| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| murder n | (act: deliberate killing) | asesinato nm |
| | The murder of a shopkeeper by her husband shocked the community. |
| | El asesinato de una vendedora a manos de su marido conmocionó a la comunidad. |
| murder n | (crime: deliberate killing) (legal y común) | asesinato nm |
| | He was convicted of second-degree murder. |
| | Fue condenado por asesinato en segundo grado. |
| murder n | (massacre) | masacre vtr |
| | A murder was committed in this house several decades ago. |
| | Hace varias décadas, se cometió una masacre en esta casa. |
| murder [sb]⇒ vtr | (kill: a person) | matar⇒ vtr |
| | | asesinar⇒ vtr |
| | He murdered his wife. |
| | Mató a su mujer. |
| | Asesinó a su mujer. |
| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| murder n | figurative, uncountable, slang ([sth] very difficult) (vulgar) | jodidamente difícil adj |
| | (coloquial) | infernal adj |
| | (MX, coloquial) | una friega expr |
| | I hated doing it. It was murder! |
| | Odiaba hacerlo. Era jodidamente difícil. |
| | Odiaba hacerlo. Era un trabajo infernal. |
| | Odiaba hacer eso, ¡era una friega! |
| murder n | (flock of crows) | parvada nf |
| | A murder of crows alighted in the treetops, cackling loudly among themselves. |
| | Una parvada de cuervos se alineó en la copa de los árboles, graznándose los unos a los otros. |
| Compound Forms: |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| attempted murder n | (law: unsuccessful planned killing) | tentativa de homicidio loc nom f |
| | | tentativa de asesinato loc nom f |
| | | intento de homicidio loc nom m |
| | | intento de asesinato loc nom m |
| | A 47-year-old man from Barnsley has been charged with attempted murder. |
| commit murder vtr + n | (kill [sb] deliberately) | asesinar⇒ vtr |
| | | matar⇒ vtr |
| | The court found Anderson guilty of committing murder. |
| | La corte encontró a Anderson culpable de asesinar a la víctima. |
| | | cometer asesinato loc verb |
| | La corte encontró a Anderson culpable de cometer asesinato. |
| felony murder | (law) (derecho) | asesinato, homicidio nm |
first-degree murder,
murder of the first degree,
murder in the first degree n | US (law: planned killing) | homicidio premeditado loc nom m |
| | The defendant was convicted of first-degree murder. |
| get away with murder v expr | figurative, informal (never be punished) (ES) | irse de rositas loc verb |
| | | salirse con la suya loc verb |
| | | esquivar el castigo loc verb |
| | Somehow Joe always seems to get away with murder. |
| | De alguna manera, Joe siempre se va de rositas. |
| mass murder n | (killing of many people) | asesinato en masa loc nom m |
| | Nothing justifies the mass murder of civilians. |
| | | masacre, matanza nf |
| murder case n | (murder incident) | asesinato nm |
| | | homicidio nm |
| murder case n | (police, court case) | caso de homocidio nm + loc adj |
| murder mystery n | (detective story, thriller) | novela de misterio nf |
| | The British author Agatha Christie is best-known for her murder mysteries. |
| | Agatha Christie, la autora británica, es famosa por sus novelas de misterio. |
| | | historia policial nf |
| murder one n | US (law) | homicidio nm |
| | | asesinato nm |
| murder trial n | (law: homicide proceedings) | juicio por asesinato loc nom m |
| | The murder trial will take place at Bristol Crown Court. |
| murder weapon n | (item used in homicide) | arma del crimen nf + loc adj |
| | | arma homicida nf + adj |
| Note: Ante sustantivo femenino que empieza con a o ha tónicas se emplean solamente los artículos el y un. |
| | The police say that they have found the murder weapon. |
| murder will out expr | figurative (secret will eventually be exposed) | se descubrirá la verdad expr |
| | | la mentira tiene patas cortas expr |
| ritual murder n | (religion: human sacrifice) | sacrificios humanos nmpl + adj |
| | The Aztecs frequently staged ritual murders to appease their gods. |
| | Algunos grupos realizaban sacrificios humanos para contentar a los dioses y calmar las tempestades. |
| | | sacrificios rituales nmpl + adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Pedían la lluvia realizando sacrificios rituales. |
scream bloody murder,
scream blue murder,
yell bloody murder,
yell blue murder v expr | informal (shriek, yell loudly) (coloquial) | poner el grito en el cielo loc verb |
| | | gritar a grito pelado loc verb |
| self-murder n | (law: suicide) | suicidio nm |
| | Self-murder is a term used by some religious people who believe that suicide is a sin. |
| serial murder n | (law: killings of multiple people) | asesinatos en serie loc nom m |
| | Ogorzow was convicted and executed for the serial murder of eight women. |
| wilful murder n | (law: killing with intent) | homicidio intencional nm + adj mf |
| | | homicidio con premeditación grupo nom |
| | | homicidio premeditado nm + adj |
| | | homicidio doloso nm + adj |
| | Wilson has been charged with the wilful murder of his wife. |