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matar

∗ ≈

to kill

∗ verb

"matado" can be a verb. You can see the conjugations below.

Matar
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matar

transitive verb

1. to kill (quitar la vida a)

lo mataron a puñaladas -> he was stabbed to death
si se entera me mata (informal figurative) -> she'll kill me if she finds out
¡me vas a matar a disgustos! -> you'll be the death of me!
estar o llevarse a matar (con alguien) -> to be at daggers drawn (with somebody)
matarlas callando (informal) -> to be up to something on the quiet

2. to slaughter (animal) (para consumo)

3. to tone down (apagar) (color) ; to slake, to quench (sed) ; to stave off (hambre) ; to put out (fuego)

4. to round (off) (redondear, limar)

matarse

pronomial verb

1. to die (morir)

se mató en un accidente de coche -> he was killed in a car accident

2. to kill oneself (suicidarse)

3. (esforzarse)

matarse trabajando, ->
matarse a trabajar -> to work oneself to death (peninsular Spanish)
matarse por hacer algo -> to kill oneself in order to do something

matar [mah-tar’]

article & verb transitive

1. To kill, to put to death (persona); to make away with; to execute.

2. To murder, to assassinate.

3. To put out a light, to extinguish the fire.

4. To slake lime.

5. To worry, to vex, to molest (fastidiar).

6. To make a horse’s back sore by the rubbing of the harness.

Matar de un golpe -> to knock on the head
Matar de hambre -> to famish, to starve, to kill with hunger
A mata caballo -> in the utmost hurry

verb neuter

7. To kill. (n)

8. To mate (ajedrez). (n)

verb reflexive

9. To commit suicide (suicidarse).

10. To make the utmost exertions to obtain a thing.

Matarse por -> to struggle to

11. To be extremely concerned at a failure or disappointment.

Mátalas callando -> (coll.) by crafty silence, or underhand means, he obtains his end

matar

verbo:transitivo

1 [+persona] to kill; [+reses, ganado] to kill; slaughter

la mató en un ataque de celos he killed her in a fit of jealousy; el jefe me va a matar the boss will kill me; matar a algn a golpes to beat sb to death

la mató de un cuchillazo / a cuchillazos

matar a algn a disgustos to make sb's life a misery; así me maten for the life of me; que me maten si ... I'll be damned if ...

matarlas callando to go about things slyly

entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) they are all to blame

2 [+tiempo, pelota] to kill; [+sed] to quench; [+sello] to postmark; cancel; [+pieza] (en ajedrez) to take; [+cal] to slake; [+ángulo, borde] to file down; [+color] to dull

cómete una manzana para matar el hambre have an apple to keep you going

3 (molestar)

los zapatos me están matando these shoes are killing me (familiar); me mata tener que trabajar en sábado it's a pain having to work on a Saturday (familiar)

4 (sorprender)

¿se van a casar? ¡me has matado! they're getting married? you're kidding! (familiar)

verbo:intransitivo

to kill

no matarás (Religión) thou shalt not kill; entrar a matar (Taur) to go in for the kill

estar o llevarse a matar con algn to be at daggers drawn with sb

verbo:pronominal

matarse

1 (suicidarse) to kill o.s.

se mató de un tiro he shot himself

2 (morir) to be killed; get killed

se mataron en un accidente de aviación they were killed in a plane crash

3 (esforzarse) to kill o.s.

convendría revisar estas facturas, pero no te mates these invoices need checking but don't kill yourself; matarse trabajando o a trabajar to kill o.s. with work; se mata para mantener a su familia he has to work like crazy to keep his family; se mata por sacar buenas notas he goes all out to get good marks

Verb Conjugations for "matar" (go to to kill)

Gerund: matando
Participle: matado

Indicative

	Present	Preterit	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	mato	maté	mataba	mataría	mataré
tú	matas	mataste	matabas	matarías	matarás
él/ella/Ud.	mata	mató	mataba	mataría	matará
nosotros	matamos	matamos	matábamos	mataríamos	mataremos
vosotros	matáis	matasteis	matabais	mataríais	mataréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	matan	mataron	mataban	matarían	matarán