Translations for „slain“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . slain [sleɪn] VB trans, intr

slain pp of slay

II . slain [sleɪn] N liter

the slain pl

die Gefallenen pl

a monument to the slain

ein Kriegerdenkmal nt

See also slay

slay¹ <slew, slain> [sleɪ] VB trans

1. slay liter old (kill):

to slay a dragon

einen Drachen erlegen liter

to slay an enemy

einen Feind bezwingen liter

2. slay Am (murder):

to be slain

ermordet werden

to be found slain

ermordet aufgefunden werden

slay¹ <slew, slain> [sleɪ] VB trans

1. slay liter old (kill):

to slay a dragon

einen Drachen erlegen liter

to slay an enemy

einen Feind bezwingen liter

2. slay Am (murder):

to be slain

ermordet werden

to be found slain

ermordet aufgefunden werden

slay² <slayed, slayed> [sleɪ] VB trans inf (amuse)

that guy just slays me!

ich könnte mich über den Typ totlachen!

slay N

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slay sl fig

Opfer nt fig

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be found slain

ermordet aufgefunden werden

a monument to the slain

ein Kriegerdenkmal nt

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The minstrel arrives and plays the slain knight's bone-flute.

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Body parts of slain enemies have sometimes served as trophies since antiquity, in a practice called human trophy collecting.

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More than 9,000 people viewed the slain outlaw.

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Police believe the slain girls were innocent victims of a mistake by the attacker in identifying his true target.

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In 2001, the town decided to rename the plaza in front of police headquarters after the two slain officers.

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The bodies were discovered by an adult daughter of the elder slain couple.

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These include images of slain women and children.

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Sometimes the heads of slain enemies would be sent to these other clans as incentive or gifts to inspire them to join this alliance.

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The blood of a slain dragon is depicted as either beneficent or as poisonous in medieval legend and literary fiction.

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Recreational hunters often consume the flesh of slain animals as a minor portion of their diet, and may use the skins for decoration or clothing.

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