massacre

  • 11Massacre — (fr., spr. Massaker), Blutbad, Metzelei; daher Massacriren, ermorden …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 12Massacre — (frz., spr. ssákr ; auch engl., spr. mässǟckĕr), Gemetzel, Blutbad; M. (auch Murder) of the Innocents, soviel wie Bethlehemitischer Kindermord (s. d.), ni England scherzweise gebraucht für die Beseitigung sämtlicher Vorlagen, die am Schluß einer… …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 13massacre — index aberemurder, dispatch (act of putting to death), dispatch (put to death), homicide, kill (murder), killing …

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  • 14massacre — s. m. [Galicismo] Matança; carnificina …

    Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • 15massacre — (noun and verb) is spelt this way in BrE and AmE, and as a verb has inflected forms massacres, massacred, massacring …

    Modern English usage

  • 16massacré — Massacré, [massacr]ée. part …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 17massacre — ► NOUN 1) a brutal slaughter of a large number of people. 2) informal a very heavy defeat. ► VERB 1) brutally kill (a large number of people). 2) informal inflict a heavy defeat on. ORIGIN French …

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  • 18massacre — [mas′ə kər] n. [Fr < OFr maçacre, macecle, butchery, shambles < ?] 1. a) the indiscriminate, merciless killing of a number of human beings b) a large scale slaughter of animals 2. Informal an overwhelming defeat, as in sports vt. massacred …

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  • 19massacre — (ma sa kr ) s. m. 1°   Mise à mort de beaucoup de gens, et, particulièrement, de gens qui ne se défendent pas ou se défendent mal. •   L Europe fut un champ de massacre et d horreur, BOILEAU Sat. XII. •   Non, je ne serai jamais amie d un homme… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 20Massacre — For other uses, see Massacre (disambiguation). Massacre of 56 Polish citizens in Bochnia (near Kraków), perpetrated by German troops during the German occupation of Poland, December 18, 1939 …

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