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murder [ˈmɜ:dər]1. noun3. compounds► murder trial noun ≈ procès m pour homicide* * *['mɜːdə(r)] 1.1) meurtre mattempted murder — tentative f de meurtre or d'assassinat
2) (colloq)2.noun modifier [ inquiry, investigation] sur un meurtre; [ scene, weapon] du crime; [ squad, trial] criminel/-elle; [ story, mystery] policier/-ièremurder hunt — chasse f à l'assassin
murder suspect — meurtrier/-ière m/f présumé/-e
3.murder victim — victime f (d'un meurtre)
transitive verb2) (colloq)I could murder her! — (colloq) je l'étranglerais volontiers!
3) (colloq) massacrer (colloq) [language, piece of music]4) (colloq) ( defeat) écraser (colloq)4.murdered past participle adjectivethe murdered man/woman — la victime
••to get away with murder — [dishonest person] exercer ses talents en toute impunité
to yell blue murder — GB [child] crier comme un putois
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A n2 ○ ( hell) it's murder in town today! c'est infernal en ville aujourd'hui ○ ! ; finding a parking space here is sheer murder! trouver à se garer ici, c'est infernal ○ ! ; to be murder on the feet/nerves être un cauchemar pour les pieds/nerfs.B modif [inquiry, investigation] sur un meurtre ; [scene, weapon] du crime ; [squad, trial] criminel/-elle ; murder hunt chasse f à l'assassin ; murder suspect meurtrier présumé/meurtrière présumée m/f ; murder victim victime f (d'un meurtre) ; gen [story, mystery] policier/-ière.C vtr3 ○ ( ruin) massacrer ○ [language, piece of music] ;4 ○ ( defeat) écraser ○, battre [qn] à plates coutures [team, opponents] ;to get away with murder [dishonest people] s'en tirer impunément ; that child gets away with murder! on lui passe tout à cet enfant! ; to scream ou yell blue GB ou bloody US murder ○ [child] crier comme un putois ; [public figure, press] s'indigner.
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