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kill1 vb (mainly tr) 1. (also intr; when tr, sometimes foll by off) to cause the death of (a person or animal) 2. to put an end to; destroy to kill someone's interest 3. to make (time) pass quickly, esp while waiting for something 4. to deaden (sound) 5. Informal to tire out; exhaust the effort killed him 6. Informal to cause to suffer pain or discomfort my shoes are killing me 7. Informal to cancel, cut, or delete to kill three lines of text 8. Informal to quash, defeat, or veto the bill was killed in the House of Lords 9. Informal to switch off; stop to kill a motor 10. (also intr) Informal to overcome with attraction, laughter, surprise, etc. she was dressed to kill his gags kill me 11. Slang to consume (alcoholic drink) entirely he killed three bottles of rum 12. (General Sporting Terms) Sport to hit (a ball) so hard or so accurately that the opponent cannot return it 13. (Team Sports / Soccer) Soccer to bring (a moving ball) under control; trap kill oneself Informal to overexert oneself don't kill yourself kill two birds with one stone to achieve two results with one action n 1. the act of causing death, esp at the end of a hunt, bullfight, etc. 2. the animal or animals killed during a hunt 3. NZ the seasonal tally of stock slaughtered at a freezing works 4. (Military) the destruction of a battleship, tank, etc. in at the kill present at the end or climax of some undertaking [C13 cullen; perhaps related to Old English cwellan to kill; compare German (Westphalian dialect) küllen; see quell] kill2 n (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) US a channel, stream, or river (chiefly as part of place names) [from Middle Dutch kille; compare Old Norse kīll small bay, creek] Kill the carcasses of birds or animals killed by a sportsman. See also bag. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
kill verb 1. slay, murder, execute, slaughter, destroy, waste (informal), do in (slang), take out (slang), massacre, butcher, wipe out (informal), dispatch, cut down, erase, assassinate, eradicate, whack (informal), do away with, blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), obliterate, knock off (slang), liquidate, decimate, annihilate, neutralize, exterminate, croak, mow down, take (someone's) life, bump off (slang), extirpate, wipe from the face of the earth (informal) More than 1,000 people have been killed by the armed forces. 2. (Informal) destroy, defeat, crush, scotch, still, stop, total (slang), ruin, halt, cancel, wreck, shatter, veto, suppress, dismantle, stifle, trash (slang), ravage, eradicate, smother, quash, quell, extinguish, annihilate, put paid to Public opinion may yet kill the proposal. 3. deaden, reduce, check, dull, diminish, weaken, cushion, suppress, blunt, mute, stifle, paralyse, numb, lessen, alleviate, smother, dampen, muffle, abate, quieten, anaesthetize, benumb He was forced to take opium to kill the pain. 4. (Informal) hurt, burn, smart, sting, ache, throb, be uncomfortable, be tender, be sore My feet are killing me. 6. (Informal) switch off, cut, stop, cut off, put out, shut down, turn off, extinguish Latovsky killed the lights and motor. noun killing, murder, massacre, slaughter, execution, dispatch, slaying, bloodshed, carnage, extermination, butchery After the kill they collect in an open space. kill yourself overexert yourself, do too much, drive yourself, burn the candle at both ends (informal), wear yourself out, strain yourself, knock yourself out, push yourself too hard, work yourself to death, overstrain yourself, overtire yourself, overwork yourself, overtax yourself Don't kill yourself trying to get this finished in time. Quotations "Kill one man and you are a murderer. Kill millions and you are a conqueror. Kill all and you are