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

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

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