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kill·er
(kĭl′ər)n.
1. One that kills: a disease that was a killer of thousands; a killer of new ideas.
2. Slang Something that is extremely difficult to deal with or withstand: an exam that was a real killer.
adj.
1. Causing death or destruction: killer floods.
2. Slang
a. Having impressive or effective power or impact; formidable: had a killer smile; made killer profits.
b. Extremely useful or indispensible: a killer web application.
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killer
(ˈkɪlə)n
1.
a. a person or animal that kills, esp habitually
b. (as modifier): a killer shark.
2. (Units) something, esp a task or activity, that is particularly taxing or exhausting
3. Austral and NZ an animal selected to be slaughtered for food
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kill•er
(ˈkɪl ər)n.
1. a person or thing that kills.
2. Slang. something or someone having a formidable impact, devastating effect, etc.
adj. 3. severe; powerful: a killer cold.
4. very difficult or demanding: a killer chess tournament.
5. very effective; superior: a killer recipe for fried chicken.
[1525–35]
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Noun 1. [画像:killer - someone who causes the death of a person or animal]killer - someone who causes the death of a person or animal
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
executioner, public executioner - an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant
eradicator, exterminator, terminator - someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)
liquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
poisoner - someone who kills with poison
regicide - someone who commits regicide; the killer of a king
felo-de-se - a person who kills himself intentionally
2. killer - the causal agent resulting in death; "heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States"
causal agency, causal agent, cause - any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
3. killer - a difficulty that is hard to deal with; "that exam was a real killer"
difficulty - a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"
4. [画像:killer - predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin]killer - predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
dolphin - any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
genus Orcinus, Orcinus - killer whales
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killer
noun
1. murderer, slaughterer, slayer, hit man (slang), butcher, gunman, assassin, destroyer, liquidator, terminator, executioner, exterminator The police are searching for his killers.
2. cause of death, scourge, fatal illness, plague Heart disease is the biggest killer of men in most developed countries.
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killer
nounOne who murders another:
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Translations
قاتِلقاتِلٌ
vrah
morderdræber-
tappajamurhaaja
ubojica
morðingimorîingi
殺人者
살인자
moordenaar doder
kto zabíja dobytokzabijak
ubijalec
mördare
ผู้ฆ่า
kẻ giết người
killer
[ˈkɪləʳ]A. N
1. (= murderer) → asesino/a m/f
diphtheria used to be a killer → antiguamente la difteria era una enfermedad mortal
diphtheria used to be a killer → antiguamente la difteria era una enfermedad mortal
B. CPD killer application, killer app N → aplicación f rompedora, aplicación f de excelente rendimiento
killer bee N → abeja f asesina
killer disease N → enfermedad f mortal
killer instinct N (also fig) → instinto m asesino
killer punch N → puñetazo m mortal
killer shark N → tiburón m asesino
killer whale N → orca f
killer bee N → abeja f asesina
killer disease N → enfermedad f mortal
killer instinct N (also fig) → instinto m asesino
killer punch N → puñetazo m mortal
killer shark N → tiburón m asesino
killer whale N → orca f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
killer
[ˈkɪlər] n
(= murderer) → tueur/euse m/f
The police are searching for the killer → La police recherche le tueur.
He became a ruthless killer → Il devint un tueur sans pitié.
killers in the pay of sb → des tueurs à la solde de qn
He had been murdered by killers in the pay of the Cardinal → Il avait été assassiné par des tueurs à la solde du Cardinal.
a hired killer → un tueur à gages
The police are searching for the killer → La police recherche le tueur.
He became a ruthless killer → Il devint un tueur sans pitié.
killers in the pay of sb → des tueurs à la solde de qn
He had been murdered by killers in the pay of the Cardinal → Il avait été assassiné par des tueurs à la solde du Cardinal.
a hired killer → un tueur à gages
(= cause of death) → cause f de mortalité
Heart disease is a major killer → Les maladies cardiaques sont une des principales causes de mortalité.
Chickenpox is no longer a killer → La varicelle n'est plus une cause de mortalité.
Meningitis can be a killer
BUT La méningite peut être mortelle.
Heart disease is a major killer → Les maladies cardiaques sont une des principales causes de mortalité.
Chickenpox is no longer a killer → La varicelle n'est plus une cause de mortalité.
Meningitis can be a killer
BUT La méningite peut être mortelle.
adj (= great) → à tomber par terre
You can wear a killer dress, but nobody will find you attractive → Vous pouvez porter une robe à tomber par terre, mais personne ne vous trouvera séduisante.
a killer argument → l'argument qui tue
It was almost a killer argument → Ce fut presque l'argument qui tue.killer bee n → abeille f tueuse killer instinct n → instinct m de tueur
to have the killer instinct → avoir un instinct de tueur
He's got the killer instinct → C'est un tueur., Il a un instinct de tueur.
to lack the killer instinct → manquer de combativité killer whale n → orque f
You can wear a killer dress, but nobody will find you attractive → Vous pouvez porter une robe à tomber par terre, mais personne ne vous trouvera séduisante.
a killer argument → l'argument qui tue
It was almost a killer argument → Ce fut presque l'argument qui tue.killer bee n → abeille f tueuse killer instinct n → instinct m de tueur
to have the killer instinct → avoir un instinct de tueur
He's got the killer instinct → C'est un tueur., Il a un instinct de tueur.
