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mates N fpl inf

mates

math Am

mates

maths Brit

I.matar VB trans

1.1. matar:

matar persona

to kill

matar reses

to slaughter

lo mataron a golpes

they beat him to death

lo mató con un cuchillo

she stabbed him to death

lo mató un coche

he was run over and killed by a car

hubo que matar al caballo

the horse had to be put down o destroyed

entrar a matar (en tauromaquia)

to go in for the kill

la vida que llevas acabará matándote

you're going to kill yourself with the sort of life you're leading

entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió)

they are all to blame

así me maten o que me maten si no es verdad lo que digo

may God strike me dead if I speak a word of a lie

las mata callando

he's a wolf in sheep's clothing

matarlas Chil inf

to blow it inf

1.2. matar (en sentido hiperbólico):

pobre de tu madre, la vas a matar a disgustos

your poor mother, you'll be the death of her

es para matarlos, me hicieron esperar dos horas

I could murder o kill them, they kept me waiting for two hours inf

en el colegio nos matan de o LatAm a hambre

they starve us at school

cuando se entere me mata

she'll kill me when she finds out inf

me mata tener que levantarme a estas horas

it kills me having to get up at this time inf

¡me mataste, no tengo ni idea! inf

you've really got me there, I haven't a clue! inf

¿sabes que le dieron el puesto a Rodríguez? — ¡no me mates! inf

you know they gave Rodríguez the job? — you're kidding! inf

estos zapatos me matan

these shoes are killing me!

2. matar inf sed:

matar

to quench

compraron fruta para matar el hambre

they bought some fruit to keep them going o to take the edge off their appetite

para matar el tiempo

to kill time

3.1. matar pelota:

matar

to kill

3.2. matar carta:

matar

to cover

II.matar VB intr

1. matar (causar muerte):

matar

to kill

no matarás BIBL

thou shalt not kill

hay miradas que matan

if looks could kill

estar o llevarse a matar

to be at daggers drawn

2. matar RioPl inf vestido/escote:

un escote que mata

a sensational low neckline

mataba con ese vestido

she looked stunning in that dress

mataba con ese vestido

she looked a knockout in that dress inf

III.matarse VB vpr

1.1. matarse (morir violentamente):

se mató en un accidente

she was killed in an accident

al bajar del tren casi me mato

I almost got killed getting off the train

1.2. matarse refl (suicidarse):

matarse

to kill oneself

se mató de un tiro

she shot herself

2.1. matarse inf (esforzarse):

me maté estudiando o Spain a estudiar y no aprobé

I studied like crazy o mad and still didn't pass inf

no hace falta que te mates haciéndolo

there's no need to go crazy o to go mad o to kill yourself inf

2.2. matarse Mex inf estudiante:

matarse en algo

to cram sth inf

matarse en algo

to swot up (on) sth Brit inf

mate¹ ADJ sometimes invariable

mate pintura/maquillaje:

mate

matt

fotos mate

photos with a matt finish

mate² N m

1. mate (en ajedrez):

mate, tb. jaque mate

checkmate

mate, tb. jaque mate

mate

2.1. mate (infusión):

mate

maté

cebar mate

to brew maté

tomá mate RioPl inf

well I never!

tomá mate RioPl inf

well, what d'you know! inf

2.2. mate (calabaza):

mate (para tomar mate)

gourd (for drinking maté)

mate (ornamental)

ornamental gourd

mate burilado

engraved gourd

3. mate CSur inf (cabeza):

mate

head

está mal del mate

he's not right in the head inf

está mal del mate

he's got a screw loose Brit inf

4. mate Spain:

mate (en tenis, bádminton)

smash

mate (en baloncesto)

slam dunk

mate (en baloncesto)

dunk shot

vidi i yerba

yerba N f

1. yerba:

yerba, tb. yerba mate

maté

2. yerba inf (marihuana):

yerba And Mex Ven

grass sl

3. yerba → hierba

jaque mate N m

jaque mate

checkmate

le dio jaque mate a su adversario

he checkmated his opponent

yeso mate N m

yeso mate

plaster of Paris

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Pojedinačni prevodilački parovi

math

mates fpl inf

maths

mates fpl inf

matte

mate

mate

mate m

mate

jaque m mate

mates u rečniku PONS

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mates N m pl SCHOOL

mates inf

maths inf

I.matar VB trans

1. matar (quitar la vida):

matar

to kill

matar a golpes

to beat to death

matar a palos

to club to death

matar a puñaladas

to knife [or stab] to death

matar a tiros

to shoot dead

que me maten si yo esperaba una cosa así inf

I swear on my mother's grave that I didn't expect this

2. matar (carnear):

matar

to slaughter

3. matar:

matar (saciar)

to assuage

matar (hambre)

to satisfy

matar (sed)

to quench

4. matar (luz, fuego):

matar

to put out

5. matar (sellos):

matar

to postmark

6. matar (redondear):

matar

to round off

7. matar (naipes):

matar

to top

8. matar (color, brillo):

matar

to tone down

9. matar (acabar con alguien):

matar a disgustos

to be the death of

10. matar:

matar (aniquilar)

to be the end of

matar (el tiempo)

to kill

matar (el aburrimiento, nerviosismo)

to alleviate

11. matar (molestar):

matar

to annoy

matar a preguntas a alguien

to drive sb mad with questions

II.matar VB refl matarse

1. matar (suicidarse):

matarse

to kill oneself

2. matar (aniquilarse):

te estás matando trabajando así

you are wearing yourself out working like that

3. matar (trabajar sin descanso):

matarse a trabajar

to work oneself to death

matarse por algo

to go out of one's way to do sth

mate

mate

In South America mate means: 1. The maté plant, 2. The leaves of the maté plant, from which tea is made, 3. The tea itself, and 4. A container in which the tea is kept.

I.mate ADJ

mate

dull

II.mate N m

1. mate (ajedrez):

mate

mate

jaque mate

checkmate

2. mate (acabado):

mate

matte

3. mate pl inf (matemáticas):

mate

maths Brit

mate

math Am

4. mate AmS (bebida):

mate

maté tea (herbal infusion drunk from a gourd)

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math

mates f pl

maths

mates f pl inf

matt

mate

slay

matar

mate

mate m

mate

dar jaque mate a

checkmate

jaque m mate

to be checkmate

estar en jaque mate

checkmate

dar jaque mate a

mates Primeri iz rečnika PONS (ručno uređeno)

a Paco le han cargado las mates

Paco has failed in maths

yerba mate AmS

maté herb

matar a preguntas a alguien

to drive sb mad with questions

jaque mate

checkmate

jaque mate

checkmate

matar dos pájaros de un tiro fig

to kill two birds with one stone

matar a alguien de una puñalada

to stab sb to death

matar la gallina de los huevos de oro

to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

sería incapaz de matar una mosca

he wouldn't harm a fly

por un perro que maté, mataperros me llamaron prov

to give a dog a bad name Brit prov