What does se tuer in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word se tuer in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use se tuer in French.

The word se tuer in French means kill, kill, be killed, kill yourself, keep doing till you are blue in the face, do till you are blue in the face, be the death of , be the kiss of death for, kill, work yourself to death. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word se tuer

kill

verbe transitif (faire mourir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le chat tua la souris d'un coup de patte. Hier soir, deux ressortissants français ont été tués alors qu'ils sortaient de leur hôtel.
The cat killed the mouse with a blow of its paw. // Last night, two French citizens were killed leaving their hotel.

kill

verbe transitif (figuré, familier (fatiguer beaucoup) (figurative, informal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cette randonnée nous a tués.
That hike killed us.

be killed

verbe pronominal (mourir)

Mes parents se sont tués dans un accident de voiture.
My parents were killed in a car accident.

kill yourself

verbe pronominal (se suicider)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Noyé dans les problèmes, le policier s'est tué d'une balle dans la tête.
Drowning in problems, the police officer killed himself with a bullet to the head.

keep doing till you are blue in the face, do till you are blue in the face

verbe pronominal (s'évertuer à faire [qch]) (figurative, informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mais puisque je me tue à dire que je n'ai pas touché à tes clés !
As I keep saying till I'm blue in the face, I haven't touched your keys!

be the death of , be the kiss of death for

verbe transitif (figuré (faire cesser) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La routine tue l'amour.
Routine is the death of love.

kill

verbe transitif (figuré, familier (exaspérer) (figurative, informal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ta conduite me tue !
Your behavior is killing me!

work yourself to death

(travailler trop intensément)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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