a God" [Jean Rostand Pensées d'un Biologiste] "Thou shalt not kill" Bible: Exodus "Thou shalt not kill; but needst not strive" "Officiously, to keep alive" [Arthur Hugh Clough The Latest Decalogue] Translations kill [kɪl] A. VT 1. (gen) → matar, dar muerte a(frm); (= murder) → asesinar, matar; [+ animal] → matar, sacrificar he was killed in the explosion → murió en la explosión he was killed by an enemy agent → lo mató un agente enemigo I'll kill you for this! → ¡te voy a matar! to be killed in action or battle → morir en combate, morir luchando I'll do it if it kills me → lo haré aunque me vaya en ello la vida the pace is killing him → el ritmo de trabajo lo está matando this heat is killing me → este calor acabará conmigo my feet are killing me → los pies me están matando to kill o.s → matarse; (= commit suicide) → suicidarse he certainly doesn't kill himself (with work)! (fig) (hum) → ¡desde luego ese a trabajar no se mata! he was killing himself laughing → se moría de(la)risa to kill two birds with one stone → matar dos pájaros de un tiro C. N (Hunting, Bullfighting) → muerte f; (= animal killed) → pieza f; (= number of animals killed) → caza f to go in for the kill (lit) → entrar a matar to be in at the kill (lit) → asistir a la matanza kill off VT + ADV 1. (lit) → exterminar, acabar con what killed off the dinosaurs? → ¿qué exterminó los dinosaurios?, ¿qué acabó con los dinosaurios? the recession is killing off many small firms → la recesión está acabando con muchas pequeñas empresas his character is killed off in the first episode → matan or eliminan a su personaje en el primer episodio kill [ˈkɪl] vt [+ person, animal] → tuer to be killed → être tué He was killed in a car accident → Il a été tué dans un accident de voiture. Luckily, nobody was killed → Heureusement, personne n'a été tué. Six people were killed in the accident → Six personnes ont été tuées dans l'accident. I'll do it if it kills me! → je le ferai, quelles qu'en soient les conséquences! to kill o.s. (= commit suicide) → se tuer, se suicider He killed himself → Il s'est suicidé., Il s'est tué. to kill o.s. with laughter, to kill o.s. laughing → être mort de rire > They're sitting killing themselves with laughter → Ils sont assis là, morts de rire. to kill o.s. (= work very hard) You shouldn't have to kill yourself to do well → Vous ne devriez pas avoir à vous tuer à la tâche pour bien faire. He certainly hasn't been killing himself → On ne peut pas dire qu'il se soit crevé. >, On ne peut pas dire qu'il s'est tué à la tâche. He didn't exactly kill himself to get here on time → On ne peut pas exactement dire qu'il se soit crevé pour arriver ici à l'heure. kill vt (lit) → töten, umbringen; (by beating) → totschlagen, erschlagen; (by shooting) → erschießen, totschießen; (by stabbing) → erstechen, erdolchen; animals → töten; (Hunt) → erlegen; (= slaughter) → schlachten; (shock) → umbringen; pain → beseitigen; weeds → vernichten; to be killed in action → fallen; to be killed in battle/in the war → im Kampf/Krieg fallen; too many people are killed on the roads → zu viele Menschen sterben auf der Straße or kommen auf der Straße um; last year’s drought killed thousands of animals → bei der letztjährigen Trockenheit kamen Tausende or tausende von Tieren um; her brother was killed in a car accident → ihr Bruder ist bei einem Autounfall ums Leben gekommen; how many were killed? → wie viel Todesopfer gab es?; smoking will kill you → das Rauchen wird Sie (noch) das Leben kosten; the frost has killed my geraniums → meine Geranien sind erfroren; she killed herself → sie brachte sich um, sie nahm sich (dat) → das Leben; he was killed with this weapon → dies ist die Mord- or Tatwaffe; please, don’t kill me → bitte, lassen Sie mich leben; he was killed by cancer → er starb an Krebs; many