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1 sale, for, slaughter
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2 slaughter
A n1 ( in butchery) abattage m ; to send sth for slaughter envoyer qch à l'abattage ; to go to slaughter aller à l'abattoir ;B vtr1 ( in butchery) abattre ;2 ( massacre) massacrer ;like a lamb to the slaughter comme un agneau à l'abattoir. -
3 slaughter
slaughter [ˈslɔ:tər]1. nounmassacrer ; ( = kill for meat) abattre* * *['slɔːtə(r)] 1.1) ( in butchery) abattage m2) ( massacre) massacre m, boucherie (colloq) f; ( road deaths) carnage m2.transitive verb1) ( in butchery) abattre2) ( massacre) massacrer3) (colloq) fig ( defeat) écraser•• -
4 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.) massacre2) (the killing of animals for food: Methods of slaughter must be humane.) abattage2. verb1) (to kill (animals) for food: Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.) abattre2) (to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers.) massacrer3) (to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly: Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side.) écraser• -
5 slaughter-house
noun (a place where animals are killed in order to be sold for food; an abattoir.) abattoir -
6 poleaxe
1 noun(b) (for slaughter) merlin m(hit → person) assommer; (→ animal) abattre avec un merlin;∎ figurative she was poleaxed by the news la nouvelle l'a abasourdie ou assommée -
7 sustenance
1 ( nourishment) valeur f nutritive ; there isn't much sustenance in those meals ces repas ne sont pas très nutritifs ;2 ( food) nourriture f ; to provide sustenance for sb [foodstuff] être une nourriture pour qn ; the slaughter of animals for sustenance l'abattage des bêtes pour l'alimentation ; I need some sustenance! hum j'ai besoin de me sustenter! hum ; spiritual sustenance fig nourriture f spirituelle. -
8 murder
murder ['mɜ:də(r)]1 noun∎ he's up on a murder charge il est accusé de meurtre;∎ figurative he gets away with murder il peut tout se permettre, personne ne lui dit quoi que ce soit;∎ their kids get away with murder leurs gosses font absolument tout ce qu'ils veulent∎ the traffic is murder on Fridays il y a une circulation épouvantable le vendredi;∎ it's murder trying to get her to agree ce n'est pas une mince affaire que d'obtenir son consentement;∎ it's murder trying to park in the town centre c'est l'enfer pour trouver à se garer dans le centre-ville;∎ standing all day is murder on your feet ça fait vachement mal aux pieds de rester debout toute la journée∎ the local team got murdered at the weekend l'équipe locale s'est fait écraser ce week-endà l'assassin!►► murder hunt chasse f à l'homme (pour retrouver l'auteur d'un meurtre);murder mystery weekend = jeu de rôle étalé sur un week-end pendant lequel des gens s'amusent à jouer aux détectives après qu'un meurtre fictif a été commis;murder trial procès m pour meurtre;murder weapon arme f du crime✾ Book 'Murder considered as one of the Fine Arts' De Quincey 'De l'assassinat considéré comme un des beaux-arts'
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