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killing

/ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/

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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

Neutraliser, rendre inopérant

To render inoperative.

Examples :

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

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

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verb

Arrêter, annuler

To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.

Examples :

"The teacher's strict rules were killing the students' creativity in class. "

Les règles strictes de l'enseignant étouffaient la créativité des élèves en classe.

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verb

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, faire souffrir

To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.

Examples :

"These tight shoes are killing my feet."

Ces chaussures serrées me font souffrir les 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 de riches magnats dépensent des sommes folles en luxes inutiles.

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verb

Gaspiller, dilapider

To use up or to waste.

Examples :

"The student was killing time before the test, wasting valuable minutes on social media. "

L'étudiant gaspillait du temps avant le test, gaspillant de précieuses minutes sur les réseaux sociaux.

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verb

Tuer, anéantir

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 tué le reste de la caisse de bière.

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verb

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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verb

Mettre une entreprise hors de service

To force a company out of business.

Examples :

"The new store's low prices were killing the local bookstore. "

Les bas prix du nouveau magasin mettaient la librairie locale hors service.

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verb

Provoquer une douleur intense

To produce intense pain.

Examples :

"The boss's criticism was killing my confidence. "

Les critiques du patron provoquaient une douleur intense à ma confiance.

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verb

Punir sévèrement, anéantir

To punish severely.

Examples :

"My parents are going to kill me!"

Mes parents vont me punir sévèrement !

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verb

Tuer, achever

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 expertly killed the ball, leaving her opponent with no chance to return it. "

Le joueur de tennis a expertement tué la balle, ne laissant aucune chance à son adversaire de la renvoyer.

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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 pitcher killed the batter's swing with a fastball, ending the at-bat. "

Le lanceur a sorti le swing du frappeur du jeu avec une balle rapide, mettant fin au passage à la batte.

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verb

Faire un tabac, cartonner

To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.

Examples :

"The comedian was killing it with the jokes about her boss at the company party. "

L'humoriste a fait un tabac avec les blagues sur son patron à la fête de l'entreprise.

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verb

Tuer

To cause to assume the value zero.

Examples :

"The error in the calculation killed the entire project's progress to zero. "

L'erreur dans le calcul a réduit à néant la progression de l'ensemble du projet.

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verb

Déconnecter, expulser

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

Examples :

"The internet connection problem kept killing my online game session. "

Le problème de connexion internet n'arrêtait pas de me déconnecter de ma session de jeu en ligne.

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verb

Tuer, assassiner

To deadmelt.

Examples :

"The blacksmith was killing the metal, slowly melting it down in the forge. "

Le forgeron tuait le métal, le faisant fondre lentement dans la forge.

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noun

Meurtre, assassinat

An instance of someone being killed.

Examples :

"The killing of the school's beloved principal shocked the entire community. "

Le meurtre du principal bien-aimé de l'école a choqué toute la communauté.

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noun

Une fortune, un pactole

(usually as make a killing) A large amount of money.

Examples :

"He made a killing on the stock market."

Il a fait une fortune en bourse.

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adjective

Mortel, meurtrier

That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.

Examples :

"The faulty wiring in the building was a killing hazard. "

Le câblage défectueux dans le bâtiment représentait un danger mortel.

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adjective

Irrésistible, ravageur

Devastatingly attractive.

Examples :

"Her smile was killing; everyone in the classroom wanted to know her secret. "

Son sourire était irrésistible ; tout le monde dans la salle de classe voulait connaître son secret.

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adjective

Hilarant, à mourir de rire

That makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny.

Examples :

"The comedian's jokes were so killing; the whole audience was doubled over with laughter. "

Les blagues de l'humoriste étaient à mourir de rire ; tout le public était plié de rire.

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