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"Be killed" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "ser matado", and "kill" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "matar". Learn more about the difference between "be killed" and "kill" below.
be killed(
bi
kihld
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (general)
a. ser matado
I lock and bolt all the doors and windows. I don't want to be killed in my own home!Cierro todas las puertas y ventanas con llave y cerrojo. ¡No quiero ser matado en mi propio hogar!
b. ser asesinado
A police officer was killed by one of the robbers when they were making their escape.Un policía fue asesinado por uno de los atracadores cuando se huían.
kill(
kihl
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. apagar
The switch will kill the compressor before it has built enough pressure.El interruptor apagará el compresor antes de que se acumule la presión necesaria.
4. (to deaden)
5. (culinary)
a. matar
In my opinion, a hot sauce kills the flavor of a good steak.En mi opinión, una salsa picante mata el sabor de un buen bistec.
7. (colloquial) (to exhaust)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
8. (colloquial) (to hurt)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
9. (colloquial) (to amuse)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
10. (to cause death)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
11. (hunted animal)
b. la caza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Afterwards, the kill is divided up for all the members of the hunting party.Después, la caza se divide entre todos los miembros de la partida.
