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kill
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
b. assassiner (with premeditation)
The murderer had killed four people in the village before the police figured out it was her.La meurtrière avait assassiné quatre personnes dans le village avant que la police ne découvre que c'était elle.
2. (figurative) (to put an end to)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. mettre fin à
The war killed all of Arthur's dreams.La guerre a mis fin à tous les rêves d’Arthur.
3. (figurative) (to turn off)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
4. (colloquial) (figurative) (to hurt)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. tuer (colloquial) (figurative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
This migraine is killing me!Cette migraine me tue !
b. faire très mal à
Those shoes kill Eric, but he loves them.Ces chaussures font très mal à Eric, mais il les adore.
5. (figurative) (to deaden)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
6. (figurative) (to fill)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. tuer (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Lucy tried to kill time by reading a book.Lucy a essayé de tuer le temps en lisant un livre.
7. (colloquial) (figurative) (to amuse)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. faire mourir de rire (colloquial) (figurative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Matt's stories kill me.Les histoires de Matt me font mourir de rire.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
a. la proie (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
When the lion caught its kill, the birds scattered.Quand le lion a attrapé sa proie, les oiseaux se sont envolés.
b. la chasse (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The kill was pretty meager, but we're still bringing back a little game.La chasse était bien maigre, mais nous rapportons quand même un peu de gibier.
10. (figurative) (sports)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. le smash (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Lilian had three kills in the volleyball game.Lilian a réussi trois smashs pendant le match de volley.
Conjugations
Indicative of "kill"
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