kill
kill [kɪl]
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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