"to assassinate" translation into Spanish

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"to assassinate" in Spanish

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to assassinate {v.t.}
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assassin {noun}
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EN to assassinate
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 [assassinated|assassinated] {transitive verb}

to assassinate (also: to kill, to murder)
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 asesinar [asesinando|asesinado] {v.t.}
Just last Friday, the terrorist organisation ETA assassinated again.
El pasado viernes la organización terrorista ETA volvió a asesinar.
Up to 30 trade unionists have been assassinated in Colombia this year alone.
Solo en lo que va de año, más de 30 sindicalistas han sido asesinados en Colombia.
Unfortunately, Benazir Bhutto was assassinated a few weeks prior to the elections.
Desgraciadamente, Benazir Bhutto fue asesinada unas pocas semanas antes de las elecciones.

EN assassin
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assassin (also: cutthroat, killer, murderer, slaughterer)
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 asesino {m}
the bullet-riddled body of the assassin
el cuerpo abaleado del asesino
Half way through the process she found herself at the top of an assassin's death list!
¡A la mitad del proceso se encontró en el primer puesto como blanco en una lista de asesinos!
It is imperative that the assassins of Rafiq Hariri are finally brought to justice.
Es perentorio que los asesinos de Rafiq Hariri sean puestos a disposición de la justicia.
assassin (also: killer, murderer, murderess, slayer)
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 asesina {f}
assassin
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 magnicida {m} [form.]

Synonyms

Synonyms (English) for "assassin":

assassin
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EnglishMr President, with criminal obstinacy, the ETA continues to assassinate anyone who disagrees with its aims or methods.
Señor Presidente, con pertinaz criminalidad, ETA continúa asesinando a aquellos y aquellas que no están de acuerdo con sus objetivos o se oponen a sus métodos.

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