mates

f.pl.

maths (British), math (United States) (informal).

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mates

► nombre femenino plural

1 familiar maths (US math)

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femenino plural (Esp fam) math (AmE), maths (BrE)

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femenino plural (Esp fam) math (AmE), maths (BrE)

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mates

fpl

(fam)

math (AmE), maths (BrE)

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Del verbo matar: (conjugate matar)

mates es:

2ª persona singular (tú) presente subjuntivo

Multiple Entries:
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mates
matar (conjugate matar) verbo transitivo
1

a) ‹persona› to kill

b) (sacrificar) ‹perro/caballo› to put down, destroy;

‹reses› to slaughter;

◊ lo mató un coche he was run over and killed by a car

c) (en sentido hiperbólico):

◊ la vas a mates a disgustos you'll be the death of her;

es para mateslos I could murder o kill them (colloq);
nos mataban de hambre they used to starve us;
estos zapatos me están matando these shoes are killing me!
2 (fam) ‹sed› to quench;
‹tiempo› to kill;

◊ compraron fruta para mates el hambre they bought some fruit to keep them going

verbo intransitivo
to kill
matarse verbo pronominal
1

a) (morir violentamente) to be killed;

◊ casi me mato I almost got killed

b) (refl) (suicidarse) to kill oneself;

◊ se mató de un tiro she shot herself

2 (fam)

a) (esforzarse): me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)

b) (Méx fam) (para un examen) to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)

matar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to kill
(al ganado) to slaughter
2 (el hambre, la sed, el tiempo) to kill
3 (en exageraciones) el dolor de cabeza me está matando, my headache is killing me
el ruido me mata, noise drives me mad
4 (las aristas) to smooth
5 (sello) to frank
mates fpl fam maths sing, US math sing
'mates' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alma

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mates nfpl

Fam Br maths, US math

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mates npl maths

El verbo va en singular

las mates son difíciles maths is difficult