kill the engine

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Definition of kill the engine - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

vehiclesturn off a vehicle's engine

He decided to kill the engine and take a break.

mechanics

Rare

cause an engine to stop working

Rare

The sudden jolt killed the engine instantly.

shut off

stop

turn off

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Expressions with kill

kill it

cause the death of a living being

The hunter killed it with one shot.

kill me

express extreme embarrassment or frustration

I forgot my lines on stage, kill me.

kill off

eliminate a species or group completely

The disease could kill off the entire bee population.

kill time

do things to make time pass while waiting

We played cards to kill time before the movie.

dress to kill

wear clothes that impress people with style or glamour

She will dress to kill at the party tonight.

if looks could kill

exp.

used to describe a very angry or hostile look

She gave him a look as if looks could kill.

Expressions with engine

flood the engine

cause too much fuel in an engine

He accidentally flooded the engine while trying to start the car.

gun the engine

accelerate the engine quickly and forcefully

He gunned the engine and sped away.

engine of destruction

powerful machine designed to cause damage

The tank was an engine of destruction on the battlefield.

engine trouble

problems with an engine causing malfunction

The car stopped due to engine trouble.

fire engine

vehicle equipped for firefighting

The fire engine rushed to the burning building.

get the engine running

start the engine of a vehicle

He managed to get the engine running after several attempts.

search engine

online tool helping people find information on the internet

I used a search engine to find the answer.

run the engine

make an engine work, usually by starting and keeping it going

The mechanic will run the engine to check for strange noises.

engine failure

situation where an engine stops working

The plane had to land due to engine failure.

fire engine red

adj.

bright red color like a fire engine

She wore a fire engine red dress to the party.

Examples of kill the engine in a sentence

They told him to kill the engine before refueling.
He had to kill the engine to avoid overheating.
She killed the engine and stepped out of the car.

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French:éteindre le moteur, ...
German:den Motor abstellen, den Motor ausmachen, ...
Italian:spegnere il motore, fermare il motore, ...
Spanish:apagar el motor, detener el motor, ...
Portuguese:desligar o motor, parar o motor, ...
Chinese:熄火, 使引擎停止运转, ...
Japanese:エンジンを切る, エンジンを止める, ...
Arabic:أَوْقَفَ الْمُحَرِّكَ, ...
Hebrew:לְכַבּוֹת אֶת הַמָּנוֹעַ, ...
Russian:заглушить двигатель, остановить мотор, ...
Ukrainian:вимкнути двигун, вбити двигун, ...
Hindi:इंजन बंद करना, इंजन को बंद कर देना, ...
Bengali:ইঞ্জিন বন্ধ করা, ইঞ্জিন নষ্ট করা, ...
Catalan:apagar el motor, espanyar el motor, ...
Czech:vypnout motor, zhasnout, ...
Danish:slukke motoren, ødelægge motoren, ...
Dutch:de motor uitzetten, de motor kapot maken, ...
Greek:σβήνω τη μηχανή, χαλάω τη μηχανή, ...
Hungarian:leállítani, lefojtani, ...
Khmer:បិទម៉ាស៊ីន, ធ្វើឱ្យម៉ាស៊ីនរលត់, ...
Korean:엔진을 끄다, 엔진을 고장내다, ...
Persian:خاموش کردن, خراب کردن موتور, ...
Polish:wyłączyć silnik, zatrzymać silnik, ...
Portuguese (BR):desligar o motor, parar o motor, ...
Romanian:a opri motorul, a strica motorul, ...
Swedish:stänga av motorn, stoppa motorn, ...
Thai:ดับเครื่องยนต์, ทำให้เครื่องยนต์หยุดทำงาน, ...
Turkish:motoru kapatmak, motoru öldürmek, ...
Vietnamese:tắt máy, làm tắt động cơ, ...

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