| Principal Translations |
| kill [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (cause death) | matar a, asesinar a vtr + prep |
| | | matar, asesinar vtr + prep |
| | He killed the ant before it could bite him. |
| | The murderer had killed three people. |
| | Mató a la hormiga antes de que le picara. // El asesino mató a tres personas. |
| kill [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (put an end to) | finalizar⇒ vtr |
| | | poner fin loc verb |
| | They killed the project after the customer stopped paying. |
| | Finalizaron el proyecto en cuanto el cliente dejó de pagar. |
| | Pusieron fin al proyecto en cuanto el cliente dejó de pagar. |
| kill [sth] vtr | figurative (turn off) | apagar⇒ vtr |
| | Kill the car engine. We are going to be here for a while. |
| | Apaga el motor. Estaremos aquí por un rato. |
| kill [sth] vtr | figurative (deaden) | quitar⇒ vtr |
| | | aliviar⇒ vtr |
| | Take the aspirin. It will kill the pain. |
| | Tómate la aspirina, te va a quitar el dolor. |
| | Tómate la aspirina, te va a aliviar el dolor. |
| kill⇒ vi | (engage in killing) | matar⇒ vi |
| | The soldier no longer thought about what he was doing, and just killed. |
| | El soldado ya no pensaba en lo que hacía, simplemente mataba. |
| kill [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative, informal (hurt physically) (figurado) | matar⇒ vtr |
| | I've got to take these shoes off. My feet are killing me. |
| | Tengo que quitarme estos zapatos. Mis pies me están matando. |
| kill [sb] vtr | figurative, informal (hurt emotionally) (informal) | doler⇒ vi |
| | (informal) | matar⇒ vtr |
| | It kills me to see you leave the company. Please reconsider! |
| | Me duele verte dejar la empresa. ¡Reconsidéralo, por favor! |
| kill n | (animal: hunted) | caza nf |
| | (caza) | pieza nf |
| | The deer hunter got his first kill when he was 17. |
| | El cazador tuvo su primera caza a los 17 años. |
| | El cazador cobró su primera pieza a los 17 años. |
| kill n | (animals: total killed) | lote nm |
| | (caza) | piezas cobradas nfpl + adj |
| | The kill this hunting season was 9832 turkeys. |
| | Esta temporada de caza, el lote fue de 9832 pavos. |
| | Esta temporada de caza, el número de piezas cobradas ha ascendido a 9832 pavos. |
| Additional Translations |
| kill n | (act of killing) | muerte nf |
| | | matar⇒ vtr |
| | We saw lions hunting and even witnessed a kill when they attacked a buffalo. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La muerte de una presa grande significa que habrá alimento suficiente para la manada. |
| kill [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (defeat in parliament) (figurado) | aniquilar⇒ vtr |
| | | rechazar⇒ vtr |
| | The bill was killed with a vote of fifty-five to forty-five. |
| | El proyecto de ley fue aniquilado por cincuenta y cinco votos en contra y cuarenta y cinco a favor. |
| | El proyecto de ley fue rechazado por cincuenta y cinco votos en contra y cuarenta y cinco a favor. |
| kill [sb]⇒ vtr | slang, figurative (amuse) (figurado) | matar de risa loc verb |
| | You are killing me! That is so funny! |
| | ¡Me matas de risa! ¡Eso es tan divertido! |
| kill [sth]⇒ vtr | slang, figurative (drink up) | apurar⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado) | matar⇒ vtr |
| | He killed his beer and they went to the next bar. |
| | Apuró su cerveza y fueron al siguiente bar. |
| kill [sth] vtr | informal, figurative (golf, rugby ball: stop) (deportes) | matar la pelota expr |
| | The squash player killed the ball with a nick. |
| | El jugador de squash mató la pelota con un golpe. |
Compound Forms:
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| dress to kill v expr | figurative (woman: wear stylish clothes) (informal) | vestirse para impresionar v prnl + loc adv |
| | | vestirse bien v prnl + adv |
| | Paula is a very glamorous woman who always dresses to kill. |
