Kill in spanish

Matar

pronunciation: mɑtɑɹ̩ part of speech: verb
In gestures

kill1 = matanza, cacería. 

Example: Early rise as your try and catch the predators after their nightly kill.

more:

» close in for + the kill = acercarse a matar.

Example: They knew my weak spots and closed in for the kill.

» go (in) for + the kill = tirar a matar, ir a matar, ir a por todas.

Example: Chelsea took their foot off the gas during times in the second half but switched on and decided to go for the kill with 15 minutes remaining.

» killjoy = aguafiestas.

Example: In Shakespeare's plays, the killjoy serves as a foil against which the joy of merrymaking and festivity can shine.

» move in for + the kill = tirar a matar, ir a matar, ir a por todas.

Example: Then he decided to move in for the kill -- he lunged toward his opponent and tried to lock his arms around his neck.

» overkill = exceso de medios, excesivo.

Example: Full USMARC is overkill for many library operations.

» road kill [roadkill] = animal víctima de la carretera. [Exclusivamente referido a los animales que mueren atropellados o en choque con los vehículos que circulan por las carreteras]

Example: The article is entitled 'Libraries on the superhighway: rest stop or roadkill?'.

kill2 = matar, asesinar, eliminar, cancelar. 

Example: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".

more:

» dress to + kill = vestir de etiqueta, vestir de gala, emperifollarse, vestirse muy sexi, ir de tiros largos, vestir de tiros largos.

Example: It is not merely in dressing to kill that the female of the species is deadlier than the male.

» have + time to kill = no tener nada que hacer, tener tiempo de sobra.

Example: Almost half of women surveyed strongly agreed that they pick up their phone when they have time to kill.

» if looks could kill... = si las miradas mataran..., hay miradas que matan.

Example: The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.

» kill + a joke = estropear un chiste.

Example: Under normal circumstances, nothing kills a joke faster than trying to explain it.

» kill for + Posesivo + country = matar por + Posesivo + país.

Example: As he took his dying breath, the last thing that he thought he'd tell me is 'It's better to die for nothing than to kill just for your country'.

» kill + Nombre + stone dead = matar en seco, matar en el acto, cortar en seco, dar al traste con.

Example: Having built up your reputation for over half a century you have managed to kill it stone dead in only a few seconds.

» kill + Nombre + with kindness = mimar, agasajar, tratar con bondad, colmar de atenciones, abrumar con atenciones.

Example: But somewhere between killing them with kindness and berating them at boot camps, there must be another way.

» kill off = acabar con, exterminar, poner fin a, dar fin a.

Example: 'Hyperindividualised' news was always one of the reasons the internet was supposed to be going to kill off print = Noticias hiperindividualizadas" siempre fueron una de las razones por las que se suponía que internet acabaría con la prensa escrita.

» kill + the chance = desperdiciar una ocasión.

Example: Infrastructures are necessary to lure investment into communities and their absence kills chances of industrial and economic development.

» kill + the goose that lays the golden egg(s) = matar la gallina de los huevos de oro.

Example: If we keep increasing taxes we will kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

» kill + the messenger = matar al mensajero.

Example: It is up to us to stop 'killing the messenger' or giving the messenger, and ourselves, a hard time, and instead pay attention to the message.

» kill + the momentum = desmotivar, quitar las ganas de, desanimar.

Example: Papers by Lin and coleagues advocate post-processing of downloaded bibliographic text in a way that does not kill the momentum for futher searching.

» kill + time = matar el tiempo, pasar el rato.

Example: It concluded that the library had an untapped pool of users: the parents bringing children; friends and family coming with users; and people attending meetings or just killing time.

» licence to kill = licencia para matar.

Example: The Japanese claim the whales will be used for 'scientific research', a loophole that gives them a licence to kill.

» shoot and kill = matar de un disparo.

Example: Police are investigating a homicide after a 23-year-old man was shot and killed around 2:15 Wednesday morning.

» shoot to + kill = disparar a matar, tirar a matar.

Example: The main issue discussed was the justification of the 'shoot to kill' policy adopted by Israel against Arab infiltrators across the 1949 demarcation lines.

» train + Nombre + to kill = adiestrar para matar, formar para matar, entrenar para matar.

Example: Men, trained to kill and brutalised by the experience of battle, found it difficult to return to civilian life and continued to act violently.

Kill synonyms

down in spanish: abajo, pronunciation: daʊn part of speech: adverb defeat in spanish: derrota, pronunciation: dɪfit part of speech: noun, verb obliterate in spanish: obliterar, pronunciation: əblɪtɜreɪt part of speech: verb killing in spanish: asesinato, pronunciation: kɪlɪŋ part of speech: noun wipe out in spanish: limpiar, pronunciation: waɪpaʊt part of speech: verb stamp out in spanish: apagar pateando, pronunciation: stæmpaʊt part of speech: verb toss off in spanish: escribir rapidísimamente, pronunciation: tɔsɔf part of speech: verb bolt down in spanish: atornillar abajo, pronunciation: boʊltdaʊn part of speech: verb vote down in spanish: rechazar, pronunciation: voʊtdaʊn part of speech: verb vote out in spanish: rechazar, pronunciation: voʊtaʊt part of speech: verb drink down in spanish: beber, pronunciation: drɪŋkdaʊn part of speech: verb pour down in spanish: echar, vaciar, pronunciation: pɔrdaʊn part of speech: verb putting to death in spanish: dar muerte, pronunciation: pʌtɪŋtudeθ part of speech: noun belt down in spanish: cinturón abajo, pronunciation: beltdaʊn part of speech: verb
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