killing | Idiomator

Meaning: That literally deprives oflife;lethal,deadly,fatal.; (dated,idiomatic)Devastatinglyattractive.1756, Edward Ward,A Compleat and Humorous Account of All the Remarkable Clubs and Societies in the Cities of London and Westminster, page134:Should true Proportion ev'ry Mortal grace, / And Semetry be seen in ev'ry Face: / Beauty no longer would be thought divine, / Nor would its Charms with half the Lustre shine: / No courtly Dame akillingLook could boast, / If once the Foils of Homeliness were lost.1847January –1848July,William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 5, inVanity Fair[…], London:Bradbury and Evans[…], published1848,→OCLC:He sprang to open the door for the ladies, when they retired, with the mostkillinggrace[…]; (informal,idiomatic)That makes one ‘die’ withlaughter; veryfunny.1978,Lawrence Durrell,Livia(Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published1992, page471:Livia found her ‘killing’, and derived such amusement from her Martinique French that he was forced to enjoy her as well.

Examples:

EN: Worst among them, Focic Mehmed-aga suggests killing leaders: Palalija, Bircanin, Carapic and Karadjordje.
ES: El peor de ellos, Focic Mehmed-aga... aconseja matar a los líderes:
EN: The High Priest, after killing Apoecides, accuses Glaucus to have murdered him.
ES: El Sumo Sacerdote, tras matar a Apoecides, acusa a Glaucus de cometer dicho asesinato.
EN: Jiang Shang is credited with killing the demon.
ES: Jiang Shang tiene éxito en la eliminación de demonios.
EN: Jiang Shang is credited with killing the demon. Besides, what he said may be right.
ES: Hay que valorar su mérito de matar espíritu inmundo, y además, tiene razón.
EN: By killing yourself, how does that help?
ES: ¿Y qué arregla usted matándose?
EN: Outside there is killing and looting!
ES: ¡Afuera hay asesinatos y saqueos!
EN: The Ethiopians are crossing the country scorching and killing.
ES: ¡Los etíopes invaden al país arrasando y asesinando!
EN: - Your father is dead and they have accused me of killing him!
ES: -- ¡Tu padre ha muerto y me acusan de haberlo matado!
EN: - Idiot, I'm only doing this to prevent Hélène from flying and may be killing herself.
ES: - Imbécil, ¿No comprendes que si hago esto es para impedir que Hélène vuele y tal vez se mate?
EN: After killing Caligula, the praetorian guard raise the consul Claudius to the imperial throne, and Rome cheers the new Caesar.
ES: Una vez muerto Caligula, la Guardia Pretoriana eleva al cónsul Claudio a la dignidad imperial, y Roma aclama al nuevo César
EN: - The Romans are robbing and killing!
ES: ... ¡Los romanos roban y matan!
EN: - Mr. Raynal, they're killing your son!
ES: - ¡Mr. Raynal, ¡que matan a su hijo!
EN: Because you robbed and murdered Lia Leid in order to make a killing in the stock market
ES: ¡Porque usted ha asesinado y robado a Lia Leid para dar un golpe de Bolsa!
EN: You're hurting me! - You're hurting me! - Stop it, you're killing him!
ES: parada, se fue va a matar
EN: "Fancy spending summer killing each other, when you could be out in the country enjoying yourselves."
ES: - Nos partirán la jeta en pleno verano, cuando estaríamos tan bien en la montaña...

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