totschlagen — meaning in English

English meaning

• kill verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
• swat verb To hit something sharply and quickly, especially an insect.

Senses

totschlagen is used for these senses in English:

• kill (transitive) To use up or to waste.
• swat (transitive) To beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.
• while away (transitive) To spend (time) idly but pleasantly.

kill — full definition

1. verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
2. verb To stop, switch off, or put an end to something completely.
3. verb To cause severe pain, exhaustion, or distress — often used informally and not literally.
4. noun An act of killing, or the animal or target that has been killed.

swat — full definition

1. verb To hit something sharply and quickly, especially an insect.
2. verb To make a false emergency call designed to trick armed police into raiding someone's home.

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