| | Paula es una mujer muy elegante que siempre se viste para impresionar. |
| dressed to kill adj | figurative (woman: in stylish clothes) (provocativo) | vestido para matar loc adj |
| | The actresses attending the Oscars ceremony were dressed to kill. |
| | Las actrices que van a la ceremonia de los Óscar van vestidas para matar. |
| have time to kill v expr | (have spare time) | tener tiempo de sobra loc verb |
| kill each other v expr | (murder one another) (coloquial) | matarse⇒ v prnl |
| | You had better call the police before those two kill each other. |
| | Mejor llama a la policía antes de que esos dos se maten. |
| | | matarse el uno al otro v prnl |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Van a terminar matándose el uno al otro. |
| | | matarse mutuamente v prnl |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Van a terminar matándose mutuamente. |
| kill switch n | (emergency shut-down device) | interruptor de emergencia nm + loc adj |
| | | parado de emergencia nm + loc adj |
| | This metal-stamping machine has an emergency kill switch. |
| | La máquina de estampado de metales tiene un interruptor de emergencia. |
| kill time vtr + n | figurative, informal (occupy yourself) | matar el tiempo loc verb |
| | | matar el rato loc verb |
| | I listened to my iPod to kill time while waiting for the bus. |
| | Estuve escuchando música para matar el tiempo mientras esperaba el autobús. |
| kill time doing [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (occupy yourself with [sth]) | matar el tiempo loc verb |
| | | pasar el tiempo loc verb |
| | | pasar el rato loc verb |
| | I killed time drinking coffee while I waited for Meg to arrive. |
| | Maté el tiempo tomando café mientras esperaba que llegara Meg. |
| kill two birds with one stone v expr | informal, figurative (do 2 things at once) | matar dos pájaros de un tiro loc verb |
| | I can stop by your house on the way to the grocery store, so I'll kill two birds with one stone. |
| kill [sb] with kindness v expr | figurative (overdo efforts to be kind) (coloquial) | matar de amabilidad loc verb |
| kill yourself vtr + refl | (die by suicide) | suicidarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | matarse⇒ v prnl |
| | He killed himself to avoid the shame of the scandal. |
| | Se suicidó para no afrontar la vergüenza del escándalo. |
| kill yourself vtr + refl | figurative (exhaust yourself) (AR, coloquial, figurado) | romperse todo loc verb |
| | (figurado) | matarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (figurado) | terminar molido loc verb |
| | Don't kill yourself trying to carry all those boxes in one go. |
| | No te rompas todo tratando de llevar todas esas cajas de una sola vez. |
| move in for the kill v expr | informal, figurative (get ready to defeat [sb]) (figurado, derrotar) | entrar a matar, dar el golpe final, dar el golpe de gracia expr |
| | The boxer could see that his opponent was tiring so he moved in for the kill. |
roadkill,
road kill n | uncountable (animal killed by traffic) | animal atropellado nm + adj |
| | Yuck, there's some roadkill over there. |
| | I can't believe how much roadkill we've seen on this journey. |
| | Ay, hay varios animales atropellados aquí. |
roadkill,
road kill n | figurative (someone unwanted) (persona) | indeseable n común |
| time to kill n | (spare time) | tiempo libre loc nom m |
| | Arriving early for her interview, Nicola found herself with time to kill. |
winterkill,
winter-kill n | US (plants: death due to cold winter) | muerte por heladas nm + loc adj |
| | | muerte por frío nm + loc adj |
winterkill,
winter-kill n | US (animals: death due to cold winter) | muerte por frío nm + loc adj |
winterkill [sth],
winter-kill [sth]⇒ vtr | US (plants: kill by exposure to cold) | matar de frío loc verb |
winterkill [sth],
winter-kill [sth] vtr | US (animals: kill by exposure to cold) | matar de frío loc verb |