Usage examples of "kill off" in English with translation to French

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Why does the politician try to kill off the opinions of the majority? Pourquoi cet homme politique tente-t-il d'étouffer l'opinion de la majorité ?
She never in her wildest dreams would have thought her son would kill himself. Jamais elle n'aurait imaginé, dans ses rêves les plus fous, que son fils se tuerait.
Brush off the dust from your shoes. Enlève la poussière de tes chaussures.
This bomb can kill many people. Cette bombe peut tuer beaucoup de personnes.
Get off at the next stop and take a bus headed to the airport. Descends au prochain arrêt et prends un bus à destination de l'aéroport.
Kill two birds with one stone. Faire d'une pierre deux coups.
He can't take his eyes off her. Il ne peut pas la quitter des yeux.
Let's play some video games to kill time. Jouons à des jeux video pour passer le temps.
They heard a gun go off in the distance. Ils entendirent un coup de feu partir au loin.
They want to kill me. Elles veulent me tuer.
The plane took off just now. L'avion vient juste de décoller.
My brother’s going to kill me. Mon frère va me tuer.
Police cordoned off the crime scene. La police délimita la scène de crime.
This bomb can kill a lot of people. Cette bombe peut tuer beaucoup de personnes.
Make sure that the lights are turned off before you leave. Assurez-vous que les lumières sont éteintes avant de partir.
Romeo, believing that Juliet was dead, decided to kill himself. Romeo, croyant que Juliette était morte, décida de se tuer.
She stormed off in a huff. Elle prit la mouche.
I would kill for a plate of polo right now. Je tuerais père et mère pour une assiette de pilaf maintenant.
Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off. Nombreux sont ceux qui baisent la main qu'ils souhaitent trancher.
I read a magazine to kill time. Je lus un magazine pour tuer le temps.
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