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noun

Meurtre, assassinat

The act of killing.

Examples :

"The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives."

L'assassin aimait faire un meurtre propre, et favorisait donc les armes de poing aux explosifs.

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noun

Le coup de grâce

Specifically, the death blow.

Examples :

"The hunter delivered the kill with a pistol shot to the head."

Le chasseur a porté le coup de grâce avec un coup de pistolet à la tête.

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noun

Meurtre, mise à mort

The result of killing; that which has been killed.

Examples :

"The fox dragged its kill back to its den."

Le renard a traîné sa mise à mort dans son terrier.

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noun

Le point gagnant

The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.

Examples :

"The kill on the final volley gave Maria's team the point. "

Le point gagnant sur la dernière volée a donné le point à l'équipe de Maria.

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verb

Tuer, assassiner

To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

Examples :

"Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined."

Fumer tue plus de personnes chaque année que l'alcool et les drogues combinés.

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verb

Désactiver, neutraliser

To render inoperative.

Examples :

"He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting."

Il a désactivé le moteur et éteint les phares, mais est resté dans la voiture, attendant.

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verb

Annuler, supprimer

To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.

Examples :

"The teacher's strict rules killed any chance of students talking during class. "

Les règles strictes de l'enseignant ont annulé toute chance que les élèves parlent pendant le cours.

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Épater, sidérer

To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.

Examples :

"That joke always kills me."

Cette blague me sidère toujours.

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verb

Tourmenter, affliger

To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.

Examples :

"These tight shoes are killing my feet."

Ces chaussures serrées tourmentent mes pieds.

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verb

Dégoûter, révulser

To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.

Examples :

"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."

Ça me dégoûte d'apprendre combien de pauvres meurent de faim dans ce pays alors que des magnats riches dépensent des sommes folles en luxes inutiles.

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verb

Gaspiller, consumer

To use up or to waste.

Examples :

"My enthusiasm for learning quickly killed my time in the library. "

Mon enthousiasme pour l'apprentissage a rapidement gaspillé mon temps à la bibliothèque.

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Anéantir, détruire

To exert an overwhelming effect on.

Examples :

"Between the two of us, we killed the rest of the case of beer."

Entre nous deux, nous avons anéanti le reste de la caisse de bière.

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Vaincre, maîtriser

To overpower, overwhelm or defeat.

Examples :

"The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations."

L'équipe avait absolument vaincu ses rivaux traditionnels, et les bars sportifs locaux étaient bruyants de célébrations.

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Mettre une entreprise hors de service

To force a company out of business.

Examples :

"The new, trendy clothing store killed the local, smaller shops that couldn't compete with their prices. "

Le nouveau magasin de vêtements branché a mis hors service les petits magasins locaux qui ne pouvaient pas concurrencer leurs prix.

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Déchirer, faire souffrir

To produce intense pain.

Examples :

"The dentist's drill was killing my tooth. "

La fraise du dentiste me déchirait la dent.

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Tuer, assassiner

To punish severely.

Examples :

"My parents are going to kill me!"

Mes parents vont me tuer !

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Tuer

To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.

Examples :

"The tennis player killed the serve, leaving his opponent with no chance to return it. "

Le joueur de tennis a tué le service, ne laissant aucune chance à son adversaire de le retourner.

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verb

Sortir du jeu

To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.

Examples :

"The batter hit the ball, but the fielder killed the play by catching it. "

Le frappeur a frappé la balle, mais le joueur de champ a sorti le jeu en l'attrapant.

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Réussir, faire mouche

To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.

Examples :

"The comedian really killed his act at the school talent show. "

Le comédien a vraiment fait mouche avec son numéro au spectacle de l'école.

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Tuer

To cause to assume the value zero.

Examples :

"The computer program killed the counter when the user pressed the reset button. "

Le programme informatique a mis le compteur à zéro lorsque l'utilisateur a appuyé sur le bouton de réinitialisation.

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Déconnecter, éjecter

(IRC) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.

Examples :

"The network glitch killed my internet connection, so I couldn't finish my online homework. "

Le bug du réseau a déconnecté ma connexion internet, je n'ai donc pas pu finir mes devoirs en ligne.

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Tuer, assassiner

To deadmelt.

Examples :

"The intense heat of the forge killed the metal, turning it into a liquid. "

La chaleur intense de la forge a tué le métal, le transformant en liquide.

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noun

Ruisseau, bras de mer

(north-east US) A creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea.

Examples :

"Schuylkill, Catskill, etc."

Schuylkill, Catskill, etc.

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Four

Examples :

"The pottery class used the large kiln to fire the clay pots. "

Le cours de poterie a utilisé le grand four pour cuire les pots en argile.

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