to lack the killer instinct → manquer de combativité killer whale n → orque f
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killer
n (person) → Mörder(in) m(f), → Killer(in) m(f) (inf); this disease is a killer → diese Krankheit ist tödlich ; it’s a killer (inf, race, job etc) → das ist der glatte Mord (inf) ? lady-killer, weedkiller
adj attr (inf: = dangerous) → gefährlich ; a killer shot (Ftbl etc) → ein Bomben- or Granatschuss m (inf)
killer
:killer bee
n → Killerbiene f
killer instinct
n the killer (lit) → der Tötungsinstinkt; a boxer with the killer → ein Boxer, in dem der Killer wach wird (inf); a successful businessman needs the killer → ein erfolgreicher Geschäftsmann muss über Leichen gehen können
killer satellite
n → Killersatellit m
killer whale
n → Schwertwal m, → Mordwal m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
killer
[ˈkɪləʳ]1. n (murderer) → assassino/a; (hired) → killer m/f inv
flu can be a killer → si può morire per un'influenza
flu can be a killer → si può morire per un'influenza
2. adj (disease) → mortale
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
kill
(kil) verb to cause the death of. He killed the rats with poison; The outbreak of typhoid killed many people; The flat tyre killed our hopes of getting home before midnight. moord, moor يَقْتُل убивам matar zabít töten slå ihjel; dræbe; ødelægge σκοτώνω matar, asesinar tapma کشتن؛ نابود کردن tappaa tuer לַהֲרוֹג मारना ubiti (meg)öl membunuh drepa, gera að engu uccidere 殺す 죽이다 užmušti, nužudyti nogalināt; nonāvēt; iznīcināt membunuh doden drepe, slå i hjel, slakte zabijać وژل،مړكول،له منڅه وړل matar a ucide морить; убивать zabiť ubiti ubiti döda, göra slut på, omintetgöra ฆ่า öldürmek; avlamak 殺死 убивати; знищувати کسی کو ہلاک کرنا giết 杀死
noun an act of killing. The hunter was determined to make a kill before returning to the camp. vermoor قَتْل убийство matança zabití Wild erlegen drab θανάτωση, φονικό matanza tapmine قتل؛ کشتار tappaminen mise à mort הריגה हत्या ubijanje elejtés (vadé) pembunuhan dráp uccisione, omicidio 殺害 죽이기 užmušimas, nužudymas medīšana; medījums membunuh het doden drap, dreping ubicie (zwierzyny) وژل،مړكول،له منڅه وړل matança ucidere отстрел zabitie uboj ubistvo dödande, jaktbyte การฆ่า öldürme, avlama 殺 убивство; забій مارنے کا عمل sự giết 杀
ˈkiller noun a person, animal etc that kills. There is a killer somewhere in the village; (also adjective) a killer disease. moordenaar قاتِل убиец, убийствен assassino zabiják; smrtící der Mörder; Mörder- morder; dræber- δολοφόνος asesino tapja کشنده؛ قاتل tappaja tueur/-euse רוצח हत्यारा ubojica gyilkos pembunuh morðingi killer, assassino, uccisore 殺人者 죽이는 사람 žudikas; mirtinas slepkava pembunuh moordenaar; dodelijk drapsmann, morder, dreper morderca, morderczy قتل كونكې،وژونكې assassino ucigaş убийца zabijak; kto zabíja dobytok; smrteľný ubijalec ubica dödare, mördare, dråpare ฆาตกร katil 殺人者 убивця, кілер قاتل ، خونی kẻ giết người 杀人者
kill off to destroy completely. So many deer have been shot that the species has almost been killed off. afmaak, uitroei يُفْني، يَقْضي على изтребвам destruir vyhubit, vyvraždit ausrotten udrydde εξολοθρεύω exterminar, rematar hävitama ریشه کن کردن؛ کاملاً نابود کردن hävittää exterminer לְחָסֵל नष्ट करना istrijebiti kiirt membinasakan gera út af við sterminare 絶滅させる 멸종시키다 išžudyti iznīcināt; izpostīt mematikan uitroeien utrydde, kverke, gjøre det av med wybić do nogi له منڅه وړل،نابودول destruir a extermina истреблять vyhubiť iztrebiti ubiti utrota ฆ่า; ทําให้ตาย neslini kurutmak, hepsini öldürmek 殲滅 знищувати تباہ کر دینا hủy diệt hoàn toàn 消灭
kill time to find something to do to use up spare time. I'm just killing time until I hear whether I've got a job or not. tydverdryf يَقْتُل الوَقْت убивам (време) matar o tempo zabít čas die Zeit totschlagen slå tiden ihjel σκοτώνω την ώρα μου pasar el rato, matar el tiempo aega surnuks lööma وقت گذراندن tappaa aikaa tuer le temps "לַהֲרוֹג אֶת הַזמָן" समय काटना ubijati vrijeme agyonüti az időt merintang waktu drepa tímann ammazzare il tempo 時間をつぶす 심심풀이 stumti laiką notriekt laiku mengisi waktu de tijd doden slå i hjel tid zabijać czas وخت ضايع كول او بي ارزښته تيرول matar o tempo a-şi omorî timpul убивать время zabiť čas zabijati čas ubiti vreme fördriva tiden ฆ่าเวลา zaman öldürmek, vakit geçirmek 消磨時間 марнувати час وقت گزارنا giết thời gian 消磨时间
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killer
→ قاتِلٌ vrah morder Mörder φονιάς asesino tappaja tueur ubojica assassino 殺人者 살인자 moordenaar drapsmann zabójca assassino убийца mördare ผู้ฆ่า katil kẻ giết người 凶手Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009