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    Tuait (en. Killed)

    /tɥɛ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    Causing the death of a person or a living being.
    He was killing flies with a dishcloth.
    Il tuait des mouches avec un torchon.
    Destroying or finishing something.
    This decision killed all their hopes.
    Cette décision tuait tous leurs espoirs.
    An act of violence that resulted in death.
    He recalled the day he killed for the first time.
    Il se remémorait le jour où il tuait pour la première fois.

    Etymology

    Comes from the Latin 'tollere', which means 'to lift' or 'to remove'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    killed time
    Spending time doing nothing productive.
    tuait le temps
    killed two birds with one stone
    Accomplishing two things at once.
    tuait deux oiseaux d'une pierre
    killed a cat
    Committing a harmful action in an innocent manner.
    tuait un chat

    Related Words

    killer
    A person who kills.
    tueur
    to kill
    The act of taking life.
    tuer
    kills
    Third person singular of the present indicative of to kill.
    tue

    Slang Meanings

    To kill in the sense of causing to fail.
    With that joke, he really killed the mood.
    Avec cette blague, il a vraiment tué l'ambiance.
    To take out or eliminate.
    They got killed by the competition.
    Ils se sont fait tuer par la concurrence.