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kill [kɪl](a) (person, animal) tuer;∎ to kill oneself se tuer, formal se donner la mort;∎ the frost killed the flowers le gel a tué les fleurs;∎ I'll finish it even if it kills me j'en viendrai à bout même si je dois me tuer à la tâche;∎ don't kill yourself working ne te tue pas au travail;∎ this'll kill you or cure you! si ça ne te fait pas de mal, ça te fera peut-être du bien!;∎ humorous he didn't exactly kill himself to find a job il ne s'est pas trop fatigué pour trouver du travail;∎ humorous don't kill yourself! ne te fatigue pas trop!, ne te tue pas à la tâche!;∎ if you tell them, I'll kill you! si tu leur dis, je te tue!;∎ this joke will kill you cette plaisanterie va te faire mourir de rire;∎ they were killing themselves (laughing or with laughter) ils étaient morts de rire;∎ proverb to kill two birds with one stone faire d'une pierre deux coups;∎ to kill time tuer le temps∎ these shoes are killing me ces chaussures me font souffrir le martyre;∎ my back's killing me j'ai très ou horriblement mal au dos□ ;∎ the heat will kill you tu vas crever de chaleur(c) (put an end to) tuer, mettre fin à;∎ the accident killed all his hopes of becoming a dancer avec son accident ses espoirs de devenir danseur se sont évanouis ou envolés∎ this injection should kill the pain cette piqûre devrait atténuer la douleur;∎ to kill the sound étouffer ou amortir le son∎ the Senate killed the appropriations bill le Sénat a fait échouer le projet de loi de finances∎ Press the editor had to kill the story le rédacteur en chef a dû supprimer l'article∎ to kill the engine arrêter le moteur;∎ to kill the lights éteindre les lumières□tuer;∎ to shoot to kill tirer dans l'intention de tuer;∎ Bible thou shalt not kill tu ne tueras point;∎ it's a case of kill or cure c'est un remède de cheval;∎ familiar I'd kill for a beer je me damnerais pour une bière3 noun(a) (act of killing → animal) mise f à mort;∎ the tiger had made three kills that week le tigre avait tué à trois reprises ou avait fait trois victimes cette semaine-là;∎ to be in at the kill assister au coup de grâce;∎ to move in for the kill donner ou porter le coup de grâce∎ the kill was plentiful la chasse a été bonne∎ figurative high prices could kill off the tourist trade des prix élevés pourraient porter un coup fatal au tourisme(b) (fictional character) faire mourir
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Kill or Cure — may refer to:* Kill or Cure (1923 film), a film starring Stan Laurel * Kill or Cure (1962 film), a British comedy film;See also * Killed or Cured , an album by The New Amsterdams … Wikipedia
kill or cure — phrase an action you take that will either destroy something or save it completely Thesaurus: ways of solving problemssynonym Main entry: kill * * * ˌkill or ˈcure f8 idiom ( … Useful english dictionary
kill or cure — British & Australian a way of solving a problem which will either fail completely or be very successful. Having a baby can be kill or cure for a troubled marriage … New idioms dictionary
Kill or Cure (1923 film) — Infobox Film name = Kill or Cure image size = caption = director = Scott Pembroke producer = Hal Roach writer = narrator = starring = Stan Laurel music = cinematography = Frank Young editing = distributor = released = 15 July, 1923 runtime = 11… … Wikipedia
Kill or Cure (1962 film) — Infobox Film | name = Kill or Cure director = George Pollock writers = David Pursall Jack Seddon runtime = 88 min. country = United Kingdom Kill or Cure is a 1962 British comedy film, in which an inept police officer is called to investigate the… … Wikipedia
kill or cure — an action you take that will either destroy something or save it completely … English dictionary
Cure — Cure, v. i. 1. To pay heed; to care; to give attention. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To restore health; to effect a cure. [1913 Webster] Whose smile and frown, like to Achilles spear, Is able with the change to kill and cure. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kill — kill1 W1S1 [kıl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make somebody/something die)¦ 2 kill yourself 3¦(make something stop/fail)¦ 4¦(be angry with somebody)¦ 5¦(annoyed/sad)¦ 6 would/could kill for something 7 my head/back etc is killing me 8 kill time/an hour etc 9… … Dictionary of contemporary English
kill — 1 /kIl/ verb 1 MAKE SB/STH DIE (I, T) to make a living thing die: His parents were killed in a plane crash. | What s the best way to kill weeds? | Drug abuse can kill. | kill yourself: You re going to kill yourself on that motorcycle. | The jury… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
kill — I UK [kɪl] / US verb Word forms kill : present tense I/you/we/they kill he/she/it kills present participle killing past tense killed past participle killed *** Other ways of saying kill: murder to deliberately kill someone: She denied murdering… … English dictionary
kill — kill1 [ kıl ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make a person or other living thing die: Each year thousands of people are killed and injured on the roads. Many people believe that killing animals for sport is morally wrong. Speed kills … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
