No. 15,224 in German
tötete
"tötete" means "killed" (past tense of "kill").
In a sentence
Der Jäger tötete das Wild.
The hunter killed the game.
The verb 'tötete' is used in the simple past tense to describe an action of killing performed by the subject.
Er tötete das Gespräch mit seinem Dazwischenreden.
He killed the conversation by interrupting.
The verb 'tötete' is employed metaphorically to indicate the act of abruptly ending the conversation.
Die Firma tötete das innovative Projekt durch Bürokratie.
The company killed the innovative project through bureaucracy.
In this sentence, 'tötete' is used figuratively to express the idea of suppressing or halting progress.
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