uccidersi col gas

kill

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uccidere v.tr. to kill (anche fig.); ( assassinare) to murder; ( trucidare) to slay; ( massacrare) to massacre, to slaughter; ( macellare) to butcher, to slaughter; ( a pugnalate) to stab to death; ( con arma da fuoco) to shoot*: fu ucciso in un incidente di auto, he was killed in a car accident; furono uccisi in uno scontro a fuoco con la polizia, they were killed in a shoot-out (o gunfight) with the police; il freddo la uccise, the cold killed her; il dolore lo uccise, he died of a broken heart (o of sorrow); Lincoln fu ucciso da un fanatico, Lincoln was murdered by a fanatic; il macellaio uccide le bestie una volta alla settimana, the butcher slaughters once a week; uccidere qlcu. sparandogli alla testa, to shoot s.o. in the head.

◘ uccidersi v.rifl.

1 ( rimaner ucciso) to get* killed, to be killed: si è ucciso con l'auto, he was killed in a car crash

2 ( suicidarsi) to kill oneself, to commit suicide, to take* one's own life: quel giovane si uccise per disperazione, that young man committed suicide in despair; si è ucciso con il gas, he gassed himself.

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1. [ut'tʃidere]

(gen) to kill, (assassinare) to murder, kill, (sogg : malattia) to carry off, kill

2. vr (uccidersi)

1) (uso reciproco) to kill each other

2) (suicidarsi) to kill o.s.

3. vip (uccidersi)

(perdere la vita) to be killed

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verbo transitivo to kill [persona, animale, pianta]; (con arma da fuoco) to shoot down, to shoot dead [ persona]

verbo pronominale uccidersi

1) (suicidarsi) to kill oneself

2) (reciprocamente) to kill each other, to kill one another

3) (morire) to get* killed

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uccidere

/ut't∫idere/ [35]

I verbo transitivo

 to kill [persona, animale, pianta]; (con arma da fuoco) to shoot down, to shoot dead [ persona]; uccidere qcn. a bastonate to club sb. to death; l'avrei ucciso! I could have killed him! questo caldo mi uccide fig. this heat is killing me

II uccidersi verbo pronominale

 1 (suicidarsi) to kill oneself

 2 (reciprocamente) to kill each other, to kill one another

 3 (morire) to get* killed

IDIOMS

uccidere la gallina dalle uova d'oro to kill the golden goose; uccidere il vitello grasso to kill the fatted calf.

1. [ut'tʃidere]

(gen) to kill, (assassinare) to murder, kill, (sogg : malattia) to carry off, kill

2. vr (uccidersi)

1) (uso reciproco) to kill each other

2) (suicidarsi) to kill o.s.

3. vip (uccidersi)

(perdere la vita) to be killed