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to kill
01
matar
to end the life of someone or something
Transitive: to kill a living being
Ejemplos
The murderer used a weapon to kill his victim.
El asesino usó un arma para matar a su víctima.
1.1
matar
to cause the death of a living organism
Intransitive
Ejemplos
Poisonous substances in the environment can harm and kill.
Las sustancias venenosas en el medio ambiente pueden dañar y matar.
02
finalizar, poner fin
to cause something to fail or come to an end
Transitive: to kill sth
Ejemplos
The unexpected delay nearly killed our travel plans.
El retraso inesperado casi mató nuestros planes de viaje.
2.1
eliminar, borrar
to remove or erase a line, paragraph, or file from a document or computer system
Transitive: to kill a passage of a text
Ejemplos
The writer killed the scene from the script.
El escritor eliminó la escena del guión.
2.2
matar
to counteract the effect or quality of a particular thing
Transitive: to kill a quality
Ejemplos
The excessive use of spices can kill the subtlety of the dish.
El uso excesivo de especias puede matar la sutileza del plato.
2.3
apagar
to switch off or cause a light, engine, etc. to stop functioning
Transitive: to kill a mechanism
Ejemplos
He killed the car's headlights to avoid disturbing the neighbors.
Apagó los faros del coche para evitar molestar a los vecinos.
2.4
apurar, matar
to completely consume the whole contents of something, particularly a bottle with alcoholic drink
Transitive: to kill a bottle or its content
Ejemplos
We practically killed that bottle of champagne celebrating.
Prácticamente matamos esa botella de champán celebrando.
2.5
matar
to cause the ball to stop, especially in soccer
Transitive: to kill a ball or its movement
Ejemplos
She managed to kill the ball's bounce with a gentle tap.
Ella logró matar el rebote del balón con un toque suave.
2.6
terminar, detener
to forcefully stop a running program or process
Transitive: to kill a program or process
Ejemplos
If a program freezes, you may need to use a command to kill it in the terminal.
Si un programa se congela, es posible que necesites usar un comando para matarlo en la terminal.
03
matar la pelota
(particularly in tennis) to strike a ball with such force as to make it impossible to return
Transitive: to kill a ball
Ejemplos
The professional tennis player killed the rally with a precise backhand.
El tenista profesional mató el rally con un revés preciso.
04
matar
to overwhelm a particular person with a certain feeling
Transitive: to kill sb
Ejemplos
It kills me to think about her going through that tough time.
Me mata pensar en ella pasando por ese momento difícil.
4.1
matar
to cause someone great deal of pain or suffering
Transitive: to kill a person or a body part
Ejemplos
Carrying all those groceries is killing my arms.
Llevar todas esas compras mata mis brazos.
4.2
matar, sacrificar
to make someone extremely angry or upset
Transitive: to kill sb
Ejemplos
Jenny 's boyfriend will kill her if she forgets their anniversary.
El novio de Jenny la va a matar si se olvida de su aniversario.
05
matar, hacer reír a carcajadas
to greatly amuse, delight, or entertain to the point of causing laughter or enjoyment
Intransitive
Transitive: to kill sb
Ejemplos
The comedian 's witty one-liners never fail to kill me with their humor.
Los comentarios ingeniosos del comediante nunca dejan de matarme con su humor.
06
matar de risa
to make someone laugh a lot to the point that they can no longer do so
Transitive: to kill oneself
Ejemplos
I shared that hilarious video, and my friend killed himself laughing.
Compartí ese video divertidísimo, y mi amigo se mató de risa.
07
morirse por, matar por
to have an intense and strong desire or longing for something
Intransitive: to kill for sth
Ejemplos
After a long day at work, I 'd kill for a relaxing massage.
Después de un largo día de trabajo, mataría por un masaje relajante.
08
matar
to put too much energy into doing something exhausting or carrying heavy things
Transitive: to kill sb | to kill oneself
Ejemplos
I killed myself carrying those things home.
Me maté cargando esas cosas a casa.
Kill
01
asesinato, homicidio
the act of terminating a life
02
destrucción, eliminación
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
03
presa, cadáver
the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
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