Portuguese Word: matar
English Meaning: to kill, to slaughter

Word Forms: mata, matada, matadas, matado, matados, matai, matais, matam, matamos, matámos4, matando, matará, matara, mataram, matáramos, matarão, matarás, mataras, matardes, matarei, matáreis, matareis, matarem, mataremos, matares, mataria, matariam, mataríamos, matarias, mataríeis, matarmos, matas, matasse, matásseis, matassem, matássemos, matasses, mataste, matastes, matava, matavam, matávamos, matavas, matáveis, mate, matei, mateis, matem, matemos, mates, mato, matou, morta, mortas, morto, mortos

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Nós matamos um porco por ano.
We slaughter a pig each year.
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O gato matou o passarinho.
The cat killed the bird.
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Ele foi morto por um assaltante não identificado.
He was killed by an unidentified assailant.
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Estima-se que o terremoto de 2010 no Haiti tenha matado 200.000 pessoas.
The 2010 earthquake in Haiti killed an estimated 200,000 people.
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Ele matou muitas pessoas na guerra.
He killed a lot of people in the war.
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Quem matou Júlio César?
Who killed Julius Caesar?
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Uma explosão no aeroporto de Moscou matou pelo menos 10 pessoas.
An explosion at Moscow's airport has killed at least 10 people.
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