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kill 1
(kĭl)v. killed, kill·ing, kills
v.tr.
1.
a. To put to death: Who killed Julius Caesar?
b. To deprive of life: Smallpox killed millions of people in the 1900s.
2. To put an end to; extinguish: The rain killed our plans for a picnic.
3.
a. To destroy a vitally essential quality in: Too much garlic killed the taste of the meat.
b. To cause to cease operating; turn off: killed the motor.
c. To tire out completely; exhaust: "The trip to work, and the boredom and nervousness of jobs, kills men" (Jimmy Breslin).
4. To pass (time) in aimless activity: killed a few hours before the flight by sightseeing.
5. To consume entirely; finish off: kill a bottle of brandy.
6. Sports To prevent the opposing team from scoring on a power play during (a penalty), as in ice hockey.
7. To cause extreme pain or discomfort to: My shoes are killing me.
8. To mark for deletion; rule out: killed the story.
9. To thwart passage of; veto: kill a congressional bill.
10. Informal To overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration: The outstanding finale killed the audience.
11. Sports
a. To hit (a ball) with great force.
b. To hit (a ball) with such force as to make a return impossible, as in volleyball.
v.intr.
1. To cause death or extinction; be fatal.
2. Informal To make such a strong impression as to overcome: dress to kill.
3. Informal To be very painful or uncomfortable.
n.
Phrasal Verb: 1. The act of killing.
2.
a. An animal killed, especially in hunting.
b. A person killed or to be killed: "Infantrymen ... had seen too many kills suddenly get up and run away or shoot at them as they approached" (Nelson DeMille).
c. An event in which large numbers of individuals are killed: a fish kill.
d. The act of attacking and destroying an enemy aircraft, vessel, or missile.
3. Sports In games such as volleyball and tennis, a shot that is so forcefully hit that it cannot be returned.
kill off
Idiom: To destroy in large numbers, often to the point of extinction.
in at/on the kill
Present at the moment of triumph.
kill 2
(kĭl)[Dutch kil, from Middle Dutch kille.]
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kill
(kɪl)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. (Soccer) soccer to bring (a moving ball) under control; trap
14. kill oneself informal to overexert oneself: don't kill yourself.
15. kill two birds with one stone to achieve two results with one action
n
16. the act of causing death, esp at the end of a hunt, bullfight, etc
17. the animal or animals killed during a hunt
18. NZ the seasonal tally of stock slaughtered at a freezing works
19. (Military) the destruction of a battleship, tank, etc
20. 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]
kill
(kɪl)n
(Physical Geography) US a channel, stream, or river (chiefly as part of place names)
[C17: from Middle Dutch kille; compare Old Norse kīll small bay, creek]
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kill1
(kɪl)v.t.
1. to deprive of life; cause the death of; slay.
2. to destroy; do away with; extinguish.
3. to neutralize the active qualities of: to kill an odor.
4. to spoil the effect of: His extra brushwork killed the painting.
5. to cause (time) to pass with a minimum of boredom.
6. to spend (time) unprofitably.
7. Informal. to overcome completely or with irresistible effect: That comedian kills me.
8. Informal. to cause distress or discomfort to.
9. Informal. to tire completely; exhaust.
10. Informal. to consume completely: They killed a bottle of bourbon.
11. to cancel publication of (a word, item, etc.), esp. after it has been set in type.
12. to defeat or veto (a legislative bill, etc.).
13. to turn off; switch off: to kill the lights; to kill an engine.
14. to hit (a tennis ball, volleyball, etc.) with such force that its return is impossible.
v.i. 15. to inflict or cause death.
16. to commit murder.
17. to be killed.
18. to overcome completely; produce an irresistible effect: dressed to kill.
19. Informal. to feel a smarting pain, as from a minor accident; sting.
20. kill off, to destroy completely.
n. 21. the act of killing, esp. game.
22. an animal or animals killed.
23. an act or instance of destroying a target, esp. an enemy aircraft.
[1175–1225; Middle English cullen, killen, Old English *cyllan; akin to Frisian küllen to vex, strike, Old High German chollen to vex, kill; compare quell]
kill′a•ble, adj.
kill2
(kɪl)n. Chiefly New York State.
a channel; creek; stream; river: used esp. in place names.
