matar

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verbo

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)

2. to kill oneself (suicidarse)

3. (esforzarse)

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.

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.

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

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

	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