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noun (a person, animal etc that kills: There is a killer somewhere in the village; (also adjective) a killer disease.) asesinokiller n asesinotr['kɪləSMALLr/SMALL]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLkiller bee abeja asesinakiller instinct instinto asesinokiller whale orcakiller ['kɪlər] n: asesino m, -na fn.• asesino, -a s.m.,f.• matador, -ora s.m.,f.'kɪlər, 'kɪlə(r)['kɪlǝ(r)]the exam was a real killer — (colloq) el examen fue mortal or matador (fam); (before n) < shark> asesino; < disease> mortal
1. N1) (=murderer) asesino(-a) m / f2) *(fig)it's a killer — (=joke) es para morirse de risa *; (=task) es agotador; (=question) es muy difícil, es mortal *
2.CPDkiller application, killer app * N — aplicación f rompedora, aplicación f de excelente rendimiento
killer bee N — abeja f asesina
killer disease N — enfermedad f mortal
killer instinct N — (also fig) instinto m asesino
killer punch N — puñetazo m mortal
killer shark N — tiburón m asesino
killer whale N — orca f
* * *['kɪlər, 'kɪlə(r)]the exam was a real killer — (colloq) el examen fue mortal or matador (fam); (before n) < shark> asesino; < disease> mortal
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