killing

[US]/'kɪlɪŋ/
[UK]/'kɪlɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. causando ou resultando na morte de alguém; cativante; exaustivo
n. o ato de causar a morte de alguém; massacre; presa
v. causar a morte; desgastar; destruir.
Word Forms
Pluralkillings
Gerúndiokilling

Phrases & Collocations

killing spree

corrida de assassinatos

killing time

matando tempo

mercy killing

eutanásia

make a killing

fazer uma fortuna

Example Sentences

killing two birds with one stone

matar dois pássaros de uma vez

Real-world Examples

It was a--a nasty killing, wasn't it?

Foi uma morte horrível, não era?

Source: 6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

I'm sorry, the suspense is slightly killing me now.

Desculpe, a suspense está me matando um pouco agora.

Source: Deadly Women

I saw the killings. I saw the displacement.

Eu vi os assassinatos. Eu vi o deslocamento.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2015 Collection

And the sunrise is just killing it.

E o nascer do sol está acabando com tudo.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2021 Collection

We can also say he made a killing!

Também podemos dizer que ele fez uma fortuna!

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

The song explores police killings of Black Americans.

A música explora os assassinatos de americanos negros pela polícia.

Source: VOA Special March 2021 Collection

Soldiers and others were raping and killing people.

Soldados e outros estavam estuprando e matando pessoas.

Source: This month VOA Special English

But the preposition " about" is just killing me.

Mas a preposição "about" está me matando.

Source: VOA Special December 2022 Collection

But deep inside this unfairness was killing me.

Mas no fundo, essa injustiça estava me matando.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

Me, 'cause it's killing me.Okay. The waiting is killing me.

Eu, porque está me matando. Okay. A espera está me matando.

Source: The Ellen Show

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