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needless slaughter

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
slaughter n	(killing animals for food)	sacrificio nm
	(animales)	matanza nf
	The slaughter of cattle and sheep is normally carried out in abattoirs.
	El sacrificio de ganado y ovejas suele llevarse a cabo en los mataderos.
slaughter n	(killing)	matanza nf
		masacre nf
	The journalist was shocked by the slaughter she witnessed during the war.
	La periodista acabó trastocada a causa de la matanza de la que fue testigo durante la guerra.
slaughter [sb/sth]⇒ vtr	(kill many)	masacrar⇒ vtr
		masacrar a vtr + prep
	During the Rwandan genocide, members of the Hutu majority slaughtered Tutsis.
	Durante el Genocidio de Ruanda, los miembros de la mayoría hutu masacraron a los tutsis.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
slaughter [sb]⇒ vtr	informal, figurative (defeat thoroughly)	machacar a vtr + prep
		aplastar a vtr + prep
	(figurado)	masacrar a vtr + prep
	The home team slaughtered their opponents.
	El equipo local machacó a sus rivales.
slaughter [sth]⇒ vtr	(kill animals for food)	sacrificar⇒ vtr
		matar⇒ vtr
	(AmL)	carnear⇒ vtr
	The abattoir worker slaughtered the bullock.
	El trabajador del matadero sacrificó al buey.

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