people were killed by the plague → viele Menschen sind der Pest zum Opfer gefallen; he was killed with poison gas → er wurde vergast; she was killed with a knife → sie wurde (mit einem Messer) erstochen; he was killed with an axe → er wurde mit einer Axt erschlagen; he was killed by a stray bullet → er wurde von einer verirrten Kugel getötet; each man kills the thing he loves → jeder zerstört das, was er liebt; I’ll kill him! (also fig) → den bring ich um (inf); the bullet killed him → die Kugel traf ihn tödlich, die Kugel tötete ihn (fig) feelings, love etc → töten, zerstören; to kill time → die Zeit totschlagen; we have two hours to kill → wir haben noch zwei Stunden übrig; to kill two birds with one stone (Prov) → zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen (Prov); these stairs are killing me (inf) → diese Treppe bringt mich (noch mal) um (inf); she was killing herself (laughing) (inf) → sie hat sich totgelacht or kaputtgelacht (inf); this one’ll kill you (inf) → da lachst du dich tot (inf); a few more weeks won’t kill you (inf) → noch ein paar Wochen bringen dich nicht um (inf); my feet are killing me (inf) → mir brennen die Füße; I’ll do it (even) if it kills me (inf) → ich mache es, und wenn es mich umbringt (inf); they’re not exactly killing themselves (inf: = overworking) → sie bringen sich nicht gerade um (inf), → sie reißen sich (dat) → kein Bein aus; don’t kill yourself (iro) → übernehmen Sie sich nicht; to kill somebody with kindness → es allzu gut mit jdm meinen (= spoil the effect of) taste, performance → verderben, überdecken; hopes → vernichten, zunichtemachen; this red kills the other colours → dieses Rot übertönt or erschlägt die anderen Farben (Tech) engine etc → abschalten, ausschalten; (Elec) circuit → unterbrechen (inf) bottle → leer machen, auf den Kopf stellen (inf) vi → töten; cigarettes can kill → Zigaretten können tödlich sein or tödliche Folgen haben; she was dressed to kill → sie hatte sich in Schale geworfen (inf) n (Hunt) → Erlegen nt, → Abschuss m; (at bullfight) → Todesstoß m; the wolves gathered round for the kill → die Wölfe kreisten die Beute ein, um sie zu erlegen; the tiger has made a kill → der Tiger hat ein Opfer erlegt or geschlagen; to be in at the kill (lit) → beim Abschuss dabei sein; (fig) → den Schlussakt miterleben; to move or close in for the kill (lit) → sich an die Beute anschleichen; (fig) → zum entscheidenden Schlag ausholen (Hunt etc: = animals killed) → Beute f no pl kill [kɪl] 1. vt a. → uccidere, ammazzare to be killed in action → essere ucciso/a in combattimento to kill two birds with one stone (fig) → prendere due piccioni con una fava this heat is killing me (fig) (fam) → sto morendo di caldo my feet are killing me (fam) → i piedi mi fanno male da morire he was killing himself laughing (fam) → moriva dal ridere or dalle risate he certainly wasn't killing himself! (fig) (hum) → di sicuro non si ammazzava di fatica! b. (fig) (pain) → togliere; (rumour) → mettere fine a; (story) → rovinare, guastare; (paragraph, line) → sopprimere; (newspaper article) → impedire la pubblicazione di, far saltare; (feeling, hope) → distruggere; (flavour, smell) → soffocare; (sound) → attutire, smorzare; (engine, motor) → fermare, spegnere to kill time → ammazzare il tempo 2. n (Hunting, Bullfighting) → uccisione f to be in at the kill (fig) → essere presente al colpo di grazia kill [kɪl] 1. vt a. → uccidere, ammazzare to be killed in action → essere ucciso/a in combattimento to kill two birds with one stone (fig) → prendere due piccioni con una fava this heat is killing me (fig) (fam) → sto morendo di caldo my feet are killing me (fam) → i piedi mi fanno male da morire he was killing himself laughing (fam) → moriva dal ridere or dalle risate he certainly wasn't killing himself! (fig) (hum) → di