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

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If you paint it yellow, you'll kill two birds with one stone: it'll stand out, and you'll save money because you can use paint you already have. Si lo pintas de amarillo, matarás dos pájaros de un tiro: resaltará, y ahorrarás dinero porque puedes usar pintura que ya tienes.

You had better call off your plan. Mejor le hubieras dado un alto a tu plan.

She attempted to kill herself. Ella intentó suicidarse.

The plane took off just now. El avión acaba de despegar.

Kill two birds with one stone. Matar a dos pájaros con un solo tiro.

The company laid off five people. La compañía despidió a cinco personas.

Let's play some video games to kill time. Juguemos algunos videojuegos para matar tiempo.

I forgot to turn off the television before bed. Me olvidé de apagar la televisión antes de irme a la cama.

They threatened to kill me so I gave them up my wallet. Amenazaron con matarme, así que les di la cartera.

Police cordoned off the crime scene. La policía acordonó la escena del crimen.

They want to kill me. Me quieren matar.

A tall man went off from there in a hurry. Un hombre alto se marchó de allí con prisa.

My brother’s going to kill me. Mi hermano va a matarme.

What are you doing on your night off? ¿Qué vas a hacer en tu noche libre?

This bomb can kill a lot of people. Esta bomba puede matar mucha gente.

Tom is taking a few days off. Tom se está tomando un par de días libres.

Did you hear about the time Tom tried to kill Mary? ¿Oíste de la vez que Tom trató de matar a Mary?

That guy is off his rocker! ¡El tío está como una cabra!

Please, don't kill me. No me mates, por favor

Tom nearly fell off his chair. Tom casi se cayó de su silla.

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