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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmatar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ma-tar
"El cazador mató al ciervo para alimentarse."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cause the death of a living being.
"The hunter killed the deer for food." - 2
To put an end to something.
"The new law aims to kill the spread of misinformation."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'killen', which likely stems from Old English 'cwellan' (to put to death, kill) combined with Old Norse 'kolla' (to beat on the head). Over centuries, the phonetic evolution shifted the ending consonant sound while broadening the semantic range from judicial execution to general cessation of life.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kill" is said worldwide
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tuer
Transliteration: tye
"Il a tué le cerf pour se nourrir."
töten
Transliteration: tö-ten
"Der Jäger tötete den Hirsch zum Essen."
uccidere
Transliteration: oo-chee-deh-reh
"Il cacciatore ha ucciso il cervo per nutrirsi."
matar
Transliteration: ma-tar
"El cazador mató al ciervo para alimentarse."
matar
Transliteration: ma-tar
"O caçador matou o cervo para se alimentar."
मारना
Transliteration: maarna
"शिकारी ने भोजन के लिए हिरण को मारा।"
杀死
Transliteration: shā sǐ
"猎人为了食物杀死了鹿。"
죽이다
Transliteration: jugida
"사냥꾼이 음식을 위해 사슴을 죽였다."
殺す
Transliteration: korosu
"狩人は食べるために鹿を殺した。"
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