[1660–70; < Dutch kil, Middle Dutch kille channel]
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Kill
the carcasses of birds or animals killed by a sportsman. See also bag.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
kill
Past participle: killed
Gerund: killing
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| Noun | 1. |  kill - the act of terminating a life coup de grace, deathblow - the blow that kills (usually mercifully) death - the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience" euthanasia, mercy killing - the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness) homicide - the killing of a human being by another human being fell - the act of felling something (as a tree) self-annihilation, self-destruction - the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide" slaughter - the killing of animals (as for food) poisoning - the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill suffocation, asphyxiation - killing by depriving of oxygen ritual killing, sacrifice - the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity electrocution - killing by electric shock beheading, decapitation - killing by cutting off the head |
| 2. | kill - the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission" destruction, devastation - the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists | |
| Verb | 1. | kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" annihilate, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, eliminate, carry off, extinguish - kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population" decimate - kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies drown - kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens" massacre, mow down, slaughter - kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda" butcher, slaughter - kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter" poison - kill with poison; "She poisoned her husband" lapidate, stone - kill by throwing stones at; "People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock" poison - kill by its poison; "This mushrooms can poison" commit suicide - kill oneself; "the terminally ill patient committed suicide" dispatch - kill without delay; "the traitor was dispatched by the conspirators" vaporize, zap - kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting; "in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens" kill - cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars" sacrifice - kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment" take off - prove fatal; "The disease took off" tomahawk - kill with a tomahawk destroy, put down - put (an animal) to death; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put down" brain - kill by smashing someone's skull put to sleep, put away - kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep" do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralise, neutralize, waste - get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized" exterminate, kill off - kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe" asphyxiate, suffocate, smother - deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor" strangle, strangulate, throttle - kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes" behead, decapitate, decollate - cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution" impale, stake - kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die" dismember - separate the limbs from the body; "the tiger dismembered the tourist" martyr - kill as a martyr; "Saint Sebastian was martyred" shed blood - kill violently; "They will never stop shedding the blood of their enemies" murder, off, bump off, slay, polish off, dispatch, remove, hit - kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" assassinate - murder; especially of socially prominent persons; "Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel" execute, put to death - kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed" draw and quarter, quarter, draw - pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" lynch - kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child" electrocute, fry - kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial killer was electrocuted" exterminate, kill off - kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe" |
| 2. |  kill - thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal" | |
| 3. | kill - end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!" | |
| 4. | kill - be fatal; "cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | |
| 5. | kill - be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!" | |
| 6. | kill - overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!" | |
| 7. | kill - hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; "She killed the ball" hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball" kill - hit with great force; "He killed the ball" | |
| 8. | kill - hit with great force; "He killed the ball" hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball" kill - hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; "She killed the ball" | |
| 9. | kill - deprive of life; "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa" kill - cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars" strike down - cause to die, especially suddenly; "The disease struck down many young men in the village" | |
| 10. | kill - cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" kill - deprive of life; "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa" electrocute - kill by electric shock; "She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted" | |
| 11. |  kill - drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" | |
| 12. | kill - mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech" | |
| 13. | kill - tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her" exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up, beat - wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" kill - cause to cease operating; "kill the engine" | |
| 14. | kill - cause to cease operating; "kill the engine" kill - destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods" kill - tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her" switch off, turn off, turn out, cut - cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights" | |
| 15. | kill - destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods" kill - cause to cease operating; "kill the engine" |
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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
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]
"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]
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
kill 1
verb1. To cause the death of:
Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep.
2. To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully:
Informal: put away.
3. To destroy all traces of:
abolish, annihilate, blot out, clear, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root (out or up), rub out, snuff out, stamp out, uproot, wipe out.
Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to.
4. To pass (time) without working or in avoiding work:
kill 2
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Translations
قَتْليَقْتُليَقْتُلُ
убивам
zabít
dræbeødelæggedrab
mortigi
tapma
tappaaraakata
ubiti
elejtésmegölöl
membunuh
drápdrepadrepa, gera aî engulíflátamorð
殺す
죽이다
occidere
išžudytistumti laikąužmušimasužmuštižudyti
iznīcinātmedījumsmedīšananogalinātnonāvēt
omorîucide
zabiť
ubiti
ubiti
dödadräpamördaassasineraavliva
kuua
ถูกฆ่า
giết
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
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
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
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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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.
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.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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!
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
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
to be in at the kill (fig) → essere presente al colpo di grazia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
kill
(kil) verb 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.
noun an act of killing. The hunter was determined to make a kill before returning to the camp.
ˈkiller noun a person, animal etc that kills. There is a killer somewhere in the village; (also adjective) a killer disease.
kill off to destroy completely. So many deer have been shot that the species has almost been killed off.
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.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
kill
→ يَقْتُلُ zabít dræbe töten σκοτώνω matar tappaa tuer ubiti uccidere 殺す 죽이다 doden drepe zabić matar убивать döda ถูกฆ่า öldürmek giết 杀死Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
kill
v. matar; [germs] exterminar;
to ___ time → pasar el tiempo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
kill
vt matarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.