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killing Meaning in Spanish (killing significado en español)

nounasesinato
verbmatar
adjectivematador
asesinato in English:killing
Phonetic:asɛsiˈnato
Plural: killings
Gender:Masculino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de killing en español es asesinato, matar, matador. (El acto de causar la muerte de una persona o animal, a menudo intencionalmente o violentamente.)

Definitions of Killing

  1. 1
    noun
    asesinato

    The act of causing the death of a person or animal, often intentionally or violently.

    El acto de causar la muerte de una persona o animal, a menudo intencionalmente o violentamente.

  2. 2
    verb
    matar

    The present participle and gerund form of the verb 'to kill', referring to the action of ending a life.

    La forma del participio presente y gerundio del verbo 'matar', refiriéndose a la acción de acabar con una vida.

  3. 3
    adjective(informal)
    matador

    Used informally to describe something that is extremely funny, impressive, or successful.

    Usado informalmente para describir algo que es extremadamente divertido, impresionante o exitoso.

Example Sentences

formal

“The police are investigating a brutal killing that occurred last night.”

La policía está investigando un brutal asesinato que ocurrió anoche.

formal

“He was accused of killing an innocent bystander during the robbery.”

Fue acusado de matar a un transeúnte inocente durante el robo.

casual

“That joke was absolutely killing, everyone burst into laughter.”

Ese chiste fue absolutamente matador, todos estallaron en risas.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

homicidiomuerteeliminación

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

vidanacimiento

In English:

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivekill
third person singularkills
past tensekilled
agent nounkiller
adjectivedeadly

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

make a killingidiom

To make a large profit very quickly and easily.

killing timecollocation

To pass time while waiting for something, often by doing something unimportant.