B2noun · countable / uncountable · rare

slaughter

slaugh·ter

slaughter · slaughters

забій, різанина, різня, бойня

массовое убийство, убой, забой, погром

Schlachtung, Gemetzel, Schächtung, Notschlachtung

The killing of animals, generally for foodThe killing of animals, generally for food.

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/ˈslɔːtə/

» Russians are able to name as brothers the very people whose country they're devastating and who they are slaughtering.

Русские способны называть братьями тех самых людей, чью страну они опустошают и кому они устраивают бойню. — Selena777

Росіяни можуть називати братами тих самих людей, чию країну вони спустошують і яких вони по-звірячому вбивають. — User55521

Росіяни здатні називати братами людей, яких вбивають, і чию країну обертають в руїну. — deniko

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Meaning

5 senses

(uncountable)The killing of animals, generally for food.
Schlachtung, Schächtung, Keulung
убо́йubój, забо́йzabój
забі́йzabíj
the killing of animals (as for food)
(countable, uncountable)A massacre; the killing of a large number of people.
1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book VI, 1773, The First Six Books of Milton's Paradise Lost, Edinburgh, page 416, For ſin, on war and mutual ſlaughter bent.
Schlachtung, Schlächterei, Gemetzel
резня́reznjá, ма́ссовое уби́йствоmássovoje ubíjstvo, бо́йняbójnja
різня́riznjá, різани́наrizanýna, бо́йняbójnja
the savage and excessive killing of many people
(countable, rare, uncountable)A mass destruction of non-living things.
(countable, uncountable)A rout or decisive defeat.
разгро́мrazgróm
a sound defeat
(collective, countable, uncountable)A group of iguanas.

Examples

64 sentences

Russians are able to name as brothers the very people whose country they're devastating and who they are slaughtering.
Росіяни можуть називати братами тих самих людей, чию країну вони спустошують і яких вони по-звірячому вбивають. — User55521
ruРусские способны называть братьями тех самых людей, чью страну они опустошают и кому они устраивают бойню. — Selena777
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The lambs were slaughtered for market.
ruЯгнята были забиты для продажи на рынке. — Hellerick
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Have you ever slaughtered a sheep?
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The dragon is slaughtering our troops.
ruДракон убивает наши войска. — odexed
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Damiano saved the pig from slaughter.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

killing of animals:

killing of many people:

Русский

By meaning 3

killing of animals:

killing of many people:

a decisive defeat:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

killing of animals:

killing of many people:

Origin

From Middle English slaughter, from Old Norse *slahtr, later sláttr, from Proto-Germanic *

From Middle English slaughter, from Old Norse *slahtr, later sláttr, from Proto-Germanic *slahtrą, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną. Equivalent to slay + -ter (as in laughter). Eventually derived from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike, throw”). Related with Dutch slachten, German schlachten, Finnish lahdata (all “to slaughter”).

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