murder

omicidio, assassinio

Crimine che consiste nell’uccidere intenzionalmente un’altra persona.

In inglese semplice: The crime of deliberately killing another person.

• Police are investigating a murder.
• She was charged with murder last week.
• Two murders occurred in the town that year.

Sinonimi: homicide

Espressioni comuni: commit murder, murder investigation, charged with murder, murder trial

stormo di corvi

Nome di un gruppo di corvi, talvolta anche di corvi imperiali.

In inglese semplice: A group of crows, or sometimes ravens.

• A murder of crows crossed the sky.
• We watched a murder of crows feeding in the field.
• The tree sheltered a noisy murder of ravens.

Come si usa: a murder of crows (A murder of crows gathered beside the barn.)

Sinonimi: flock

Espressioni comuni: murder of crows, murder of ravens

assassinare, uccidere

Uccidere un’altra persona intenzionalmente e illegalmente.

In inglese semplice: To deliberately and illegally kill another person.

• Someone murdered the shop owner.
• Police believe he was murdered at home.
• The killer murdered two witnesses before escaping.

Sinonimi: kill, assassinate

Espressioni comuni: murder someone, murder a witness, murder a rival

ammazzare, fare una ramanzina

Punire o sgridare duramente qualcuno, detto come minaccia esagerata quando si è arrabbiati.

In inglese semplice: To punish or speak angrily to someone, said as an exaggerated threat.

• Mum will murder me for this mess!
• I’ll murder him if he’s lost my keys again.
• Her boss nearly murdered her for missing the meeting.

Come si usa: murder someone for something (Dad will murder me for breaking his favorite mug.)

Sinonimi: tell off, chew out

Espressioni comuni: murder someone, murder someone for something