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A n1 (in bullfighting, hunting) mise f à mort ; to be in at the kill lit assister à la mise à mort ; I wanted to be in at the kill fig je voulais assister au dénouement ;2 ( prey) proie f.B vtr1 ( cause to die) tuer [person, animal] ; he killed her with a knife il l'a tuée avec un couteau ; he was killed by the disease la maladie l'a tué ; he was killed by a drunken driver il a été tué par un conducteur ivre ; they killed one another ou each other ils se sont entre-tués ; killed outright tué sur le coup ; drink is slowly killing him l'alcool le détruit lentement ; killed in action ou battle tombé au champ d'honneur ; I'll do it, even if it kills me ○ ! je le ferai, même si je dois y laisser ma peau ○ ! ; I could have killed her! je l'aurais tuée! ; she didn't say anything, but if looks could kill… elle n'a rien dit mais ses yeux lançaient des éclairs ;2 ○ ( make effort) it wouldn't kill you to turn up on time cela ne te ferait pas de mal d'arriver à l'heure ;3 ○ ( hurt) my feet are killing me j'ai mal aux pieds ; what kills me is not knowing ce qui me tue, c'est de ne pas savoir ;4 (end, stop) arrêter [rumour] ; supprimer [paragraph, story] Journ ; faire échouer [idea, proposal] ; it killed her chances of getting a job cela a anéanti toutes ses chances d'obtenir un emploi ; that remark killed the conversation dead cette remarque a jeté un froid dans la conversation ;5 ( deaden) tuer [smell, flavour] ; smoking kills the appetite fumer ôte tout appétit ; to kill the pain faire disparaître la douleur ;7 ( spend) to kill time tuer le temps (by doing en faisant) ; I have two hours to kill j'ai deux heures à attendre ;8 ○ ( amuse) what kills me is that he knew all along le plus drôle, c'est qu'il le savait déjà.C vi [cancer, drinking] tuer.D v refl to kill oneself se suicider ; to kill oneself doing fig se tuer à faire ; don't kill yourself! iron surtout ne te fatigue pas trop! ; to kill oneself laughing être mort de rire ; they were all killing themselves laughing ils étaient tous morts de rire.■ kill off:▶ kill off [sth], kill [sth] off détruire [weeds, crops] ; éliminer [pests, opponents] ; he kills off the heroine in the third act il fait mourir l'héroïne au troisième acte. -
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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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