Usage examples of "mates" in Spanish with translation to English

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No me mates, por favor Please, don't kill me.
Por favor, no me mates. Please do not kill me.
No mates a la gallina de los huevos de oro. Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Los animales debían ser matados. The animals had to be killed.
Toma algunas galletas para matar el gusanillo hasta la cena. She had some cookies to stay her hunger until dinner.
Este trabajo me está matando. This job is killing me.
Este dolor me está matando. The pain is killing me.
La espalda me está matando. My back is killing me.
El veneno te puede matar. Poison can kill you.
No lo entiendes. Te matará. You don't understand. He'll kill you.
mataste a mi padre. You killed my father.
¿Por qué mataste a Tom? Why did you kill Tom?
Cuando se matan personas, mueren. When people are killed, they die.
Mataron al perro al segundo. The dog was killed on the spot.
Lo mataron con una espada. He was killed with a sword.
Apenas lo vea, lo mataré. As soon as I see him, I'll kill him.
Betty mató a su madre. Betty killed her mother.
Ese hombre mató a Bill. Bill was killed by that man.
Mi gato mató una ardilla. My cat killed a squirrel.
El cazador mató al elefante. The elephant was killed by the hunter.
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