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schächten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • slaughter noun The killing of animals for food.

Senses

schächten is used for these senses in English:

  • slaughter (transitive) To butcher animals, generally for food.

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.

Related German words