kill

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matar

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kill
[k?l]
sustantivo
1 presas (fpl) caza (f) (animals killed)
  • to be in at the kill (sentido figurado) -> no perderse el desenlace
verbo transitivo
2 matar (person, animal)
  • twelve people were killed -> resultaron muertas doce personas
  • to kill oneself -> matarse
  • to kill oneself laughing (familiar) -> morirse de risa
  • don't kill yourself! (Ironic) -> ¡cuidado, no te vayas a herniar! (to somebody not working very hard)
  • this one'll kill you (familiar) -> este es buenísimo (joke)
  • to kill two birds with one stone -> matar dos pájaros de un tiro
  • my feet/these shoes are killing me (familiar) -> los pies/estos zapatos me están matando
3 acabar con (pain) ; amortiguar (sound)
  • the speech killed his chances of promotion -> el discurso acabó con sus posibilidades de ascenso
  • to kill a story (periodismo) -> = interrumpir la difusión de una noticia
  • to kill time -> matar el tiempo

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kill [kil]
sustantivo
1 Riachuelo, arroyo, caleta.

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kill [kɪl]
verb:transitive
1 (gen) matar; dar muerte a; (formal) (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 battleor 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 (informal) este calor acabará conmigo; (informal) my feet are killing me (informal) los pies me están matando; (informal) to kill o.s. matarse; (commit suicide) suicidarse; he certainly doesn't kill himself (with work)! (humorous) ¡desde luego ese a trabajar no se mata!; he was killing himself laughing (informal) se moría de (la) risa
to kill two birds with one stone matar dos pájaros de un tiro
2 [+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 (informal) hacer morir de risa; (informal)
this will kill you te vas a morir de (la) risa; (informal)
verb:intransitive
thou shalt not kill (Bible) no matarás
to be dressed to kill ir despampanante
noun
(Hunting) (Taur) muerte; (f) (animal killed) pieza; (f) (number of animals killed) caza; (f)
to go in for the kill entrar a matar; to be in at the kill asistir a la matanza

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Verb Conjugation for "kill"

Imperative
  • kill
  • you kill
  • he/she kills
  • we kill
  • you kill
  • they kill
Preterite
  • I killed
  • you killed
  • he/she killed
  • we killed
  • you killed
  • they killed
Present Continuous
  • I am killing
  • you are killing
  • he/she is killing
  • we are killing
  • you are killing
  • they are killing
Present Perfect
  • I have killed
  • you have killed
  • he/she has killed
  • we have killed
  • you have killed
  • they have killed
Past Continuous
  • I was killing
  • you were killing
  • he/she was killing
  • we were killing
  • you were killing
  • they were killing
Past Perfect
  • I had killed
  • you had killed
  • he/she had killed
  • we had killed
  • you had killed
  • they had killed
Future
  • I will kill
  • you will kill
  • he/she will kill
  • we will kill
  • you will kill
  • they will kill
Future Perfect
  • I will have killed
  • you will have killed
  • he/she will have killed
  • we will have killed
  • you will have killed
  • they will have killed
Future Continuous
  • I will be killing
  • you will be killing
  • he/she will be killing
  • we will be killing
  • you will be killing
  • they will be killing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been killing
  • you have been killing
  • he/she has been killing
  • we have been killing
  • you have been killing
  • they have been killing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been killing
  • you will have been killing
  • he/she will have been killing
  • we will have been killing
  • you will have been killing
  • they will have been killing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been killing
  • you had been killing
  • he/she had been killing
  • we had been killing
  • you had been killing
  • they had been killing
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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw