Pronúncia: mətá
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verb transitiu
- to kill.
- to slay, slaughter.
- figuradament [temps] to kill.
- [gana] to stay one’s stomach.
- [color] to tone down.
- [cantell, angle, etc.] to file down, smooth, round off.
- [calç] to slake.
- [en escacs] to mate.
- [en cartes] to beat.
- això mata col·loquial this is (killing \ backbreaking).
- matem-ho aquí let’s drop it. verb pronominal
- to kill oneself, commit suicide.
- [d’accident] to be killed, get killed.
- figuradament to wear oneself out, kill oneself.
- matar-se treballant to kill oneself with work, overwork.