Kill - translation, pronunciation and examples
kill
To cause a living being to stop living.
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When to use kill
убить жука
убить муху
убить змею
убить животное
убить птицу
kill usage examples
Некоторые химические вещества могут быстро убивать бактерии.
Certain chemicals can kill bacteria quickly.
Загрязнение от завода может убить рыбу ниже по течению.
The factory's waste could kill the fish downstream.
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General neutral verb meaning to cause a living thing to stop living.
Specifically an unlawful or intentional killing of a person; a legal/criminal term.
A literary or archaic term often used for heroic, mythic, or dramatic killings (also used historically).
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General neutral verb meaning to cause a living thing to stop living.
He killed the snake in the garden.
Он убил змею в саду.
Specifically an unlawful or intentional killing of a person; a legal/criminal term.
He was arrested for murdering his neighbor.
Его арестовали за убийство соседа.
A literary or archaic term often used for heroic, mythic, or dramatic killings (also used historically).
The knight slew the dragon and saved the village.
Рыцарь убил дракона и спас деревню.
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How to pronounce kill and what this word means
kill translation: убивать. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce kill
/ˈkɪl/
kill translation
убивать
kill examples
Certain chemicals can kill bacteria quickly.
kill transcription
/ˈkɪl/, /ˈkɪl/
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kill meaning: what does it mean?
To cause a living being to stop living.
kill pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
kill is pronounced as /ˈkɪl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
kill definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Certain chemicals can kill bacteria quickly. Translation: Некоторые химические вещества могут быстро убивать бактерии.
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