No. 427 in Swedish

döda

"To kill."

In a sentence

Jägaren försökte döda älgen.
The hunter tried to kill the moose.
Here, 'döda' means 'to kill' in its literal, active sense.
Giftet är så starkt att det kan döda en människa.
The poison is so potent that it can kill a person.
In this context, 'döda' retains its literal meaning but is used to describe a capability.
Han viskade något med en dödande blick.
He whispered something with a killing stare.
Here, 'dödande' is an adjective derived from 'döda' that conveys a figurative sense, meaning intense or piercing.

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