totschlagen — meaning in English
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English meaning
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
- verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
- verb To stop, switch off, or put an end to something completely.
- verb To cause severe pain, exhaustion, or distress — often used informally and not literally.
- noun An act of killing, or the animal or target that has been killed.
swat — full definition
- verb To hit something sharply and quickly, especially an insect.
- verb To make a false emergency call designed to trick armed police into raiding someone's home.