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mate

/ˈmate/, [ˈma.t̪e]

mate

  • Translations

Adjective mate (plural mates)

  1. matte (not reflective of light)

Noun mate m (plural mates)

  1. (chess) mate, checkmate
  2. (colloquial, El Salvador) a hand gesture

Noun mate m (plural mates)

  2. maté (the drink prepared from yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis))
  3. a hollow gourd or cup in which maté is traditionally served
  4. (colloquial, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay) head (top part of the body)

Adjective mate (plural mates)

  1. (South America) tan, tanned (skin colour)

Noun mate f (plural mates)

  1. (colloquial) math / maths

Verb mate

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of matar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of matar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of matar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present subjunctive form of matar.

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Examples

  • Encuentre a Tom antes de que mate a alguien.

    Find Tom before he murders someone.

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  • Le hice jaque mate a mi oponente utilizando mis dos torres.

    I checkmated my opponent by using my two rooks.

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  • No puedo sencillamente dejar que Tom me mate.

    I can't just let Tom kill me.

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  • Una toma de tierra inadecuada puede hacer que agarrar un micrófono te mate. Bastantes cantantes realmente han muerto así.

    Improper grounding can make a microphone lethal to touch. Several singers have actually died this way.

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  • Si juegas así, te habrán hecho jaque mate en diez movimientos.

    If you play like that, you'll be checkmated in ten moves.

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  • Quiero matar a Tom antes que él me mate.

    I want to kill Tom before he kills me.

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  • ¡Soy un pelotudo! ¡Que alguien me mate!

    I am an idiot! Kill me somebody!

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  • ¡Jaque mate!

    Checkmate!

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  • Temo que Tom me mate.

    I'm scared Tom is going to kill me.

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  • ¿Cómo puedo prevenir que mi gato mate pájaros?

    How can I prevent my cat from killing birds?

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