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to kill
01
matar
to end the life of someone or something
Transitive: to kill a living being
Ejemplos
The hunter aimed carefully to kill the deer for food.
El cazador apuntó con cuidado para matar al ciervo para alimentarse.
Pesticides are used in agriculture to kill harmful insects.
Los pesticidas se utilizan en la agricultura para matar insectos dañinos.
1.1
matar
to cause the death of a living organism
Intransitive
Ejemplos
The disease can spread rapidly and kill.
La enfermedad puede propagarse rápidamente y matar.
In harsh winter conditions, exposure can easily kill.
En condiciones invernales severas, la exposición puede matar fácilmente.
02
finalizar, poner fin
to cause something to fail or come to an end
Transitive: to kill sth
Ejemplos
His careless mistake killed our chances of winning the game.
Su error descuidado mató nuestras posibilidades de ganar el juego.
The economic downturn could kill small businesses.
La recesión económica podría matar a las pequeñas empresas.
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 editor killed the offensive sentence.
El editor eliminó la frase ofensiva.
I accidentally killed my whole draft when I pressed the wrong keys.
Accidentalmente eliminé todo mi borrador cuando presioné las teclas equivocadas.
2.2
matar
to counteract the effect or quality of a particular thing
Transitive: to kill a quality
Ejemplos
Adding too much salt can kill the flavor of the soup.
Agregar demasiada sal puede matar el sabor de la sopa.
Overcooking the vegetables will kill their natural crunchiness.
Cocinar demasiado las verduras matará su crujido natural.
2.3
apagar
to switch off or cause a light, engine, etc. to stop functioning
Transitive: to kill a mechanism
Ejemplos
He killed the engine to save fuel while waiting.
Apagó el motor para ahorrar combustible mientras esperaba.
Please kill the lights before leaving the room.
Por favor, apaga las luces antes de salir de la habitación.
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
She killed a whole case of soda at the party.
Ella mató toda una caja de refrescos en la fiesta.
He could n't believe they killed the entire bottle of tequila.
No podía creer que se habían bebido toda la botella de tequila.
2.5
matar
to cause the ball to stop, especially in soccer
Transitive: to kill a ball or its movement
Ejemplos
The defender skillfully killed the incoming pass with his foot.
El defensor mató hábilmente el pase entrante con su pie.
The goalkeeper had to kill the ball's momentum to make the save.
El portero tuvo que matar el impulso del balón para hacer la parada.
2.6
terminar, detener
to forcefully stop a running program or process
Transitive: to kill a program or process
Ejemplos
Use the task manager to kill the unresponsive program.
Usa el administrador de tareas para matar el programa que no responde.
The system administrator can kill processes that are causing issues on the server.
El administrador del sistema puede terminar los procesos que están causando problemas en el servidor.
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
She killed the serve with a powerful forehand.
Ella mató el saque con un potente golpe de derecha.
His opponent could n't return the ball after he killed it with a strong shot.
Su oponente no pudo devolver la pelota después de que la mató con un golpe fuerte.
04
matar
to overwhelm a particular person with a certain feeling
Transitive: to kill sb
Ejemplos
The suspense in this book is killing me with anticipation.
El suspenso en este libro me mata de anticipación.
Knowing I disappointed her really kills me.
Saber que la decepcioné realmente me mata.
4.1
matar
to cause someone great deal of pain or suffering
Transitive: to kill a person or a body part
Ejemplos
This headache is killing me.
Este dolor de cabeza me está matando.
These high heels are killing my feet!
¡Estos tacones altos están matando mis pies!
4.2
matar, sacrificar
to make someone extremely angry or upset
Transitive: to kill sb
Ejemplos
Dad will kill me if I lose his car keys.
Papá me va a matar si pierdo las llaves de su coche.
My boss will kill me if I miss another deadline.
Mi jefe me va a matar si pierdo otro plazo.
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 funny puppet show was a hit with the kids and killed at the school event.
El divertido espectáculo de marionetas fue un éxito con los niños y arrasó en el evento escolar.
His stand-up comedy routine always kills the audience with laughter.
Su rutina de comedia stand-up siempre mata de risa al público.
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
Despite the tension in the room, his witty remark had everyone killing themselves with laughter.
A pesar de la tensión en la habitación, su comentario ingenioso hizo que todos se murieran de risa.
When he shared that embarrassing story, we were all killing ourselves laughing.
Cuando compartió esa historia vergonzosa, todos nos moríamos de risa.
07
morirse por, matar por
to have an intense and strong desire or longing for something
Intransitive: to kill for sth
Ejemplos
I 'd kill for a taste of my grandma's homemade lasagna.
Mataría por probar las lasañas caseras de mi abuela.
I would kill for a slice of that delicious chocolate cake.
Mataría por un trozo de ese delicioso pastel de chocolate.
08
matar
to put too much energy into doing something exhausting or carrying heavy things
Transitive: to kill sb | to kill oneself
Ejemplos
Do n't kill yourself.
No te mates.
He did n't exactly kill himself trying to get the work finished.
No se mató exactamente intentando terminar el trabajo.
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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