matar
verbo transitivo
1 [+persona] to kill; [+reses, ganado] to kill; slaughter
la mató en un ataque de celos he killed her in a fit of jealousy; el jefe me va a matar the boss will kill me; matar a algn a golpes to beat sb to death
matar a algn a disgustos to make sb's life a misery; así me maten for the life of me; que me maten si ... I'll be damned if ...
matarlas callando to go about things slyly
entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) they are all to blame
2 [+tiempo, pelota] to kill; [+sed] to quench; [+sello] to postmark; cancel; [+pieza] (en ajedrez) to take; [+cal] to slake; [+ángulo, borde] to file down; [+color] to dull
cómete una manzana para matar el hambre have an apple to keep you going
verbo intransitivo
to kill no matarás (Religión) thou shalt not kill; entrar a matar (Taur) to go in for the kill
estar o llevarse a matar con algn to be at daggers drawn with sb
verbo pronominal
matarse2 (morir) to be killed; get killed
se mataron en un accidente de aviación they were killed in a plane crash
3 (esforzarse) to kill o.s.
convendría revisar estas facturas, pero no te mates these invoices need checking but don't kill yourself; matarse trabajando o a trabajar to kill o.s. with work; se mata para mantener a su familia he has to work like crazy to keep his family; se mata por sacar buenas notas he goes all out to get good marks