Usage examples of "matar a golpes" in Spanish with translation to English

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Intenté abrir la puerta a golpes, pero fue imposible. I tried to break the door open, which I found impossible.
Tengo ganas de matar a alguien. I want to kill somebody.
Es difícil creer que Tom pudiera matar a alguien. It's hard to believe that Tom could murder someone.
Una sola gota del veneno basta para matar a 160 personas. One drop of the poison is enough to kill 160 people.
Nunca uses un cañón para matar a una mosca. Never use a cannon to kill a fly.
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Matar a tu esposo es una manera de terminar un matrimonio. Sin embargo, es mal visto. Killing your spouse is one way to end a marriage. However, it's frowned upon.
Matar a dos pájaros con un solo tiro. Kill two birds with one stone.
Tom estaba determinado a matar a Mary. Tom was determined to kill Mary.
¿Por qué Tom querría matar a Mary? Why would Tom want to kill Mary?
¿Oíste de la vez que Tom trató de matar a Mary? Did you hear about the time Tom tried to kill Mary?
Tom no pudo perdonar a Mary por matar a sus padres. Tom couldn't forgive Mary for killing his parents.
Después de matar a Tom, Mary escapó por la ventana. After killing Tom, Mary escaped through the window.
Una sola gota de veneno es suficiente para matar a 160 personas. One drop of the poison is enough to kill 160 people.
Matar a la gallina de los huevos de oro. Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Cuesta llevarse con el jefe. Pero si trato de hablarle acerca de problemas que tengo en el trabajo el puede tener algo de corazón. Incluso un cazador no puede matar a un ave que vuela hacia él por protección. The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection.
Ella lo perdonó por matar a su padre. She forgave him for killing her father.
Vi a la esposa matar a su propio hijo. I watched the wife kill her own son.
Declarar la guerra después de un ataque sorpresa es lo esperado, pero matar a más de diez mil no combatientes con una bomba es algo nunca visto. Declaring war after a surprise attack is to be expected, but killing over ten thousand non-combatants with a bomb is something unheard of.
Tom amenazó con matar a Mary. Tom threatened to kill Mary.
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