Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| matte or: matt adj. | mate m./f. | ||||||
| mat adj. (Amer.) | mate m./f. | ||||||
| eggshell adj. | mate m./f. | ||||||
| semimatteAE / semi-matteBE [PRINT.] | mate m./f. | ||||||
Possible base forms | |||||||
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| mate | |||||||
| matar (Verb) | |||||||
Nouns | |||||||
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| mate - helper | el socio | la socia | ||||||
| mate - sexual partner | el compañero | la compañera | ||||||
| mate - sexual partner | la pareja | ||||||
| mate - helper | el compañero | la compañera | ||||||
| mate - helper | el ayudante | la ayudante | ||||||
| maté or: mate - traditional South American herbal tea | el (hierba) mate | ||||||
| bottle gourd [BOT.] | el mate Lat.: Lagenaria siceraria | ||||||
| calabash [BOT.] | el mate Lat.: Lagenaria siceraria | ||||||
| gourd [BOT.] | el mate Lat.: Lagenaria siceraria | ||||||
| white-flowered gourd [BOT.] | el mate Lat.: Lagenaria siceraria | ||||||
| birdhouse gourd [BOT.] | el mate Lat.: Lagenaria siceraria Lat.: Aralia spinosa | ||||||
| bottle gourd [BOT.] | el mate Lat.: Lagenaria siceraria Lat.: Aralia spinosa | ||||||
| devil's walking stick (or: devils'-walking-stick, devil's walkingstick) [BOT.] | el mate Lat.: Lagenaria siceraria Lat.: Aralia spinosa | ||||||
| long melon [BOT.] | el mate Lat.: Lagenaria siceraria Lat.: Aralia spinosa | ||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to mate | mated, mated | | aparear | ||||||
| to mate | mated, mated | | aparearse | ||||||
| to mate | mated, mated | | encajar | ||||||
| to kill so. | killed, killed | | matar a alguien | ||||||
| to murder so. | murdered, murdered | | matar a alguien | ||||||
| to murder | murdered, murdered | | matar | ||||||
| to liquidate so. | liquidated, liquidated | | matar a alguien | ||||||
| to do away with so. | matar a alguien | ||||||
| to dispatch or: despatch so. (or: sth.) | dispatched, dispatched / despatched, despatched | - kill | matar algo (or: a alguien) | ||||||
| to slay so. - kill | matar a alguien | ||||||
| to destroy so. (or: sth.) | destroyed, destroyed | | matar algo (or: a alguien) [fig.] | ||||||
| to bump so. off [coll.] | matar a alguien | ||||||
| to mop so. ⇔ up | mopped, mopped | [fig.] | matar a alguien [fig.] | ||||||
| to wipe out so. | wiped, wiped | [fig.] - kill [coll.] | matar algo (or: a alguien) [fig.] | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| to be a sly old dog | matarlas callando [fig.] | ||||||
| to twiddle one's thumbs [fig.] - to be lazy | matar el tiempo [fig.] | ||||||
| to plug away at sth. | plugged, plugged | | matarse a trabajar | ||||||
| to zap so. | zapped, zapped | | matar a alguien a tiros | ||||||
| to kill two birds with one stone | matar dos pájaros de un tiro | ||||||
| to struggle | struggled, struggled | - effort | matarse a trabajar | ||||||
| to travail | travailed, travailed | - toil | matarse a trabajar | ||||||
| to slave away | slaved, slaved | [coll.] | matarse a trabajar | ||||||
| to crack a nut with a sledgehammer [fig.] | matar moscas a cañonazos [fig.] | ||||||
| to fag | fagged, fagged | chiefly (Brit.) dated | matarse a trabajar | ||||||
| Many hands make light work. | Con la ayuda del vecino, mató mi padre un cochino. | ||||||
| curiosity killed the cat | la curiosidad mató al gato | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| He had to kill the spider in the bathroom. | Tuvo que matar la araña en el baño. | ||||||
| The criminals shot the witness before escaping. | Los criminales mataron a tiros al testigo antes de huir. | ||||||
| The police are trying to find out who murdered the victim. | La policía está intentando descubrir quién mató a alguien. | ||||||
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Orthographically similar words | |
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| ante, bate, date, fate, gate, hate, Late, late, mace, made, make, male, malt, mane, mare, mart, mast, mat, math, matie, matt, matte, maté, maze, meat, mete, mite, moat, mute, pate, pâté, paté, rate, sate | ante, arte, atea, ateo, ates, bate, gate, late, maje, Marte, mata, mote, paté, vate, yate |
Related search terms | |
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| beau, homey, pard, pal, boyfriend, homie, companion, associate, friend, comrade, mac, crony, sidekick, buddy, playmate, chum, cully, bro, fella, china | jícaro, cojombro, marinibo, güiro, marimbo, cajombre, bangaño, acocote, güicharo, porongo |
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