kill

uccidere

Causare la morte di una persona, un animale o un altro essere vivente.

In inglese semplice: To cause a person, animal, or other living thing to die.

• The poison killed the insects.
• Many people were killed in the storm.
• Can this disease kill a healthy adult?

Sinonimi: assassinate, dispatch, drill, ice

Contrari: save, revive

Espressioni comuni: kill someone, kill insects

porre fine a, stroncare

Fermare qualcosa o impedirne la continuazione o la realizzazione.

In inglese semplice: To stop something from continuing or happening.

• That argument killed the mood.
• The council killed our proposal.
• High costs could kill the whole project.

Sinonimi: end, stop, put an end to

Espressioni comuni: kill a plan, kill the mood

fare molto male a

Causare molto dolore o forte disagio a qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: To cause someone a lot of pain or discomfort.

• My back is killing me.
• Those tight shoes killed my feet.
• Is your headache still killing you?

Sinonimi: hurt, cause pain

Espressioni comuni: kill someone, kill my feet

spegnere, disattivare

Far smettere di funzionare una macchina o un sistema, spesso spegnendolo.

In inglese semplice: To stop a machine or system from working, often by switching it off.

• Kill the engine and wait here.
• The power cut killed the computer.
• She killed the lights before leaving.

Sinonimi: shut off, switch off, disable

Contrari: activate

Espressioni comuni: kill the engine, kill the power

rovinare, distruggere

Danneggiare gravemente qualcosa trattandolo male o usandolo troppo.

In inglese semplice: To damage something badly through rough treatment or heavy use.

• These paths will kill your shoes.
• The frost killed our lawn.
• Years of heavy use killed the old sofa.

Sinonimi: ruin, wreck, destroy

Espressioni comuni: kill your shoes, kill the grass

far morire dal ridere

Far ridere moltissimo qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: To make someone laugh a lot.

• Your jokes kill me.
• That silly impression killed us.
• The comedian killed the audience with his final story.

Sinonimi: crack up, amuse

Espressioni comuni: kill me, kill the audience

uccisione

Atto che causa la morte di una persona o di un animale.

In inglese semplice: An act that causes a person or animal to die.

• The lion made a kill.
• The hunter wanted a quick kill.
• The pack made several kills that winter.

Sinonimi: killing

Espressioni comuni: a clean kill, make a kill

preda

Animale ucciso da un cacciatore o da un altro animale.

In inglese semplice: An animal that another animal or a hunter has killed.

• The leopard hid its kill.
• Vultures gathered around the lion’s kill.
• The wolves carried their kills back to the den.

Sinonimi: prey, carcass

Espressioni comuni: its kill, a fresh kill