schlachten

vt/i

1. kill; (bes. größere Tiere) slaughter; unser Fleischer schlachtet noch selbst our butcher still does his own slaughtering; samstags wird geschlachtet slaughtering is done on Saturdays

2. fig. (metzeln) massacre, slaughter

3. umg. (Schokoladenfigur etc.) attack; (verzehren) devour allg.; Sparschwein

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to butcher; to slaughter

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schlạch|ten ['ʃlaxtn]

1. vt

Schwein, Kuh to slaughter, to butcher; Huhn, Kaninchen, Opfertier etc to slaughter, to kill; (hum) Sparschwein to break into

heilige Kühe schlachten (fig) — to kill or slaughter sacred cows

2. vi

to do one's slaughtering

unser Fleischer schlachtet selbst — our butcher does his own slaughtering

heute wird geschlachtet — we're/they're etc slaughtering today

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1) (to kill for food.) butcher

2) (the killing of animals for food: Methods of slaughter must be humane.) slaughter

3) (to kill (animals) for food: Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.) slaughter

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schlach·ten

[ˈʃlaxtn̩]

I. vt

▪ ein Tier \schlachten to slaughter an animal; s.a. Sparschwein

II. vi to slaughter

▪ das S\schlachten the slaughter

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transitives (auch intransitives) Verb slaughter; kill <rabbit, chicken, etc.>

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schlachten v/t & v/i

1. kill; (besonders größere Tiere) slaughter;

unser Fleischer schlachtet noch selbst our butcher still does his own slaughtering;

samstags wird geschlachtet slaughtering is done on Saturdays

2. fig (metzeln) massacre, slaughter

3. umg (Schokoladenfigur etc) attack; (verzehren) devour allg; → Sparschwein

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transitives (auch intransitives) Verb slaughter; kill <rabbit, chicken, etc.>

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v.

to slaughter v.