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öldürmek Kill Transitive Sth Verb Killed  /Kɪl   Katletmek

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Kind verb
Front kill 
IPA  /kɪl   / verb
Back öldürmek; katletmek
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kill (verb)

 /kɪl   / verb
 
 1 [intransitive, transitive]
to make sb/sth die
öldürmek; katletmek
 Smoking kills.
 She was killed instantly in the crash.
 2 [transitive] (spoken)
to be very angry with sb
çok kızmak
 My mum will kill me when she sees this mess.
 3 [transitive]
to cause sth to end or fail
meseleyi kapatmak;
sona erdirmek
 The minister's opposition killed the idea stone dead.
 Jake's tactless comment killed the conversation.
 4 [transitive] (informal)
to cause sb pain; to hurt
mahvetmek, bitirmek, öldürmek
 My feet are killing me.
 5 [transitive] (informal)
 kill yourself/sb
to make yourself/sb laugh a lot
gülmekten ölmek;
gülmekten öldürmek
 We were killing ourselves laughing.
IDIOMS
kill time, an hour, etc.
to spend time doing sth that is not interesting or important while you are waiting for sth else to happen
vakit öldürmek, vakit geçirmek
 I had a couple of hours to kill before my train, so I went for a coffee.
kill two birds with one stone
to do one thing which will achieve two results
bir taşla iki kuş vurmak
PHRASAL VERB
kill sth off
to cause sth to die or to not exist any more
ortadan kaldırmak
 The company has killed off competitors with its aggressive marketing.
KILL
Murder birini kasıtlı olarak öldürmek demektir:
 This was no accident. The old lady was murdered.
Assassinate birini siyasi sebeplerle oldürmek (suikast) anlamına gelir:
 President Kennedy was assassinated.
Slaughter ve massacre (katliam) ise çok sayıda kişiyi toplu olarak öldürmek anlamında kullanılır:
 Hundreds of people were massacred when the army opened fire on the crowd.
Slaughter 'ın aynı zamanda etini yemek amacıyla hayvan öldürmek anlamı da vardır.
 

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