English
Etymology
Old English sl�an

Pronunciation
enPR|sl�, IPA|/sleɪ/, SAMPA|/sleI/
rhymes|eɪ

Homophones
sleigh

Verb
en-verb|inf=to slay|slays|slaying|slew or (informally) slayed|slain or (informally) slayed

1. To kill, murder.
2. idiomatic To defeat, overcome

Synonyms
italbrac|to kill, murder: kill, murder
italbrac|to deafeat, overcome: conquer, defeat, overcome

Derived terms
slayer

Related terms
slaughter

Translations
trans-top|to kill, murder
Armenian: Õ½ÕºÕ¡Õ¶Õ¥Õ¬ (spanel)
Chinese: �� (mou2 sha1), �� (can2 sha1)
Dutch: t+|nl|doden, t-|nl|vermoorden
Finnish: t+|fi|tappaa, t+|fi|surmata
French: t+|fr|tuer, t+|fr|assassiner
German: t+|de|töten
trans-mid
Hebrew: t-|he|רצ×�|trratzákh|scHebr
Hungarian: t+|hu|öl
Italian: t+|it|uccidere, t-|it|assassinare
Spanish: t+|es|matar, t+|es|asesinar
Portuguese: t+|pt|matar, t+|pt|assassinar
trans-bottom

See also
assassinate

Category:Death

fa:slay
fr:slay
io:slay
it:slay
hu:slay
pl:slay
fi:slay
sv:slay
te:slay
vi:slay
tr:slay
uk:slay

• 2007-12-17 08:07 - Tbot - added t for fr, pt

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