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1 massacre
I ['mæsəkə(r)]nome massacro m. (anche fig.)II ['mæsəkə(r)]verbo transitivo massacrare (anche fig.)* * *['mæsəkə] 1. noun1) (the killing of a large number of usually people, especially with great cruelty.) massacro2) (a very bad defeat: That last game was a complete massacre.) massacro2. verb(to kill (large numbers) cruelly.) massacrare* * *massacre /ˈmæsəkə(r)/n. [cu](to) massacre /ˈmæsəkə(r)/v. t.1 massacrare; far strage di; trucidare2 (fig. fam.) battere; sconfiggere; stracciare (fig. fam.).* * *I ['mæsəkə(r)]nome massacro m. (anche fig.)II ['mæsəkə(r)]verbo transitivo massacrare (anche fig.) -
2 slaughter
I ['slɔːtə(r)]1) (in butchery) macellazione f., macello m.2) (massacre) macello m.3) sport fig. massacro m.••II ['slɔːtə(r)]1) (in butchery) macellare2) (massacre) massacrare3) sport colloq. massacrare, stracciare* * *['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.) massacro2) (the killing of animals for food: Methods of slaughter must be humane.) macellazione2. verb1) (to kill (animals) for food: Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.) macellare2) (to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers.) massacrare3) (to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly: Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side.) criticare; sconfiggere•* * *slaughter /ˈslɔ:tə(r)/n. [u]2 (fig.) macello; carneficina; massacro; strage: the slaughter of the innocents, la strage degli innocenti● (fig.) the weekend slaughter on the roads, la strage del week-end dovuta agli incidenti stradali.(to) slaughter /ˈslɔ:tə(r)/v. t.2 (fig.) far macello di; far strage di; massacrare; trucidare4 (fam.) fare a pezzi; stroncare; criticare aspramente.* * *I ['slɔːtə(r)]1) (in butchery) macellazione f., macello m.2) (massacre) macello m.3) sport fig. massacro m.••II ['slɔːtə(r)]1) (in butchery) macellare2) (massacre) massacrare3) sport colloq. massacrare, stracciare
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