kill

kill
kill [kɪl]
1. transitive verb
   a. tuer
• the earthquake killed five people le tremblement de terre a fait cinq morts
• to be killed in action tomber au champ d'honneur
• he certainly wasn't killing himself le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est qu'il ne se surmenait pas
• I'll do it (even) if it kills me je le ferai même si je dois y laisser ma peau (inf)
• my feet are killing me j'ai un de ces (inf) mal aux pieds(PROV) to kill two birds with one stone(PROV) faire d'une pierre deux coups
   b. [+ proposal] faire échouer ; [+ rumour] étouffer ; [+ pain] supprimer
• to kill time tuer le temps
2. intransitive verb
[cancer, drugs, drink] tuer
3. noun
(at hunt) mise f à mort
• the tiger had made a kill le tigre avait tué une proie
• the lion dragged his kill over to the trees le lion a traîné sa proie sous les arbres
► kill off separable transitive verb
[+ people] tuer ; [+ weeds, infection] éliminer
* * *
[kɪl] 1.
noun
1) (in hunting) mise f à mort

to be in at the kill — lit assister à la mise à mort; fig assister au dénouement

2) (prey) proie f
2.
transitive verb
1) (cause to die) tuer

they killed one another ou each other — ils se sont entre-tués

killed in action ou battle — tombé au champ d'honneur

I'll do it, even if it kills me! — (colloq) je le ferai, même si je dois y laisser ma peau! (colloq)

2) (colloq) (make effort)

it wouldn't kill you to turn up on time — tu pourrais faire l'effort d'arriver à l'heure

3) (colloq) (hurt)

my feet are killing me — j'ai mal aux pieds

4) (end, stop) arrêter [rumour]; supprimer [story]; faire échouer [idea]

that remark killed the conversation dead — cette remarque a jeté un froid dans la conversation

5) (deaden) tuer [smell, flavour]; faire disparaître [pain]; ôter [appetite]
6) (colloq) (turn off) couper [engine]; éteindre [television, light]
7) (spend)

to kill time — tuer le temps (by doing en faisant)

I have two hours to kill — j'ai deux heures à attendre

3.
intransitive verb tuer
4.
reflexive verb

to kill oneself — se suicider

to kill oneself doing — fig se tuer à faire

to kill oneself laughing — être mort de rire

Phrasal Verbs:

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