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1 kill
[kil] 1. verb(to cause the death of: He killed the rats with poison; The outbreak of typhoid killed many people; The flat tyre killed our hopes of getting home before midnight.) drepa, gera að engu2. noun(an act of killing: The hunter was determined to make a kill before returning to the camp.) dráp- killer- kill off
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2 pasteurise
(to heat food, especially milk, for a time to kill germs in it.) gerilsneyða- pasteurisation -
3 pasteurize
(to heat food, especially milk, for a time to kill germs in it.) gerilsneyða- pasteurisation -
4 smother
1) (to kill or die from lack of air, caused especially by a thick covering over the mouth and nose; to suffocate: He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face.) kæfa2) (to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly: He threw sand on the fire to smother it.) kæfa3) (to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm: When he got home his children smothered him with kisses.) þekja -
5 suffocate
(to kill, die, cause distress to or feel distress, through lack of air or the prevention of free breathing: A baby may suffocate if it sleeps with a pillow; The smoke was suffocating him; May I open the window? I'm suffocating.) kæfa; kafna -
6 threaten
verb (to make or be a threat (to): She threatened to kill herself; He threatened me with violence / with a gun; A storm is threatening.) hóta, ógna -
7 butcher
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8 shoot
[ʃu:t] 1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) skjóta2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) skjóta3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) senda (e-ð) leiftursnöggt4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) skjótast, þjóta, þeyta(st)5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) kvikmynda6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) skjóta (á mark)7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) skjóta; stunda skotveiðar2. noun(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) sproti- shoot down
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9 slaughter
['slo:tə] 1. noun1) (the killing of people or animals in large numbers, cruelly and usually unnecessarily: Many people protested at the annual slaughter of seals.) slátrun; blóðsúthelling2) (the killing of animals for food: Methods of slaughter must be humane.) slátrun2. verb1) (to kill (animals) for food: Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.) slátra2) (to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers.) brytja niður, strádrepa3) (to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly: Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side.) slátra• -
10 spear
[spiə] 1. noun(a type of long-handled weapon, usually with an iron or steel point on the end: He was armed with a spear and a round shield.) spjót2. verb(to pierce or kill with a spear: He went out in a boat and speared some fish.) veiða/stinga með spjóti3. verb(to lead (a movement, an attack etc).) veita forystu -
11 bag
[bæɡ] 1. noun1) (a container made of soft material (eg cloth, animal skin, plastic etc): She carried a small bag.) veski2) (a quantity of fish or game caught: Did you get a good bag today?) veiði, fengur2. verb1) (to put into a bag.) sekkja, setja í poka2) (to kill (game).) veiða•- baggy- bags of
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12 bait
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13 beseech
[bi'si: ]past tense, past participles - besought; verb(to beg: Don't kill him - I beseech you!) sárbæna -
14 cull
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15 destroy
[di'stroi]1) (to put an end to or make useless; to ruin: Vandals destroyed the painting.) eyðileggja2) (to kill (animals): This poison destroys rats.) eyða, drepa• -
16 electrocute
[i'lektrəkju:t]1) (to kill or injure (a person etc) accidentally by electricity: The child was electrocuted when he touched an uncovered electric wire.) verða fyrir raflosti og láta lífið2) (to put (a person) to death by means of electricity.) taka af lífi með raflosti -
17 gas
[ɡæs] 1. noun1) (a substance like air: Oxygen is a gas.) lofttegund2) (any gas which is used for heating, cooking etc.) gas3) (a gas which is used by dentists as an anaesthetic.) svæfingagas4) (a poisonous or irritating gas used in war etc: The police used tear gas to control the riot.) táragas2. verb(to poison or kill (a person or animal) with gas: He was gassed during World War I.) beita gasi á- gaseous- gassy
- gassiness
- gas chamber
- gas mask
- gas meter
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18 hang
[hæŋ]past tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) hengja2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) hanga3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) hengja4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) hanga (niður)5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) hengja (haus)•- hanger- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
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19 massacre
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20 murder
['mə:də] 1. noun1) ((an act of) killing a person on purpose and illegally: The police are treating his death as a case of murder; an increase in the number of murders.) morð2) (any killing or causing of death that is considered as bad as this: the murder of innocent people by terrorists.) morð2. verb(to kill (a person) on purpose and illegally: He murdered two children.) myrða- murderer- murderous
- murderously
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