What is 'matanza' called in English?

'matanza' in English is called "Slaughter". Slaughter refers to: Matar animales, especialmente para alimentarse, de forma cruel o violenta.

How do you pronounce 'Slaughter' and 'matanza'?

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What is an example sentence for Slaughter in Spanish?

English: "The farmers slaughter their pigs in the autumn." | Spanish: "Los granjeros matan a sus cerdos en otoño."

verb · noun

English to Spanish Dictionary

slaughter Meaning in Spanish (slaughter significado en español)

verbmatanza, matar, derrotar

nounmatanza

Sinónimos:sacrificiocarniceríamasacre

matanza in English:slaughter

Phonetic:maˈtanθa

Plural: slaughters

Gender:Femenino

Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de slaughter en español es matanza, matar, derrotar. (Matar animales, especialmente para alimentarse, de forma cruel o violenta.)

Definitions of Slaughter

1
verb
matar
To kill animals, especially for food, in a cruel or violent way.
Matar animales, especialmente para alimentarse, de forma cruel o violenta.
2
noun
matanza
The killing of animals, especially for food, or the violent killing of a large number of people.
La matanza de animales, especialmente para alimentarse, o la matanza violenta de un gran número de personas.
3
verb(informal)
derrotar
To defeat an opponent very comprehensively and decisively in a game or contest.
Derrotar a un oponente de manera muy completa y decisiva en un juego o concurso.

Example Sentences

casual

“The farmers slaughter their pigs in the autumn.”

Los granjeros matan a sus cerdos en otoño.

casual

“The team suffered a complete slaughter in the final match.”

El equipo sufrió una matanza completa en la final.

formal

“They planned the slaughter of all the cattle.”

Planearon la matanza de todo el ganado.

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Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

sacrificiocarniceríamasacre

In English:

massacre butcherroutannihilate

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

salvaciónvictoria

In English:

save protect preserve

Inflected Word Forms

past participleslaughtered

present participleslaughtering

agent nounslaughterer

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

go to the slaughteridiom

To be killed or defeated without resistance.