noun🔗ShareMeurtre, assassinatThe act of killing."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 petit calibre aux explosifs.actioneventwarmilitaryinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCoup mortelSpecifically, the death blow."The hunter delivered the kill with a pistol shot to the head."Le chasseur a porté le coup mortel d'un coup de pistolet à la tête.actionoutcomemilitarywareventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVictimes, tuésThe result of killing; that which has been killed."The fox dragged its kill back to its den."Le renard a traîné ses victimes dans son terrier.outcomewaractioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe point gagnantThe grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally."Our volleyball team celebrated three kills in a row during the final set, leading to our victory. "Notre équipe de volley-ball a célébré trois points gagnants d'affilée lors du dernier set, ce qui a mené à notre victoire.sportgameachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTue, assassineTo put to death; to extinguish the life of."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.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNeutraliser, désactiverTo render inoperative."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.technicalmachinetechnologyfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAnnuler, supprimer, invaliderTo stop, cease or render void; to terminate."The heavy rain killed my plans for a picnic in the park. "La forte pluie a annulé mes projets de pique-nique dans le parc.actioneventoutcomeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉpater, dépasser, stupéfierTo amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate."That joke always kills me."Cette blague me fait toujours mourir de rire.entertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTourmenter, accablerTo cause great pain, discomfort or distress to."These tight shoes are killing my feet."Ces chaussures serrées tourmentent mes pieds.sufferingemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDégoûter, révulserTo 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."Ça me dégoûte d'apprendre combien de pauvres meurent de faim dans ce pays alors que des magnats dépensent des sommes folles en futilités.sensationemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGaspiller, consumerTo use up or to waste."The long commute to work kills a lot of my free time each day. "Le long trajet pour aller au travail gaspille beaucoup de mon temps libre chaque jour.actionenergybusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDétruit, anéantitTo exert an overwhelming effect on."Between the two of us, we killed the rest of the case of beer."Entre nous deux, nous avons détruit le reste de la caisse de bière.actionoutcomeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVaincre, tuerTo overpower, overwhelm or defeat."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.actionwarmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMettre une entreprise en failliteTo force a company out of business."Large online retailers often kills smaller local businesses by offering lower prices. "Les grands détaillants en ligne mettent souvent les petites entreprises locales en faillite en proposant des prix plus bas.businesseconomycommercefinanceindustryorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDéchirer, faire souffrirTo produce intense pain."The long day of hard work really kills my back. "La longue journée de dur labeur me déchire vraiment le dos.sensationsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePunir sévèrement, exécuterTo punish severely."My parents are going to kill me!"Mes parents vont me punir sévèrement !lawpolicegovernmentstateactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTuer, acheverTo strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.""She kills the volleyball with a powerful spike, winning the point for her team." "Elle tue le ballon de volley avec une attaque puissante, gagnant le point pour son équipe.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSortir du jeuTo cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay."The volleyball player kills the ball, sending it out of bounds and stopping the game. "Le joueur de volleyball sort le ballon du jeu, l'envoyant hors des limites et arrêtant le jeu.sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire un tabac, cartonnerTo succeed with an audience, especially in comedy."The comedian kills with her jokes about online dating. "L'humoriste fait un tabac avec ses blagues sur les rencontres en ligne.entertainmentstageachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMettre à zéro, éliminerTo cause to assume the value zero."The error in the calculation kills the final result, making it zero. "L'erreur dans le calcul met le résultat final à zéro.mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDéconnecter de force, kicker(IRC) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network."The IRC operator kills idle users to free up server resources. "L'opérateur IRC déconnecte de force les utilisateurs inactifs pour libérer des ressources serveur.internetcommunicationcomputingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTue, assassineTo deadmelt."The frost kills the tomato plants in the garden. "Le gel tue les plants de tomates dans le jardin.actioninhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRuisseau, bras de mer(north-east US) A creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea."Schuylkill, Catskill, etc."Schuylkill, Catskill, etc.geographynauticalenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFourA kiln."The potter carefully loaded the clay pots into the kiln for firing. "Le potier a soigneusement chargé les pots d'argile dans le four pour la cuisson.architecturematerialindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading