WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| 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. |
| Additional Translations |
| 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. |
'slaughter' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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