verb🔗ShareMatar, asesinarTo put to death; to extinguish the life of."Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined."Fumar mata a más personas cada año que el alcohol y las drogas combinados.actioneventhumaninhumanmoralsocietywarlawnegativestatemilitaryguiltreligionphilosophyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareInhabilitar, desactivarTo render inoperative."He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting."Desactivó el motor y apagó los faros, pero permaneció en el coche, esperando.technologymachinefunctionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDetener, anularTo stop, cease or render void; to terminate."The teacher's strict rules were killing the students' creativity in class. "Las estrictas reglas del profesor estaban anulando la creatividad de los estudiantes en clase.actionwarlawmilitaryhumaninhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAsombrar, dejar atónitoTo amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate."That joke always kills me."Ese chiste siempre me deja atónito.sensationemotionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCausar dolor, angustiarTo cause great pain, discomfort or distress to."These tight shoes are killing my feet."Estos zapatos apretados me están causando dolor en los pies.sufferingactionsensationconditionemotionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareProducir disgusto, repugnarTo produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in."It kills me to learn how many poor people are practically starving in this country while rich moguls spend such outrageous amounts on useless luxuries."Me repugna saber cuántas personas pobres se están muriendo de hambre en este país, mientras que los magnates ricos gastan cantidades tan escandalosas en lujos inútiles.sensationemotionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesperdiciar, malgastarTo use up or to waste."The student was killing time before the test, wasting valuable minutes on social media. "El estudiante estaba desperdiciando el tiempo antes del examen, malgastando valiosos minutos en las redes sociales.economybusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMatar, asesinarTo exert an overwhelming effect on."Between the two of us, we killed the rest of the case of beer."Entre los dos, nos bebimos el resto de la caja de cerveza.outcomeactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVencer, derrotarTo overpower, overwhelm or defeat."The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations."El equipo había derrotado por completo a sus rivales tradicionales, y los bares deportivos locales estaban ruidosos de celebraciones.actionmilitarywarachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSacar a una empresa del negocioTo force a company out of business."The new store's low prices were killing the local bookstore. "Los bajos precios de la nueva tienda estaban sacando a la librería local del negocio.businesseconomyfinanceindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCausar dolor intensoTo produce intense pain."The boss's criticism was killing my confidence. "La crítica del jefe estaba causando un dolor intenso a mi confianza.sensationsufferingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCastigar severamente, aniquilarTo punish severely."My parents are going to kill me!"¡Mis padres me van a castigar severamente!lawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMatarTo strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point."The tennis player expertly killed the ball, leaving her opponent with no chance to return it. "El tenista mató la pelota con maestría, sin dejar a su oponente ninguna posibilidad de devolverla.sportactionachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSacar del juegoTo cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay."The pitcher killed the batter's swing with a fastball, ending the at-bat. "El lanzador sacó del juego el swing del bateador con una bola rápida, terminando el turno al bate.sportgameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTriunfar, tener éxitoTo succeed with an audience, especially in comedy."The comedian was killing it with the jokes about her boss at the company party. "La comediante estaba triunfando con los chistes sobre su jefe en la fiesta de la empresa.entertainmentachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMatarTo cause to assume the value zero."The error in the calculation killed the entire project's progress to zero. "El error en el cálculo mató el progreso de todo el proyecto a cero.mathessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExpulsar, desconectar(IRC) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network."The internet connection problem kept killing my online game session. "El problema de conexión a internet seguía expulsándome de mi sesión de juego en línea.internetcomputingcommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMatar, asesinarTo deadmelt."The blacksmith was killing the metal, slowly melting it down in the forge. "El herrero estaba matando el metal, derritiéndolo lentamente en la forja.actioninhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAsesinato, homicidioAn instance of someone being killed."The killing of the school's beloved principal shocked the entire community. "El asesinato del querido director de la escuela conmocionó a toda la comunidad.actioneventwaressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUna fortuna, un dineral(usually as make a killing) A large amount of money."He made a killing on the stock market."Hizo un dineral en la bolsa.businessfinanceeconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMortal, letalThat literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal."The faulty wiring in the building was a killing hazard. "El cableado defectuoso en el edificio era un peligro mortal.actionnegativewarinhumanweaponsufferingmoralessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAtractivo, matadorDevastatingly attractive."Her smile was killing; everyone in the classroom wanted to know her secret. "Su sonrisa era matadora; todos en el aula querían saber su secreto.appearancestylepersonqualityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareGraciosísimo, que causa mucha risaThat makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny."The comedian's jokes were so killing; the whole audience was doubled over with laughter. "Los chistes del comediante eran graciosísimos; todo el público se doblaba de risa.entertainmentlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading