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No. 3,614 in Spanish

matado

"Matado" means "killed" or "worn out/exhausted," depending on context.

In a sentence

  • El héroe ha matado al monstruo.

    The hero has killed the monster.

    The word 'matado' here is the past participle of the verb 'matar' – 'to kill', used in the perfect tense.

  • Estoy tan cansado que me siento matado.

    I'm so tired that I feel exhausted.

    In this sentence, 'matado' is used figuratively to express extreme exhaustion, equivalent to 'exhausted'.

  • Ese coche está tan viejo y matado que apenas funciona.

    That car is so old and worn out that it barely works.

    Here, 'matado' describes the state of being beaten or worn out, applied metaphorically to the car's condition.

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