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"Murderer" is a noun which is often translated as "el asesino", and "killer" is a noun which is also often translated as "el asesino". Learn more about the difference between "murderer" and "killer" below.
murderer(
muhr
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duh
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ruhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el asesino (M), la asesina (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(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).
They caught the murderer fleeing from the scene of the crime.Pillaron al asesino huyendo del lugar del crimen.
b. el homicida (M), la homicida (F) (legal)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(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).
The evidence suggests that the murderer and the deceased knew each other.Las pruebas hacen pensar que la homicida y el muerto se conocían.
killer(
kih
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luhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (murderer)
a. el asesino (M), la asesina (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(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).
The butler confessed to be the killer.El mayordomo confesó ser el asesino.
2. (slang) (challenging or impressive thing)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I'm exhausted. This exercise is a killer.Estoy cansadísimo. Este ejercicio me mató.
You won the competition because your performance was a killer.Ganaste la competencia porque tu interpretación fue estupenda.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
