to kill

kill

kɪl

kil

krill

Definição e significado de "kill"em inglês

to kill

VERBO

matar, assassinar

to end the life of someone or something

bump off

dispatch

eliminate

execute

murder

Transitive: to kill a living being

informações gramaticais

composição morfológica

simples

verbo de ação

regular

presente

kill

3.ª pessoa do singular

kills

particípio presente

killing

pretérito simples

killed

particípio passado

killed

Exemplos

The hunter aimed carefully to kill the deer for food.

O caçador mirou cuidadosamente para matar o veado para alimentação.

1.1

matar, assassinar

to cause the death of a living organism

Intransitive

Exemplos

The disease can spread rapidly and kill.

A doença pode se espalhar rapidamente e matar.

acabar, destruir

to cause something to fail or come to an end

Transitive: to kill sth

Exemplos

His careless mistake killed our chances of winning the game.

Seu erro descuidado matou nossas chances de ganhar o jogo.

2.1

eliminar, apagar

to remove or erase a line, paragraph, or file from a document or computer system

Transitive: to kill a passage of a text

Exemplos

The editor killed the offensive sentence.

O editor removeu a frase ofensiva.

2.2

neutralizar, anular

to counteract the effect or quality of a particular thing

Transitive: to kill a quality

Exemplos

Adding too much salt can kill the flavor of the soup.

Adicionar muito sal pode matar o sabor da sopa.

2.3

desligar, desativar

to switch off or cause a light, engine, etc. to stop functioning

Transitive: to kill a mechanism

Exemplos

He killed the engine to save fuel while waiting.

Ele desligou o motor para economizar combustível enquanto esperava.

2.4

acabar com, beber tudo

to completely consume the whole contents of something, particularly a bottle with alcoholic drink

Transitive: to kill a bottle or its content

Exemplos

She killed a whole case of soda at the party.

Ela matou uma caixa inteira de refrigerante na festa.

2.5

parar, controlar

to cause the ball to stop, especially in soccer

Transitive: to kill a ball or its movement

Exemplos

The defender skillfully killed the incoming pass with his foot.

O defensor habilmente matou o passe que chegava com o pé.

2.6

terminar, parar

to forcefully stop a running program or process

Transitive: to kill a program or process

Exemplos

Use the task manager to kill the unresponsive program.

Use o gerenciador de tarefas para matar o programa que não responde.

matar, esmagar

(particularly in tennis) to strike a ball with such force as to make it impossible to return

Transitive: to kill a ball

Exemplos

She killed the serve with a powerful forehand.

Ela matou o saque com um potente forehand.

matar, oprimir

to overwhelm a particular person with a certain feeling

Transitive: to kill sb

Exemplos

The suspense in this book is killing me with anticipation.

O suspense neste livro está me matando de antecipação.

4.1

matar, destruir

to cause someone great deal of pain or suffering

Transitive: to kill a person or a body part

Exemplos

This headache is killing me.

Esta dor de cabeça está me matando.

4.2

matar, enraivecer

to make someone extremely angry or upset

Transitive: to kill sb

Exemplos

Dad will kill me if I lose his car keys.

O pai vai me matar se eu perder as chaves do carro dele.

matar, arrancar gargalhadas

to greatly amuse, delight, or entertain to the point of causing laughter or enjoyment

Intransitive

Transitive: to kill sb

Exemplos

The funny puppet show was a hit with the kids and killed at the school event.

O show de marionetes engraçado foi um sucesso com as crianças e matou no evento escolar.

matar, morrer de rir

to make someone laugh a lot to the point that they can no longer do so

Transitive: to kill oneself

Exemplos

Despite the tension in the room, his witty remark had everyone killing themselves with laughter.

Apesar da tensão na sala, seu comentário engraçado fez todos morrerem de rir.

morrer de vontade, matar por

to have an intense and strong desire or longing for something

Intransitive: to kill for sth

Exemplos

I'd kill for a taste of my grandma's homemade lasagna.

Eu mataria para experimentar um pouco da lasanha caseira da minha avó.

matar-se, esgotar-se

to put too much energy into doing something exhausting or carrying heavy things

Transitive: to kill sb | to kill oneself

Exemplos

Don't kill yourself.

Não se mate.

Kill

SUBSTANTIVO

assassinato, homicídio

the act of terminating a life

informações gramaticais

estado de animacidade

abstrato

composição morfológica

composto

contável

forma plural

kills

destruição, eliminação

the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile

presa, carcaça

the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal

Árvore Lexical

killer

killing

kill

Palavras Próximas

kill the chicken to scare the monkey

Definição e significado de "kill"em inglês

Download Mobile App