What is 'assassinat' called in English?

'assassinat' in English is called "Slaying". Slaying refers to: L'acte de tuer une personne ou un animal, surtout d'une manière violente ou brutale.

How do you pronounce 'Slaying' and 'assassinat'?

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What is an example sentence for Slaying in French?

English: "The police are investigating the brutal slaying of the victim." | French: "La police enquête sur l'assassinat brutal de la victime."

noun · verb

English to French Dictionary

slaying Meaning in French (slaying signification en français)

nounassassinat

verbassassiner

assassinat in English:slaying

Phonetic:as-a-si-na

Gender:Masculin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de slaying en français est assassinat, assassiner. (L'acte de tuer une personne ou un animal, surtout d'une manière violente ou brutale.)

Definitions of Slaying

1
noun
assassinat
The act of killing a person or animal, especially in a violent or brutal manner.
L'acte de tuer une personne ou un animal, surtout d'une manière violente ou brutale.
2
verb
assassiner
The present participle or gerund form of the verb 'to slay', meaning to kill someone or something violently.
La forme du participe présent ou du gérondif du verbe 'tuer', signifiant tuer quelqu'un ou quelque chose violemment.

Example Sentences

formal

“The police are investigating the brutal slaying of the victim.”

La police enquête sur l'assassinat brutal de la victime.

casual

“He was accused of slaying the dragon in the old tale.”

Il a été accusé d'avoir assassiné le dragon dans le vieux conte.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In English:

killing murder assassination slaughter

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In English:

saving preservingreviving

Inflected Word Forms

infinitiveslay

third person singularslays

past tenseslew

past participleslain

agent nounslayer

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

Slaying the competitionexpression

To completely defeat or outperform rivals or competitors, often in a spectacular way.