murder

Mord

Das Verbrechen, einen anderen Menschen absichtlich zu töten.

In einfachem Englisch: The crime of deliberately killing another person.

• Police are investigating a murder.
• She was charged with murder last week.
• Two murders occurred in the town that year.

Synonyme: homicide

Häufige Wendungen: commit murder, murder investigation, charged with murder, murder trial

Krähenschwarm

Eine Gruppe von Krähen, manchmal auch von Raben.

In einfachem Englisch: A group of crows, or sometimes ravens.

• A murder of crows crossed the sky.
• We watched a murder of crows feeding in the field.
• The tree sheltered a noisy murder of ravens.

So benutzt man es: a murder of crows (A murder of crows gathered beside the barn.)

Synonyme: flock

Häufige Wendungen: murder of crows, murder of ravens

ermorden

Einen anderen Menschen absichtlich und rechtswidrig töten.

In einfachem Englisch: To deliberately and illegally kill another person.

• Someone murdered the shop owner.
• Police believe he was murdered at home.
• The killer murdered two witnesses before escaping.

Synonyme: kill, assassinate

Häufige Wendungen: murder someone, murder a witness, murder a rival

umbringen, fertigmachen

Jemanden bestrafen oder heftig ausschimpfen, als übertriebene Drohung im Zorn gesagt.

In einfachem Englisch: To punish or speak angrily to someone, said as an exaggerated threat.

• Mum will murder me for this mess!
• I’ll murder him if he’s lost my keys again.
• Her boss nearly murdered her for missing the meeting.

So benutzt man es: murder someone for something (Dad will murder me for breaking his favorite mug.)

Synonyme: tell off, chew out

Häufige Wendungen: murder someone, murder someone for something