poison
To use poison to kill or paralyseTo use poison to kill or paralyse (somebody).
» Have you ever had food poisoning?
Hatten Sie schon mal eine Lebensmittelvergiftung?
Hast du schon mal eine Lebensmittelvergiftung gehabt?
У вас когда-нибудь было пищевое отравление?
Вы когда-нибудь травились пищей?
У тебя когда-нибудь было пищевое отравление?
У тебе колись було харчове отруєння?
У вас колись було харчове отруєння?
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To use poison to kill or paralyse (somebody).
The assassin poisoned the king.
vergiften
отравля́тьotravljátʹ, трави́тьtravítʹ, отрави́тьotravítʹ
отру́юватиotrújuvaty, тру́їтиtrújity, отру́їтиotrújity
kill with poison
(transitive)To pollute; to cause to become poisonous.
That factory is poisoning the river.
отравля́тьotravljátʹ, трави́тьtravítʹ, отрави́тьotravítʹ
(transitive)To cause to become much worse.
Suspicion will poison their relationship.
He poisoned the mood in the room with his non-stop criticism.
отравля́тьotravljátʹ, отрави́тьotravítʹ
(transitive)To cause (someone) to hate or to have unfair negative opinions.
She's poisoned him against all his old friends.
To inhibit the catalytic activity of.
(transitive)To place false or malicious data into (a cache, etc.) as part of an exploit.
Examples
492 sentencesHave you ever had food poisoning?
У тебе колись було харчове отруєння?
ruУ вас когда-нибудь было пищевое отравление?
deHatten Sie schon mal eine Lebensmittelvergiftung?
He killed himself by taking poison.
Він покінчив з собою, прийнявши отруту.
ruОн покончил с собой, приняв яд.
deEr brachte sich mit Gift um.
Tom drank some poison by mistake.
Том випадково випив отрути.
ruТом случайно выпил яду.
deTom trank versehentlich etwas Gift.
Someone tried to poison our dog's food.
Хтось намагався отруїти їжу нашого собаки.
ruКто-то пытался подложить яду в корм нашей собаке.
I'm not the one who poisoned Tom.
Це не я отруїв Тома.
ruЯ не тот, кто отравил Тома.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English poysoun, poyson, pusoun, from Old French poison, poisun, from Latin pōFrom Middle English poysoun, poyson, pusoun, from Old French poison, poisun, from Latin pōtiōnem (“drink, a draught, a poisonous draught, a potion”), from pōtō (“to drink”). See also potion and potable (from the same root). Mostly displaced native Old English ātor and lybb. See more at atter.
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Forms
poisons, poisoning, poisoned, poisonedSynonyms
5 synonyms- add poison to:envenom
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
9 patterns- tried to poison
- some rat poison
- rat poison
- by taking poison
- one who poisoned
- food poisoning
- poisoned ourselves
- poisoned himself
- taking poison