tuer

Meaning

to kill

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɥe/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French tuer, from Old French tuer (“kill, extinguish”), from Latin tūtārī (“avert, ward off”). Compare Occitan tuar.

Sentences

Un lion adulte peut tuer et manger un ou deux cerfs par semaine .

An adult lion can kill and eat one or two deer a week.

Olan se fait tuer pour incompétence .

Olan gets killed for incompetence.

Elle demande à Ruprecht de l'épargner et de se laisser plutôt tuer .

She asks Ruprecht to spare her and let herself be killed instead.