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kill

убивать

Meaning of kill

To cause a living being to stop living.

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EN-UK/ˈkɪl/
EN-US/ˈkɪl/
kill
kill - убивать
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kill with Russian translation

kill usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Некоторые химические вещества могут быстро убивать бактерии.

Certain chemicals can kill bacteria quickly.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Загрязнение от завода может убить рыбу ниже по течению.

The factory's waste could kill the fish downstream.

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kill belongs to the topic "Top 1000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

killубивать
cookготовить
changeменять
tieзавязывать
followследовать
setзадавать
removeубирать

kill synonyms

Related words worth learning together

murder
Specifically an unlawful or intentional killing of a person; a legal/criminal term.
slay
A literary or archaic term often used for heroic, mythic, or dramatic killings (also used historically).
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🇬🇧en

Specifically an unlawful or intentional killing of a person; a legal/criminal term.

B2Often

He was arrested for murdering his neighbor.

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slay

A literary or archaic term often used for heroic, mythic, or dramatic killings (also used historically).

C1Rarely

The knight slew the dragon and saved the village.

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kill meaning: what does it mean?

To cause a living being to stop living.

kill pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

kill is pronounced as /ˈkɪl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

kill definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Certain chemicals can kill bacteria quickly. Translation: Некоторые химические вещества могут быстро убивать бактерии.

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