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like: Tote
jemanden töten giết ai
der Tote người chết

jemanden töten 杀死某人 shā sǐ mǒu rén
Tote 死者 sǐ zhě

Gab es viele Tote? Có nhiều người chết không? (Lektion 72, Nr. 1036)


a fatal accident (= in which sb is killed) accident
Chlorine is added to the water to kill bacteria. add
to be killed in battle battle
He was killed in the war. be
She believes that killing animals for food or fur is completely immoral. believe
Our immune systems are killing billions of germs right now. billion
A police officer was killed when his car blew up. blow up
He was killed by a bullet in the head. bullet
burn (sb/sth): to burn waste paper/dead leaves burn
When installing electrical equipment don't take any chances. A mistake could kill. chance
This pesticide kills insects on contact (= as soon as it touches them). contact
The number of car accident deaths is continuing to decline. continue
A girl was killed yesterday in a crash involving a stolen car. crash
Is the Western a dead art form? dead
a dead language (= one that is no longer spoken, for example Latin) dead
a dead person/animal dead
dead leaves/wood/skin dead
He's drinking himself to death (= so that it will kill him). death
a death camp (= a place where prisoners are killed, usually in a war) death
encounter (with sb/sth): Three of them were killed in the subsequent encounter with the police. encounter
Birds are the natural enemies of many insect pests (= they kill them). enemy
At least 5 000 people were killed, and that's a conservative estimate (= the real figure will be higher). estimate
The room fell silent as she came face to face with the man who had tried to kill her. face to face (with sb)
She was killed in a fall from a horse. fall
I had to run away for fear (that) he might one day kill me. for fear of sth/of doing sth, for fear (that)...
a fur farm (= where animals are bred and killed for their fur) fur
He killed the snake with his bare hands (= using only his hands). hand
Human remains (= the body of a dead person) were found inside the house. human
hunt sth: Whales are still being hunted and killed in the Arctic. hunt
Thousands of innocent civilians have been killed in this conflict. innocent
Cancer kills thousands of people every year. kill
Don't kill yourself trying to get the work done by tomorrow. It can wait. kill
Why study Latin? It's a dead language (= no longer spoken by anyone). language
the dead leaves of autumn/the fall leaf
My grandfather lost his life (= was killed) in the war. life
Several attempts have been made on the President's life (= several people have tried to kill him). life
They lost both their sons (= they were killed) in the war. lose
Many people lost their lives (= were killed). lose
lucky (to do sth): His friend was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive. lucky
After mating, the female kills the male. mate
We came near to being killed. near
The dead woman had been overcome by smoke. overcome
The dog was killed by rat poison (= poison intended to kill rats ). poison
According to French press reports, three people have been killed. press
In the movies guns kill people instantly, but it's not like that in real life. real
Remarkably, nobody was killed. remarkably
The cyclone has resulted in many thousands of deaths. result in sth
Is it ever right to kill? right
Two children were run over and killed. run sb/sth over
It's a sad fact that many of those killed were children. sad
A fund will be set up for the dead men's families. set sth up
The howling wind sounded like the wailing of lost souls (= the spirits of dead people who are not in heaven). soul
a can of insect spray (= used to kill insects) spray
substitute for sb/sth: Paul's father only saw him as a substitute for his dead brother. substitute
swear sth: He swore revenge on the man who had killed his father. swear
They suffered terribly when their son was killed. terribly
There was an accident here yesterday. A car hit a tree and the driver was killed. the
threaten to do sth: The hijackers threatened to kill one passenger every hour if their demands were not met. threaten
threaten that...: They threatened that passengers would be killed. threaten
He met with a violent death (= he was murdered, killed in a fight, etc.). violent
Her husband was killed during the war. war
She was killed when she was crushed under the wheels of a bus. wheel
There were 79 killed and 230 wounded. wounded