Translations for „killing“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

killing N

killing (of a person)

assassinato m

killing (of an animal)

matança f

to make a killing fig inf

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I . kill [kɪl] N no pl

kill

matança f

II . kill [kɪl] VB trans

1. kill (cause to die):

kill

matar

2. kill (destroy):

kill

destruir

to kill the flavor of sth

tirar o gosto de a. c.

lack of romance can kill a marriage

a falta de romance pode destruir um casamento

kill off VB trans

kill off

exterminar

the plant life was killed off by air pollution

a flora foi exterminada pela poluição do ar

the plant life was killed off by air pollution a disease

erradicar

Usage examples with killing

to make a killing fig inf

ganhar uma nota preta