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notschlachten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • destroy verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
  • slaughter noun The killing of animals for food.

Senses

notschlachten is used for these senses in English:

  • destroy (transitive) To put down or euthanize.
  • slaughter (transitive) To butcher animals, generally for food.

destroy — full definition

  1. verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
  2. verb To defeat someone completely and overwhelmingly.
  3. verb To kill an animal deliberately, usually for humane or safety reasons.

slaughter — full definition

  1. noun The killing of animals for food.
  2. noun The brutal killing of many people; a massacre.
  3. verb To kill animals for food, typically on a large scale.
  4. verb To kill a large number of people brutally.

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