electrocute

1. (transitive)To kill by electric shock.

   Her hairdryer fell into the tub while she was bathing, and she was electrocuted.

   auf dem elektrischen Stuhl hinrichten, durch Stromschlag töten

   казни́ть на электри́ческом сту́леkaznítʹ na elektríčeskom stúle, уби́ть то́комubítʹ tókom

   kill by electric shock

2. (transitive)To execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair.

   The executioner threw the switch on Old Sparky, and the condemned prisoner was electrocuted for his crimes.

   kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair

3. (informal, proscribed, transitive)To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon.

   einen heftigen Stromschlag versetzen

   бить то́комbitʹ tókom, уда́рить то́комudáritʹ tókom

1. Tom was electrocuted.

   Тома вдарило струмом.

   ruТома ударило током.

   deTom bekam einen Schlag.

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2. You could electrocute yourself if you aren't careful.

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3. You're going to electrocute yourself if you aren't careful.

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4. You're going to electrocute yourself if you're not careful.

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5. You're going to electrocute yourself if you aren't more careful.

   deDu wirst dich elektrisieren, wenn du nicht vorsichtiger bist.

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