (CS); \<\<civilians/troops\>\> matar salvajemente, masacrarb) (defeat) (colloq) \<\<opponent/team\>\> darle* una paliza a (fam)
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
