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kill1

/kɪl/

Translation

v [t, i]
matar
ultimar amér.
chingar amér. col.
hacer mucha gracia
He kills me
Me parto de la risa con él
to be killed
morir
fallecer
He was killed in an accident
Falleció en un accidente
to kill two birds with one stone
matar dos pájaros de un tiro col.
to kill sth/sb off [m]
(Definition of kill v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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