kill off

kɪl ɔːf
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Translation of kill off into German

Phrasal verb

tr.
1.

extinction

eliminate a species or group completely
  • The disease could kill off the entire bee population.Die Krankheit könnte die gesamte Bienenpopulation auslöschen.
2.

storyline

remove a character from a story
  • The author decided to kill off the main character.Der Autor beschloss, die Hauptfigur sterben zu lassen.
3.

figurative

Rare
end a project or idea
Rare
  • They had to kill off the new product line.Sie mussten die neue Produktlinie einstellen.
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Synonyms and analogies of kill off in English

Examples of kill off in a sentence

  • Pollution threatens to kill off marine life.
  • Fans were shocked when the series killed off the hero.
  • The director chose to kill off the villain early.
  • The committee decided to kill off the outdated policy.
  • Budget cuts forced them to kill off the research initiative.
kill-off
kɪl ɒf
Noun
1.

reduction

significant reduction in number
massive Reduktion signifikante Verringerung
  • The disease caused a massive kill-off of the population.Die Krankheit verursachte eine massive Reduktion der Bevölkerung.
2.

storytelling

Rare
removal of characters in a story
Rare
Tötung fAusscheiden Charakterentfernung
  • The show's unexpected kill-off shocked the audience.Die unerwartete Tötung in der Show schockierte das Publikum.
3.

business

Rare
phasing out of products or services
Rare
Auslaufen Einstellung f
  • The company's kill-off of old models boosted sales.Das Auslaufen alter Modelle steigerte den Umsatz des Unternehmens.

Translations of "kill off" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
abtötenv.

Not even prescription medicines can kill off the leeches' eggs.

Selbst rezeptpflichtige Medikamente können die Eier der Egel nicht abtöten.

tötenv.

To conserve resources, they had to kill off some less productive animals.

Um Ressourcen zu sparen, mussten sie einige weniger produktive Tiere töten.

umbringenv.

Just... some of these emigrants that they're going to kill off.

Bloß... ein paar Einwanderer, die sie umbringen wollen.

vernichtenv.

The factory emissions could eventually kill off wildlife in nearby habitats.

Die Fabrikemissionen könnten schließlich die Tierwelt in den nahegelegenen Lebensräumen vernichten.

zerstörenv.

Overfishing can kill off entire fish populations faster than they can recover.

Überfischung kann ganze Fischpopulationen schneller zerstören, als sie sich erholen können.

ausrottenv.

We need to kill off the weeds before they take over the garden.

Wir müssen das Unkraut ausrotten, bevor es den Garten übernimmt.

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Other translations for kill off:

  • auslöschenv.
  • ausschaltenv.
  • sterben lassenv.

kill off: Examples and translations in context

They decided to let the compost heap smoulder for a few days to kill off pests.

Sie beschlossen, den Komposthaufen ein paar Tage schwelen zu lassen, um Schädlinge abzutöten.

Pesticides can kill off beneficial insects along with harmful ones.

Pestizide können nützliche Insekten zusammen mit schädlichen abtöten.

Then a laser is applied to the skin to kill off bacteria.

Dann wird ein Laser eingesetzt, um Bakterien abzutöten.

I intend to kill off all these superfluous emotions in me.

Ich werde diese überflüssigen Gefühle in mir abtöten.

Chlorine is also added to kill off remaining bacteria.

Chlor wird auch hinzugefügt, um die restlichen Bakterien abzutöten.

The white blood cells use concentrated hydrogen peroxide to kill off foreign bodies.

Weiße Blutkörperchen nutzen konzentriertes Hydrogenperoxid um Fremdkörper abzutöten.

Of course, they also prescribe you antibiotics to kill off the attacking germs.

Natürlich verschreiben sie auch Antibiotika, um die angreifenden Bakterien abzutöten.

After an operation and/or radiotherapy, chemotherapy is used to kill off any tumour residue.

Nach einer Operation und/oder Bestrahlung dient die Chemotherapie dazu, allfällige Tumorreste abzutöten.

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