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

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El veneno te puede matar. Poison can kill you.
Toma algunas galletas para matar el gusanillo hasta la cena. She had some cookies to stay her hunger until dinner.
Juguemos algunos videojuegos para matar tiempo. Let's play some video games to kill time.
Tengo ganas de matar a alguien. I want to kill somebody.
Mi esposa me va a matar. My wife’s going to kill me.
Mi padre me va a matar. My father’s going to kill me.
Jugamos cartas para matar el tiempo. We played cards to kill time.
Mi hermana me va a matar. My sister’s going to kill me.
Matar dos pájaros de un tiro. To kill two birds with one stone.
Mi esposo me va a matar. My husband’s going to kill me.
Esta bomba puede matar mucha gente. This bomb can kill a lot of people.
Mi hermano me va a matar. My brother will kill me.
Mi madre me va a matar. My mother’s going to kill me.
Tom amenazó con matar a Mary. Tom threatened to kill Mary.
Estaba tratando de matar el tiempo. I was trying to kill time.
Tom estaba determinado a matar a Mary. Tom was determined to kill Mary.
¿Por qué Tom querría matar a Mary? Why would Tom want to kill Mary?
Matar a dos pájaros con un solo tiro. Kill two birds with one stone.
Ella lo perdonó por matar a su padre. She forgave him for killing her father.
Yo rondé por las calles para matar tiempo. I strolled along the streets to kill time.
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