murder

ˈmɜːrdər
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Translation of murder into German,

Noun

1.

crime

unlawful killing of a person with premeditation
  • The detective investigated the murder of the businessman.Der Detektiv untersuchte den Mord an dem Geschäftsmann.
2.

difficulty

US
something extremely difficult or unpleasant to endure
US
  • The final exam was murder.Die Abschlussprüfung war die Hölle.

Verb

tr.
1.

crime

illegally kill someone with intent and premeditation
  • He was arrested for planning to murder his rival.Er wurde verhaftet, weil er plante, seinen Rivalen zu ermorden.
2.

sports

US
defeat someone decisively in a competition
US
  • Our team will murder them in the finals.Unser Team wird sie im Finale vernichtend schlagen.
3.

damage

US
ruin or spoil something
US
  • He completely murdered the song with his terrible singing..Er hat das Lied mit seinem schrecklichen Gesang komplett verhunzt
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Expressions with murder: examples in English and translations in German

kaltblütiger Mord
The jury found him guilty of cold-blooded murder.
Zeter und Mordio
She screamed blue murder when she saw the mess.
Mordanklage
He was arrested on a murder rap last night..
Justizmord
The case was widely condemned as a judicial murder.
mit allem durchkommen
She thinks she can get away with murder at work.
wie am Spieß schreien
lauthals schreien
She shouted bloody murder when she saw the spider.

Synonyms and analogies of murder in English

Examples of murder in a sentence

  • She was accused of plotting a murder.
  • Running a marathon in the heat was murder.
  • The workload this week has been murder on my schedule.
  • A murder of crows gathered on the telephone wires.
  • At dawn, the murder rose noisily from the trees.
  • Winning the championship was murder for the team.

Translations of "murder" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
derMordnm.

He tried to bury the evidence, but murder will out sooner or later.

Er versuchte, die Beweise zu verbergen, doch Mord kommt immer ans Licht.

dieErmordungnf.

But after his murder, someone withdrew all that money.

Aber nach seiner Ermordung hat jemand all das Geld abgehoben.

derMordfallnm.

We're here to talk about the murder that occurred last evening.

Wir sprechen über den Mordfall, der sich gestern Abend ereignet hat.

derMördernm.

You're not worth going to jail for, for murder.

Du bist es nicht wert, deinetwegen zum Mörder zu werden.

dieTötungnf.

An eyewitness to the murder of a military man in your house.

Ein Augenzeuge auf die Tötung eines Soldaten in Ihrem Hause.

Verb
ermordenv.

That was what you assumed after you attempted to murder him.

Das vermutetet Ihr wohl nach Eurem Versuch, ihn zu ermorden.

tötenv.

I won't negotiate with politicians trying to murder my people.

Ich verhandle nicht mit Politikern, die mein Volk töten wollen.

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murder: Examples and translations in context

Public outrage followed the ruling of manslaughter instead of murder.

Öffentliche Empörung folgte dem Urteil der fahrlässigen Tötung statt Mord.

The family received blood money after the tragic murder of their beloved son.

Die Familie erhielt Blutgeld nach dem tragischen Mord an ihrem geliebten Sohn.

Without demonstrating malice aforethought, they could not secure a conviction for aggravated murder.

Ohne nachweisbare niedrige Beweggründe konnten sie keine Verurteilung wegen Mordes erreichen.

In the trial, the judge classified the crime as second-degree murder.

Im Prozess stufte der Richter das Verbrechen als Mord zweiten Grades ein.

They said nothing for years, trusting that murder will out eventually.

Sie schwiegen jahrelang und vertrauten darauf, dass Mord schließlich ans Licht kommt.

History shows that murder will out, despite corruption and destroyed archives.

Die Geschichte zeigt, dass Mord ans Licht kommt, trotz Korruption und vernichteter Akten.

There is a risk of being charged with assisting a murder.

Es besteht das Risiko der Beihilfe zum Mord angeklagt zu werden.

She said the killer had gone back there after the murder...

Sie sagte, der Mörder ging nach dem Mord dorthin zurück...

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