slaughter
To butcher animals, generally for foodTo butcher animals, generally for food.
» 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
sacredceltic · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(transitive)To butcher animals, generally for food.
schlachten, schächten, keulen
ре́затьrézatʹ, зареза́тьzarezátʹ, заре́затьzarézatʹ
рі́затиrízaty, зарі́затиzarízaty
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
(intransitive, transitive)To massacre people in large numbers.
abschlachten, massakrieren, niedermetzeln
выреза́тьvyrezátʹ, вы́резатьvýrezatʹ, перере́затьpererézatʹ
kill a large number of people indiscriminately
(transitive)To kill someone or something, especially in a particularly brutal manner.
abschlachten, massakrieren, niedermetzeln
зве́рски уби́тьzvérski ubítʹ, вы́резатьvýrezatʹ, изуве́читьizuvéčitʹ
Examples
64 sentencesRussians 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
The lambs were slaughtered for market.
ruЯгнята были забиты для продажи на рынке. — Hellerick
Have you ever slaughtered a sheep?
The dragon is slaughtering our troops.
ruДракон убивает наши войска. — odexed
Damiano saved the pig from slaughter.
Translations
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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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Forms
slaughters, slaughtering, slaughtered, slaughtered| Base form | slaughter · to slaughter |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | slaughters |
| Present participle | slaughtering |
| Past simple | slaughtered |
| Past participle | slaughtered |
irregular
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
4 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