kill

=

matar

verb

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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