to slaughter
01
slakta, massakrera
to kill a large number of people, often in a harsh and heartless manner
Transitive: to slaughter sb
Exempel
The conquerors mercilessly slaughtered those who resisted their invasion.
Erobrarna slaktade skoningslöst de som motsatte sig deras invasion.
02
slakta, döda
to kill animals for the purpose of providing food
Transitive: to slaughter animals
Exempel
The workers slaughter sheep at the plant to supply meat to local stores.
Arbetarna slaktar får i anläggningen för att förse lokala butiker med kött.
Slaughter
01
slakt, massaker
the killing of animals for food, often done on a large scale in industrial settings
Exempel
Regulations have been put in place to ensure humane slaughter practices.
Förordningar har införts för att säkerställa humana slaktmetoder.
02
andlig massaker, fördömelse
suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense)
03
förkrossande nederlag, massaker
a sound defeat
04
massaker, blodbad
the savage and excessive killing of many people
