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matar

[maˈtaɾ]

verb

LanguageSpanish (Spain)

Meaning
  1. to kill, slay
  2. to put out, extinguish (a flame or light)
  3. to butcher
  4. to injure, damage
Examples

Te van a matar, sin piedad.

They're going to kill you, no mercy.

Pronunciationmaˈtaɾ

Part of speechverb

Usage noteUsed in many contexts ranging from physical violence to figurative exhaustion.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.