Sami tried to electrocute Layla.
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Electrocute
//ɪˈlɛktɹəkjuːt//
Synonyms for "electrocute" (16 found)
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23 translations across 15 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- electrocutar verb (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 電擊 /电击 verb (to inflict a severe electric shock, not necessarily fatally)
- 電死 /电死 verb (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock)
Czech
2 entries- popravit na elektrickém křesle verb (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock)
- zabít elektrickým proudem verb (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock)
Dutch
1 entries- elektrocuteren verb (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock)
Finnish
3 entries- antaa sähköisku verb (to inflict a severe electric shock, not necessarily fatally)
- kuolla sähköiskuun verb (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock)
- teloittaa sähkötuolissa verb (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock)
French
1 entries- électrocuter verb (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock)
Galician
1 entries- electrocutar verb (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock)
German
2 entries- auf dem elektrischen Stuhl hinrichten verb (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock)
- durch Stromschlag töten verb (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock)
Greek
1 entries- ηλεκτρίζω verb (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock)
Hebrew
1 entries- חישמל למוות verb (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock)
Italian
1 entries- fulminare verb (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- elektrocutéieren verb (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock)
Portuguese
1 entries- eletrocutar verb (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock)
Russian
4 entries- бить то́ком verb (to inflict a severe electric shock, not necessarily fatally)
- казни́ть на электри́ческом сту́ле verb (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock)
- уби́ть то́ком verb (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock)
- уда́рить то́ком verb (to inflict a severe electric shock, not necessarily fatally)
Spanish
1 entries- electrocutar verb (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock)
Sample sentences
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Sami is going to electrocute himself.
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Sami could electrocute himself.
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You could electrocute yourself if you aren't careful.
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