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 colloquial 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