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kill [killed, killing, kills] (to put to death) verb [UK: kɪl] [US: ˈkɪl] | dar matarileverb matarverbI killed her. = La maté. |
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs (to seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit) verb | |
kill time (make time seem to pass more quickly by doing nothing important) verb [UK: kɪl ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈkɪl ˈtaɪm] | matar el tiempoverb |
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 | chorlonoun |
killer [killers] (murderer) noun [UK: ˈkɪ.lə(r)] [US: ˈkɪ.lər] | asesinanoun |
killer [killers] (person who kills) noun [UK: ˈkɪ.lə(r)] [US: ˈkɪ.lər] | asesinonoun matadornoun victimarionoun |
killer [killers] (something that causes death) noun [UK: ˈkɪ.lə(r)] [US: ˈkɪ.lər] | mortalnoun mortíferonoun |
killer whale [killer whales] (A sea mammal, Orcinus orca) noun [UK: ˈkɪ.lə.weɪl] [US: ˈkɪ.lə.weɪl] | orcanoun |
killing [killings] (instance of someone being killed) noun [UK: ˈkɪl.ɪŋ] [US: ˈkɪl.ɪŋ] | asesinatonoun |
killing (lethal, deadly, fatal) adjective [UK: ˈkɪl.ɪŋ] [US: ˈkɪl.ɪŋ] | mortaladjective |
cop-killer (a Teflon-coated bullet) noun | matapolicíasnoun |
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] | |
dressed to kill (dressed in a very fashionable style) adjective | de punta en blancoadjective |
honour killing (murder as a cultural practice) noun | asesinato de honornoun crimen de honornoun |
if looks could kill (used to characterize a look of strong hostility) phrase | si la mirada mataraphrase |
make a killing (to win or earn a large amount of money) verb | hacer su agostoverb |
nonkilling (A precept or worldview) noun | no-matarnoun |
overkill (an unnecessary excess of something (idiomatic)) noun [UK: ˈəʊv.əkɪl] [US: ˈoʊv.əkɪl] | excesivonoun |
painkiller [painkillers] (a drug that numbs the pain in the body) noun [UK: ˈpeɪnk.ɪ.lə(r)] [US: ˈpeɪnˌk.ɪ.lər] | analgésiconoun |
serial killer (person who commits multiple murders) noun [UK: ˈsɪə.rɪəl ˈkɪ.lə(r)] [US: ˈsɪ.riəl ˈkɪ.lər] | asesina en serienoun asesino en serienoun asesino serialnoun |
skill [skills] (capacity to do something well) noun [UK: skɪl] [US: ˈskɪl] | destrezanoun habilidadnoun mañanoun talentonoun |
skilled (having or showing skill) adjective [UK: skɪld] [US: ˈskɪld] | diestroadjective habilidosoadjective hábiladjectiveHe was a skilled blacksmith. = Él era un herrero hábil. |
skillet (pan for frying) noun [UK: ˈskɪ.lɪt] [US: ˈskɪ.lət] | sarténnoun |
skillful (possessing skill, skilled) adjective [UK: ˈskɪl.fl̩] [US: ˈskɪl.fl̩] | duchoadjective |