slaughter

slaughter
1. noun
1) (killing for food) Schlachten, das; Schlachtung, die; see also academic.ru/41497/lamb">lamb 1. 1)
2) (massacre) Abschlachten, das; (in battle) Gemetzel, das
2. transitive verb
1) (kill for food) schlachten
2) (massacre) abschlachten; niedermetzeln (abwertend)
3) (coll.): (defeat) fertig machen (salopp)
4) (coll.): (severely criticize) verreißen
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['slo:tə] 1. noun
1) (the killing of people or animals in large numbers, cruelly and usually unnecessarily: Many people protested at the annual slaughter of seals.) das Abschlachten
2) (the killing of animals for food: Methods of slaughter must be humane.) das Schlachten
2. verb
1) (to kill (animals) for food: Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.) schlachten
2) (to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers.) abschlachten
3) (to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly: Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side.) niedermetzeln
- slaughter-house
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slaugh·ter
[ˈslɔ:təʳ, AM ˈslɑ:t̬ɚ]
I. vt
1. (kill)
to \slaughter sb jdn abschlachten [o niedermetzeln]
to \slaughter an animal ein Tier schlachten
2. SPORT (fig fam)
to \slaughter sb jdn vom Platz fegen fam
II. n no pl
1. (killing) of people Abschlachten nt, Gemetzel nt; of animals Schlachten nt
to fatten an animal for \slaughter ein Tier für die Schlachtung mästen
2. (fig fam: in sports) Schlappe f fam
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['slɔːtə(r)]
1. n
(of animals) Schlachten nt no pl; (of persons) Gemetzel nt no pl, Abschlachten nt no pl (liter)

the Slaughter of the Innocents (Bibl) — der Mord der Unschuldigen Kinder

the slaughter on the streets — das Töten auf den Straßen

2. vt
schlachten; persons (lit) abschlachten; (fig) fertigmachen (inf)
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slaughter [ˈslɔːtə(r)]
A s
1. Schlachten n
2. fig
a) Abschlachten n, Niedermetzeln n
b) Gemetzel n, Blutbad n
3. umg
a) Verriss m
b) SPORT vernichtende Niederlage
B v/t
1. Vieh schlachten
2. fig abschlachten, niedermetzeln
3. umg
a) ein Theaterstück etc verreißen
b) SPORT auseinandernehmen, (Tennis etc auch) vom Platz fegen
* * *
1. noun
1) (killing for food) Schlachten, das; Schlachtung, die; see also lamb 1. 1)
2) (massacre) Abschlachten, das; (in battle) Gemetzel, das
2. transitive verb
1) (kill for food) schlachten
2) (massacre) abschlachten; niedermetzeln (abwertend)
3) (coll.): (defeat) fertig machen (salopp)
4) (coll.): (severely criticize) verreißen
* * *
n.
Gemetzel - n.
Massaker - n. v.
abschlachten v.
niedermachen v.
niedermetzeln v.
schlachten v.

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