kill

1. (transitive)To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

   Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and hard drugs combined.

   töten, umbringen, ermorden

   убива́тьubivátʹ, уби́тьubítʹ

   вбива́тиvbyváty, убива́тиubyváty, вби́тиvbýty

   cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

2. (transitive)To render inoperative.

   He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting.

   abtöten

   заглуша́тьzaglušátʹ, заглуши́тьzaglušítʹ, остана́вливатьostanávlivatʹ

3. (figuratively, transitive)To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.

   The editor decided to kill the story.

   The news that a hurricane had destroyed our beach house killed our plans to sell it.

   zunichte machen, streichen

   ликвиди́роватьlikvidírovatʹ, отменя́тьotmenjátʹ, отмени́тьotmenítʹ

4. (excessive, figuratively, transitive)To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.

   That night, she was dressed to kill.

   That joke always kills me.

5. (excessive, figuratively, intransitive, transitive)To cause great pain, discomfort, or distress to; to hurt.

   These tight shoes are killing my feet.

   You don't ever want to get rabies. The doctor will have to give you multiple shots and they really kill.

   be the source of great pain for

6. (figuratively, transitive)To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.

   It kills me to throw out three whole turkeys, but I can't get anyone to take them and they've already started to go bad.

   It kills me to learn how many poor people are practically starving in this country while rich moguls spend such outrageous amounts on useless luxuries.

7. (transitive)To use up or to waste.

   I'm just doing this to kill time.

   totschlagen, alcohol)

   тра́титьtrátitʹ, потра́титьpotrátitʹ, растра́чиватьrastráčivatʹ

8. (figuratively, informal, transitive)To overpower, overwhelm, or defeat.

   Look at the amount of destruction to the enemy base. We pretty much killed their ability to retaliate.

   The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations.

   overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration

9. (transitive)To force a company out of business.

   tire out completely

10. (excessive, figuratively, informal, transitive)To punish severely.

    My parents are going to kill me!

11. (transitive)To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.

    hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games

12. (transitive)To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.

1. I was trying to kill time.

   Я намагався вбити час.

   ruЯ пытался скоротать время.

   deIch versuchte, die Zeit totzuschlagen.

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2. We killed time by playing cards.

   Ми вбили час, граючи в карти.

   deWir schlugen die Zeit mit Kartenspielen tot.

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3. He was killed with a sword.

   Його вбили мечем.

   ruОн был убит мечом.

   deEr wurde mit einem Schwert getötet.

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4. He was killed in the war.

   Він загинув під час війни.

   ruОн погиб на войне.

   deEr wurde im Krieg getötet.

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5. She killed him with a knife.

   Вона зарізала його ножем.

   ruОна зарезала его ножом.

   deSie hat ihn mit einem Messer umgebracht.

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