sicuro non si ammazzava di fatica! b. (fig) (pain) → togliere; (rumour) → mettere fine a; (story) → rovinare, guastare; (paragraph, line) → sopprimere; (newspaper article) → impedire la pubblicazione di, far saltare; (feeling, hope) → distruggere; (flavour, smell) → soffocare; (sound) → attutire, smorzare; (engine, motor) → fermare, spegnere to kill time → ammazzare il tempo 2. n (Hunting, Bullfighting) → uccisione f to be in at the kill (fig) → essere presente al colpo di grazia v kill [kil] to cause the death of He killed the rats with poison; The outbreak of typhoid killed many people; The flat tyre killed our hopes of getting home before midnight. moord, moor يَقْتُل убивам zabít slå ihjel; dræbe; ødelægge töten σκοτώνω matar, asesinar tapma کشتن؛ نابود کردن tappaa tuer לַהֲרוֹג मारना ubiti (meg)öl membunuh drepa, gera að engu uccidere 殺す 죽이다 užmušti, nužudyti nogalināt; nonāvēt; iznīcināt membunuh doden drepe, slå i hjel, slakte zabijać matar a ucide морить; убивать zabiť ubiti ubiti döda, göra slut på, omintetgöra ฆ่า öldürmek; avlamak 殺死 убивати; знищувати کسی کو ہلاک کرنا giết 杀死 n an act of killing The hunter was determined to make a kill before returning to the camp. vermoor قَتْل убийство zabití drab Wild erlegen θανάτωση, φονικό matanza tapmine قتل؛ کشتار tappaminen mise à mort הֲרִיגָה हत्या ubijanje elejtés (vadé) pembunuhan dráp uccisione, omicidio 殺害 죽이기 užmušimas, nužudymas medīšana; medījums membunuh het doden drap, dreping ubicie (zwierzyny) matança ucidere отстрел zabitie uboj ubistvo dödande, jaktbyte การฆ่า öldürme, avlama 殺 убивство; забій مارنے کا عمل sự giết 杀 n killer a person, animal etc that kills There is a killer somewhere in the village; (also adjective ) a killer disease. moordenaar قاتِل убиец, убийствен zabiják; smrtící morder; dræber- der Mörder; Mörder- δολοφόνος asesino tapja کشنده؛ قاتل tappaja tueur/-euse רוֹצֵחַ हत्यारा ubojica gyilkos pembunuh morðingi killer, assassino, uccisore 殺人者 죽이는 사람 žudikas; mirtinas slepkava pembunuh moordenaar; dodelijk drapsmann, morder, dreper morderca, morderczy assassino ucigaş убийца zabijak; kto zabíja dobytok; smrteľný ubijalec ubica dödare, mördare, dråpare ฆาตกร katil 殺人者 убивця, кілер قاتل ، خونی kẻ giết người 杀人者 kill off to destroy completely So many deer have been shot that the species has almost been killed off. afmaak, uitroei يُفْني، يَقْضي على изтребвам vyhubit, vyvraždit udrydde ausrotten εξολοθρεύω exterminar, rematar hävitama ریشه کن کردن؛ کاملاً نابود کردن romuttaa exterminer לְחָסֵל नष्ट करना istrijebiti kiirt membinasakan gera út af við sterminare 絶滅させる 멸종시키다 išžudyti iznīcināt; izpostīt mematikan uitroeien utrydde, kverke, gjøre det av med wybić do nogi destruir a extermina истреблять vyhubiť iztrebiti ubiti utrota ฆ่า; ทำให้ตาย neslini kurutmak, hepsini öldürmek 殲滅 знищувати تباہ کر دینا hủy diệt hoàn toàn 消灭 kill time to find something to do to use up spare time I'm just killing time until I hear whether I've got a job or not. tydverdryf يَقْتُل الوَقْت убивам (време) zabít čas slå tiden ihjel die Zeit totschlagen σκοτώνω την ώρα μου pasar el rato, matar el tiempo aega surnuks lööma وقت گذراندن tappaa aikaa tuer le temps “לַהֲרוֹג אֶת הַזמָן” समय काटना ubijati vrijeme agyonüti az időt merintang waktu drepa tímann ammazzare il tempo 時間をつぶす 심심풀이 stumti laiką notriekt laiku mengisi waktu de tijd doden slå i hjel tid zabijać czas matar o tempo a-şi omorî timpul убивать время zabiť čas zabijati čas ubiti vreme fördriva tiden ฆ่าเวลา zaman öldürmek, vakit geçirmek 消磨時間 марнувати час وقت گزارنا giết thời gian 消磨时间 kill → يقتل zabít dræbe töten σκοτώνω matar tappaa tuer ubiti uccidere 殺す 죽이다 doden drepe zabić matar убивать döda ฆ่า öldürmek giết 杀死 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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