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kill [kills] (act of killing) noun [UK: kɪl] [US: ˈkɪl] | dräpandesubstantiv dödandesubstantiv |
kill [killed, killing, kills] (to put to death) verb [UK: kɪl] [US: ˈkɪl] | avliva [~de ~t]verb dräpa [dräpte dräpt]verbThou shalt not kill. = Du skall inte dräpa. döda [~de ~t]verbI killed God. = Jag dödade Gud. mörda [~de ~t]verb |
kill the fatted calf (begin a festive celebration) verb [UK: kɪl ðə ˈfæ.tɪd kɑːf] [US: ˈkɪl ðə ˈfæ.təd ˈkæf] | slakta gödkalvenverb |
kill time (make time seem to pass more quickly by doing nothing important) verb [UK: kɪl ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈkɪl ˈtaɪm] | döda tidverb fördriva tidverb slå ihjäl tidverb |
kill two birds with one stone (solve two problems at once) verb [UK: kɪl ˈtuː bɜːdz wɪð wʌn stəʊn] [US: ˈkɪl ˈtuː ˈbɝːdz wɪθ wʌn ˈstoʊn] | |
killdeer (plover) noun | skrikstrandpiparesubstantiv |
killer [killers] (murderer) noun [UK: ˈkɪ.lə(r)] [US: ˈkɪ.lər] | mördare [~n ~, mördarna]substantiv |
killer application (irresistibly good technological product) noun | genombrottsprogramsubstantiv |
killer whale [killer whales] (A sea mammal, Orcinus orca) noun [UK: ˈkɪ.lə.weɪl] [US: ˈkɪ.lə.weɪl] | späckhuggare [~n ~, ~huggarna]substantiv |
Killing Fields (sites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out) proper noun | dödens fältproper noun |
curiosity killed the cat (undue curiosity is dangerous) phrase [UK: ˌkjʊə.rɪ.ˈɒ.sɪ.ti kɪld ðə kæt] [US: ˌkjʊ.ri.ˈɑː.sə.ti ˈkɪld ðə kæt] | nyfiken i en strutphrase |
honour killer (someone who commits an honour killing) noun | hedersmördaresubstantiv |
honour killing (murder as a cultural practice) noun | hedersmord [~et ~]substantiv |
lady-killer (uncaring womanizer) noun [UK: ˈleɪ.dɪ kɪ.lə(r)] [US: ˈleɪ.dɪ kɪ.lər] | kvinnojägaresubstantiv |
lady-killer noun [UK: ˈleɪ.dɪ kɪ.lə(r)] [US: ˈleɪ.dɪ kɪ.lər] | hjärtekrossare [~n ~, ~krossarna]substantiv |
nonkilling (A precept or worldview) noun | ickedödandesubstantiv |
painkiller [painkillers] (a drug that numbs the pain in the body) noun [UK: ˈpeɪnk.ɪ.lə(r)] [US: ˈpeɪnˌk.ɪ.lər] | smärtlindraresubstantiv smärtstillandesubstantiv |
serial killer (person who commits multiple murders) noun [UK: ˈsɪə.rɪəl ˈkɪ.lə(r)] [US: ˈsɪ.riəl ˈkɪ.lər] | seriemördare [~n ~, ~mördarna]substantiv |
skill [skills] (capacity to do something well) noun [UK: skɪl] [US: ˈskɪl] | färdighet [~en ~er]substantiv skicklighet [~en ~er]substantiv |
skilled (having or showing skill) adjective [UK: skɪld] [US: ˈskɪld] | kunnig [~t ~a]adjektivJohn needs a nurse more skilled than Mary. = John behöver en mer kunnig sjuksköterska än Mary. skicklig [~t ~a]adjektivJohn is a skilled blacksmith. = John är en skicklig smed. |
skillet (pan for frying) noun [UK: ˈskɪ.lɪt] [US: ˈskɪ.lət] | stekpanna [~n ~pannor]substantiv stekplåtsubstantiv |
skillful (possessing skill, skilled) adjective [UK: ˈskɪl.fl̩] [US: ˈskɪl.fl̩] | skicklig [~t ~a]adjektiv |
skillfully (in a skillful manner) adverb [UK: ˈskɪl.fə.li] [US: ˈskɪl.fə.li] | skickligtadverb |
what doesn't kill you makes you stronger (hardship builds moral character) phrase |