slay

Significado (Inglés)

Verb

1. To kill; to murder.
2. To eradicate or stamp out.
3. (informal) To defeat; to overcome (in a competition or contest).
4. (slang) To delight or overwhelm, especially with laughter.
5. To amaze, stun, or otherwise incapacitate by excellence; to excel at something.
6. (slang) To have sex with.

Noun

Something excellent, amazing, or fashionable.

Noun

Alternative form of sley

Conceptos

matar

asesinar

cargarse

abatir

agotar

atravesar

calmar

demoler

deprimir

derribar

desalentar

recorrer

sosegar

vencer

ajustar

corregir

borrar

despachar

echarse

eliminar

matar violentamente

quitar de enmedio

dar muerte

matear

victimar

fumarse

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/sleɪ/

Etimología (Inglés)

From Middle English sleen, slayn, from Old English slēan (“to strike, beat, smite, stamp, forge, sting, slay, kill, impact”), from Proto-West Germanic *slahan, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną (“to fight, strike, kill”), from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike, throw”).
Cognate with Dutch slaan (“to beat, hit, strike”), Low German slaan (“hit, strike”), German schlagen (“to beat, hit, strike”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish slå (“to knock, beat, strike”), Icelandic slá (“to strike”). Related to slaughter, onslaught.