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uccisione
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English
Italian
Italian
I. kill [Brit kɪl, Am kɪl] N
1. kill (in bullfighting, hunting):
kill
uccisione f
to be in at the kill
assistere all'uccisione
I wanted to be in at the kill fig
volevo esserci nel momento culminante or cruciale
2. kill (prey):
kill
preda f
II. kill [Brit kɪl, Am kɪl] VB trans
1. kill (cause to die):
kill
uccidere, ammazzare
kill person, animal
fare morire
he killed her with a knife
l'ha uccisa con un coltello
he was killed by the disease
la malattia l'ha ucciso
he was killed by a drunken driver
è stato ammazzato da un autista ubriaco
they killed one another or each other
si sono ammazzati
killed outright
ucciso sul colpo
drink is slowly killing him
l'alcol lo sta uccidendo lentamente
killed in action or battle
caduto in guerra
I'll do it, even if it kills me! inf
lo farò, anche se dovessi rimetterci le penne!
I could have killed her!
l'avrei uccisa!
she didn't say anything, but if looks could kill …
non disse nulla, ma lo incenerì con lo sguardo
2. kill (make effort) inf:
it wouldn't kill you to turn up on time
non muori (mica) se arrivi puntuale
3. kill (hurt) inf:
my feet are killing me
i piedi mi fanno un male da morire
what kills me is not knowing
ciò che mi distrugge di più è non sapere
4. kill (end, stop):
kill rumour
eliminare, fare cessare
kill JOURN paragraph, story
eliminare, sopprimere
kill idea, proposal
scartare, bocciare, respingere
it killed her chances of getting a job
questo ha distrutto tutte le sue possibilità di trovare lavoro
that remark killed the conversation dead
quel commento ha stroncato la conversazione
5. kill (deaden):
kill smell, flavour
coprire
smoking kills the appetite
fumare toglie l'appetito
to kill the pain
attenuare or calmare or alleviare il dolore
6. kill (turn off) inf:
kill engine, machine, television, radio, light
spegnere
7. kill (spend):
to kill time
ammazzare il tempo (by doing facendo)
I have two hours to kill
devo fare passare due ore
8. kill (amuse) inf:
what kills me is that he knew all along
quello che mi fa morire (dal ridere) è che lui lo ha sempre saputo
III. kill [Brit kɪl, Am kɪl] VB intr
kill cancer, drinking:
kill
uccidere, ammazzare
IV. to kill oneself VB refl
to kill oneself
suicidarsi
to kill oneself doing fig
ammazzarsi a fare
don't kill yourself! iron
non ammazzarti!
to kill oneself laughing
morire dal ridere
they were all killing themselves laughing
stavano ridendo a crepapelle
kill off VB [kɪl -] (kill off [sth], kill [sth] off)
kill off weeds
eliminare, togliere
kill off crops
distruggere
kill off pests, opponents
eliminare
he kills off the heroine in the third act
fa morire l'eroina al terzo atto
kill or cure [Brit ˌkɪl ɔː ˈkjʊə] ADJ
kill or cure methods, approach:
kill or cure
radicale
to kill the golden goose
uccidere la gallina dalle uova d'oro
dressed to kill
vestita in modo da far colpo
Italian
Italian
English
English
uccisione
kill
la malerba non muore mai prov
= it is hard to kill the wicked
uccidere (far morire) persona, animale, pianta
to kill
uccidere qn in duello
to kill sb in a duel
uccidere qn a sangue freddo
to kill sb in cold blood
non uccidere BIBL
thou shalt not kill
uccidere
to kill
uccidere qc sul nascere
to kill sth in the egg
uccidersi
to kill oneself
uccidersi
to kill each other
uccidersi
to kill one another
ucciderebbe il padre e la madre per ottenere qc
he'd kill to get sth
uccidere la gallina dalle uova d'oro
to kill the golden goose
uccidere il vitello grasso
to kill the fatted calf
ammazzare (uccidere)
to kill
ammazzare il maiale
to kill or slaughter the pig
non ti ammazzi mica se arrivi puntuale
it wouldn't kill you to turn up on time
ammazzare il tempo facendo
to kill time by doing
ammazzare il tempo giocando a carte
to while away the hours, to kill time by playing cards
ammazzarsi
to kill oneself
non ti sei certo ammazzato di fatica!
you certainly didn't kill yourself!
ammazzarsi a fare
to kill oneself doing
ammazzarsi
to kill each other
ammazzarsi
to kill one another
suicidarsi
to kill oneself
English
English
Italian
Italian
I. kill [kɪl] N
1. kill (slaughter):
kill
uccisione f
2. kill hunting:
kill
preda f
Phrases:
to be in at the kill
essere presente al momento cruciale
to go in for the kill
assestare il colpo di grazia
II. kill [kɪl] VB intr
kill
uccidere
thou shalt not kill (Bible)
non uccidere
Phrases:
to be dressed to kill
essere tutto in ghingheri
III. kill [kɪl] VB trans
1. kill (cause to die):
kill
uccidere
to kill oneself
uccidersi
to kill oneself with laughter fig
morire dalle risate
this will kill you! fig
questa ti farà morire dalle risate!
not to kill oneself trying fig inf
non sforzarsi troppo
2. kill (destroy):
kill
distruggere
to kill the flavor of sth
uccidere il sapore di qc
my feet are killing me!
i piedi mi fanno male da morire!
to kill sb with kindness
sommergere qu di attenzioni
kill off VB trans
kill off
sterminare
kill off a disease
eradicare
to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
uccidere la gallina dalle uova d'oro
Italian
Italian
English
English
devitalizzare
to kill
devitalizzare un molare
to kill a molar
sbellicarsi dalle risate
to kill oneself laughing
uccidere
to kill
uccidersi
to kill oneself
uccidersi
to kill each other
ammazzare
to kill
ammazzare il tempo
to kill time
ammazzarsi
to kill oneself
freddare
to kill
prendere due piccioni con una fava prov
to kill two birds with one stone prov
prendere due -i con una fava fig
to kill two birds with one stone
Present
Ikill
youkill
he/she/itkills
wekill
youkill
theykill
Past
Ikilled
youkilled
he/she/itkilled
wekilled
youkilled
theykilled
Present Perfect
Ihavekilled
youhavekilled
he/she/ithaskilled
wehavekilled
youhavekilled
theyhavekilled
Past Perfect
Ihadkilled
youhadkilled
he/she/ithadkilled
wehadkilled
youhadkilled
theyhadkilled
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
to be in at the kill
essere presente al momento cruciale
to go in for the kill
assestare il colpo di grazia
to be dressed to kill
essere tutto in ghingheri
to kill oneself with laughter fig
morire dalle risate
not to kill oneself trying fig inf
non sforzarsi troppo
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Some vegans also avoid animal products such as leather for clothing and goose-fat for shoe polish.
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The next side has an owl, with a head reminding of a lion's, and a goose fighting a snake.
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The breed is a moderately good layer of eggs, producing as well as most other goose breeds.
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He wrote about birds such as goose and eagle owl.
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The prizes of a goose-pulling contest were trivial often the dead bird itself, other times contributions from the audience or rounds of drinks.
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