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kill
kill
Meaning of kill
English
to cause a living being to stop living
Deutsch
ein Lebewesen sterben lassen; den Tod verursachen
Pronunciation
British English
/kɪl/
American English
/kɪl/
kill with German translation
kill usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇩🇪German
We must not kill animals.
Wir dürfen keine Tiere töten.
🇬🇧English→🇩🇪German
The cat often kills mice.
Die Katze tötet oft Mäuse.
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What's the difference between kill, murder, and slay
ENHe was arrested for murdering his neighbor.
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🇬🇧English
slay
Literary or old-fashioned word for kill.
C1rare word
ENThe knight slew the dragon and saved the village.
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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 /kɪl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
kill definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Wir dürfen keine Tiere töten. Translation: We must not kill animals.
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