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    Mató (en. Killed)

    /maˈto/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    To eliminate the life of a living being.
    He killed the snake that entered his house.
    Él mató a la culebra que entró a su casa.
    To put an end to something or destroy it.
    The storm killed all the crops in the region.
    La tormenta mató todos los cultivos de la región.
    To make something lose its essence or life.
    The abuse of pesticides killed the soil's biodiversity.
    El abuso de pesticidas mató la biodiversidad del suelo.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'māṭāre', meaning 'to kill'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to kill two birds with one stone
    Achieve two objectives with a single action.
    matar dos pájaros de un tiro
    not to harm a fly
    Not to harm anyone, to be very peaceful.
    no matar a una mosca
    to kill time
    Doing activities to pass the time.
    matar el tiempo

    Related Words

    to kill
    To cause the death of someone or something.
    matar
    death
    The state of ceasing to live.
    muerte
    mortal
    That can die.
    mortal

    Slang Meanings

    To finish someone off in a confrontation or fight.
    That night we killed the rivals in the game.
    Esa noche matamos a los rivales en el juego.
    To do something intensely or definitively.
    I killed the project in a weekend.
    Maté el proyecto en un fin de semana.