Kill in spanish
pronunciation: mɑtɑɹ̩ part of speech: verb
kill1 = matanza, cacería.
Example: Early rise as your try and catch the predators after their nightly kill.more:
» close in for + the kill = acercarse a matar.
Example: They knew my weak spots and closed in for the kill.» go (in) for + the kill = tirar a matar, ir a matar, ir a por todas.
Example: Chelsea took their foot off the gas during times in the second half but switched on and decided to go for the kill with 15 minutes remaining.» killjoy = aguafiestas.
Example: In Shakespeare's plays, the killjoy serves as a foil against which the joy of merrymaking and festivity can shine.» move in for + the kill = tirar a matar, ir a matar, ir a por todas.
Example: Then he decided to move in for the kill -- he lunged toward his opponent and tried to lock his arms around his neck.» overkill = exceso de medios, excesivo.
Example: Full USMARC is overkill for many library operations.» road kill [roadkill] = animal víctima de la carretera. [Exclusivamente referido a los animales que mueren atropellados o en choque con los vehículos que circulan por las carreteras]
Example: The article is entitled 'Libraries on the superhighway: rest stop or roadkill?'.kill2 = matar, asesinar, eliminar, cancelar.
Example: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".more:
» dress to + kill = vestir de etiqueta, vestir de gala, emperifollarse, vestirse muy sexi, ir de tiros largos, vestir de tiros largos.
Example: It is not merely in dressing to kill that the female of the species is deadlier than the male.» have + time to kill = no tener nada que hacer, tener tiempo de sobra.
Example: Almost half of women surveyed strongly agreed that they pick up their phone when they have time to kill.» if looks could kill... = si las miradas mataran..., hay miradas que matan.
Example: The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.» kill + a joke = estropear un chiste.
Example: Under normal circumstances, nothing kills a joke faster than trying to explain it.» kill for + Posesivo + country = matar por + Posesivo + país.
Example: As he took his dying breath, the last thing that he thought he'd tell me is 'It's better to die for nothing than to kill just for your country'.» kill + Nombre + stone dead = matar en seco, matar en el acto, cortar en seco, dar al traste con.
Example: Having built up your reputation for over half a century you have managed to kill it stone dead in only a few seconds.» kill + Nombre + with kindness = mimar, agasajar, tratar con bondad, colmar de atenciones, abrumar con atenciones.
Example: But somewhere between killing them with kindness and berating them at boot camps, there must be another way.» kill off = acabar con, exterminar, poner fin a, dar fin a.
Example: 'Hyperindividualised' news was always one of the reasons the internet was supposed to be going to kill off print = Noticias hiperindividualizadas" siempre fueron una de las razones por las que se suponía que internet acabaría con la prensa escrita.» kill + the chance = desperdiciar una ocasión.
Example: Infrastructures are necessary to lure investment into communities and their absence kills chances of industrial and economic development.» kill + the goose that lays the golden egg(s) = matar la gallina de los huevos de oro.
Example: If we keep increasing taxes we will kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.» kill + the messenger = matar al mensajero.
Example: It is up to us to stop 'killing the messenger' or giving the messenger, and ourselves, a hard time, and instead pay attention to the message.» kill + the momentum = desmotivar, quitar las ganas de, desanimar.
Example: Papers by Lin and coleagues advocate post-processing of downloaded bibliographic text in a way that does not kill the momentum for futher searching.» kill + time = matar el tiempo, pasar el rato.
Example: It concluded that the library had an untapped pool of users: the parents bringing children; friends and family coming with users; and people attending meetings or just killing time.» licence to kill = licencia para matar.
Example: The Japanese claim the whales will be used for 'scientific research', a loophole that gives them a licence to kill.» shoot and kill = matar de un disparo.
Example: Police are investigating a homicide after a 23-year-old man was shot and killed around 2:15 Wednesday morning.» shoot to + kill = disparar a matar, tirar a matar.
Example: The main issue discussed was the justification of the 'shoot to kill' policy adopted by Israel against Arab infiltrators across the 1949 demarcation lines.» train + Nombre + to kill = adiestrar para matar, formar para matar, entrenar para matar.
Example: Men, trained to kill and brutalised by the experience of battle, found it difficult to return to civilian life and continued to act violently.