matar

=

to kill

verb

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

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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

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Verb Conjugation for "matar"

Infinitive
matar
Gerund
matando
Participle
matado
Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo mato maté mataba mataré mate
Tú matas mataste matabas matarás mates
Ella/Él/Usted mata mató mataba matará mate
Nosotros matamos matamos matábamos mataremos matemos
Vosotros matáis matasteis matabais mataréis matéis
Ellos/Ustedes matan mataron mataban matarán maten
Complete matar conjugation
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