tuer

Senses

1. 1.

   to kill

   to cause the death of a person or animal

2. 2.

   to murder

   to kill someone unlawfully and with premeditation

3. 3.

   to exhaust; to wear out

   to tire someone intensely or cause great fatigue

4. 4.

   to ruin; to spoil

   to destroy the value, enjoyment, or success of something

Examples

• "Le chasseur a tué un cerf dans la forêt."

  The hunter killed a deer in the forest.

• "Cette chaleur me tue."

  This heat is killing me (wearing me out).

• "Il a tué sa carrière en abandonnant ses études."

  He ruined his career by dropping out of school.

Usage

Formal and neutral register; widely used in literal and figurative contexts. Common in collocations like "tuer le temps" (to kill time) and "se tuer" (to kill oneself; to work oneself to death). Avoid confusion with "assassiner" (to assassinate), which implies premeditation and deliberate murder.