What does tué in French mean?

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

The word tué in French means dead, killed, 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, keep quiet, be quiet, keep quiet, keep quiet, fall silent, at the top of your voice, fly agaric, It rocks!, Burn!, Ooh, burn!, killer, smoking kills, Don't count your chickens before they're hatched, I keep trying to tell you, sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never hurt me), die instantly, flypaper, who died in a fire, killed in action, mood-killer, passion-killer, turn-off, monkshood, count your chickens before they are hatched. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tué

dead, killed

(personne morte) (invariable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a eu 2 tués et 15 blessées dans cet accident.
There were two dead and fifteen injured in this accident.

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!

keep quiet

verbe transitif (soutenu (cacher, ne pas révéler)

On a tu sa naissance.
They kept quiet about his birth.

be quiet, keep quiet

verbe pronominal (ne pas parler)

Taisez-vous, s'il vous plaît, j'essaie d'écouter les informations.
Be quiet, please. I'm trying to listen to the news.

keep quiet

verbe pronominal (ne pas s'exprimer)

- Et toi, qu'est-ce que tu penses du nouveau patron ? - Je préfère me taire plutôt que de dire quelque chose de désagréable.

fall silent

verbe pronominal (soutenu (animal... : cesser de produire un son)

Soudain, un orage, les oiseaux qui se taisent. Puis, le silence.

at the top of your voice

locution adverbiale (fort)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Les enfants chantaient à tue-tête dans le bus.

fly agaric

nom féminin (champignon toxique) (poisonous mushroom)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les amanites tue-mouches sont rouges et blanches.

It rocks!

(familier, figuré (C'est super !) (slang)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

Burn!, Ooh, burn!

(familier, figuré (C'est une réplique cassante !) (slang)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

killer

locution adjectivale (familier (extrême) (figurative, slang)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")
Le parapente, c'est un sport de la mort qui tue !

smoking kills

interjection (avertissement sur les paquets de cigarettes)

Don't count your chickens before they're hatched

(proverbe (il ne faut pas se réjouir trop vite) (proverb)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

I keep trying to tell you

(Je n'arrête pas te le répéter)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Pas besoin d'aller faire les courses, j'y suis déjà allée ! Ça fait une heure que je me tue à te le dire.
You don't need to go shopping. I've already been, as I've been trying to tell you for the past hour!

sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never hurt me)

(ce n'est pas si grave que ça)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ma mère me force à porter des vêtements moches : heureusement, le ridicule ne tue pas !

die instantly

locution verbale (mourir immédiatement)

L'accident a été violent et trois personnes sont mortes sur le coup.

flypaper

nom masculin (papier collant attrape-mouches)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Du papier tue-mouches pendouillait du plafond.

who died in a fire

locution adjectivale (mort en incendie)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Lors de l'appel, les pompiers saluent les leurs tués au feu.

killed in action

locution adjectivale (mort au combat) (military)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Il y a une cérémonie en hommage aux soldats tués au feu.

mood-killer, passion-killer, turn-off

nom masculin invariable (familier (chose sexuellement rebutante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette combinaison digne d'une grand-mère est un véritable tue-l'amour.

monkshood

nom masculin (plante vénéneuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le tue-loup est une plante herbacée montagneuse très toxique.

count your chickens before they are hatched

locution verbale (trop s'avancer quant à un résultat) (colloquial)

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

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