🔪slaughter (slaughter)

noun/verb
/ˈslɔː.tər/
abattage / massacre (abattage / massacre)

Signification

the killing of animals for food; killing in large numbers violently
Traduction de la signification
le fait de tuer des animaux pour la nourriture; tuer en grand nombre de manière violente
le fait de tuer des animaux pour la nourriture; tuer en grand nombre de manière violente

Phrases d'exemple

The army slaughtered hundreds of enemy soldiers.

L'armée a tué des centaines de soldats ennemis.
L'armée a tué des centaines de soldats ennemis.

Expressions d'exemple

like lambs to the slaughter
comme des agneaux à l'abattoir
comme des agneaux à l'abattoir

Synonymes

massacre, killing, butchery, annihilation

Antonymes

rescue, save, spare

Collocations

slaughter animals, mass slaughter, slaughter house, like lambs to the slaughter

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