Murder in spanish
pronunciation: ɑsesinɑtoʊ part of speech: noun
murder1 = asesinato. homicidio.
Example: Reading literature allows us to experience all kinds of human possibilities, from murder to childbirth, without suffering the consequences of undergoing the experiences in real life.more:
» attempted murder = intento de asesinato.
Example: He later told police he had no idea why someone would try to shoot him and, with few leads, no one was arrested for the attempted murder.» commit + a murder = cometer un crimen.
Example: In the novel the murders have been committed by counterfeiters, not by Lizzie, and Lizzie herself is fictionalized in terms of prevailing Victorian stereotypes of womanhood.» first-degree murder = homicidio en primer grado, asesinato en primer grado.
Example: He was sentenced to life imprisonment for first-degree murder.» get away with + murder = salirse con las de Uno, salir impune, hacer lo que a Uno le de la gana, hacer lo que Uno quiera, hacer lo que a Uno le venga en gana.
Example: Seldom has someone so close to the echelons of power faced capital punishment since there is widespread belief in the country that the rich and powerful can literally get away with murder.» let + Nombre + get away with murder = permitir a Alguien que haga lo que quiera, permitir a Alguien que haga lo que le dé la gana, consentirle a Alguien cualquier cosa, permitirle a Alguien cualquier cosa.
Example: He didn't intend to let her get away with murder, and wanted to punish her himself rather than see her behind bars.» mass murder = matanza, genocidio, masacre.
Example: Some authors concluded that mass murder was analogous to 'femicide'.» murder case = caso de asesinato, caso de homicidio.
Example: At the age of 90, and in failing health, her face creased up in a smile on hearing that she had been granted a retrial in a murder case for which she spent 10 years in prison.» murder conviction = condena por asesinato, condena por homicidio.
Example: Former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius is making a final attempt to overturn his murder conviction.» murder rate = tasa de homicidios, índice de homicidios, tasa de asesinatos, índice de asesinatos, tasa de criminalidad, índice de criminalidad.
Example: The murder rate in the U.S. is the highest it's been in 45 years and the press never talks about it.» murder suspect = sospechoso de asesinato.
Example: Police are chasing leads of a murder suspect riding a little girl's bicycle from the scene of the crime.» murder trial = juicio por homicidio, juicio por asesinato.
Example: South African courts have recently accepted social psychological phenomena as extenuating factors in murder trials.» murder(ed) victim = víctima de homicidio, víctima de asesinato, occiso.
Example: Overall, murder victims in the city are 10 to 50 times more likely than members of the general population to be cocaine users.» murder weapon = arma homicida.
Example: The 18-year-old is shown hanging on a gibbet with an axe beside her, the murder weapon she used to kill her landlady.» scream + bloody murder = gritar como un energúmeno, poner el grito en el cielo, ponerse (hecho/como) un energúmeno, ponerse (como/hecho) un diablo, llevar a Uno el diablo, llevar a Uno (todos) los diablos, ponerse (hecho/como) un demonio, llevar a Uno el demonio, llevar a Uno (todos) los demonios.
Example: Within ten minutes, the child suddenly woke up out of her semi-comatose state, stood up in the crib and started screaming bloody murder.» scream + blue murder = poner el grito en el cielo, ponerse (hecho/como) un energúmeno, ponerse (hecho/como) una fiera, ponerse (como/hecho) un diablo, llevar a Uno el diablo, llevar a Uno (todos) los diablos, ponerse (hecho/como) un demonio, llevar a Uno el demonio, llevar a Uno (todos) los demonios.
Example: She hates water for some reason, and whenever we go to put her togs on, she screams blue murder, and it is a 15 minute struggle to get her togs on.» shout + bloody murder = gritar como un energúmeno, poner el grito en el cielo, ponerse (hecho/como) un energúmeno, ponerse (como/hecho) un diablo, llevar a Uno el diablo, llevar a Uno (todos) los diablos, ponerse (hecho/como) un demonio, llevar a Uno el demonio, llevar a Uno (todos) los demonios.
Example: I can picture Mr. Mukhtar in the stands on a cold winter's afternoon, beer in hand, wearing his scarf, shouting bloody murder.» shout + blue murder = poner el grito en el cielo, ponerse (hecho/como) un energúmeno, ponerse (hecho/como) una fiera, ponerse (como/hecho) un diablo, llevar a Uno el diablo, llevar a Uno (todos) los diablos, ponerse (hecho/como) un demonio, llevar a Uno el demonio, llevar a Uno (todos) los demonios.
Example: There are more religously motivated killings in America than what you have in Nigeria and yet nobody is shouting blue murder.murder2 = asesinar, matar.
Example: The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.