eles matariam

would kill

→ matar
matar to kill + ia Conditional mood + m third-person plural (they)
verb · 3rd-person plural Rare #39,234
would kill In the last sentence, “matariam pra ter” is an informal way of saying “would do anything to have.”
PO: Eles matariam por essa oportunidade.
EN: They would kill for this opportunity.
Conjugation of matar
Conditional
SingularPlural
First mataria —
Third mataria matariam

Sabia que um dia se matariam de verdade.

I knew that one day they would really kill each other.

— A Pele Que Habito (2011)

E o matariam, eu eu lhes pedisse?

And would they kill him if I asked them to?

— A Onda (2008)

Todas aqui matariam pra ter Billy Flynn de advogado.

Every one of them here would kill to have Billy Flynn as their lawyer.

— Chicago (2002)

Ai eles nos avisaram e disseram que se acontecesse de novo, nos matariam.

Then they warned us and said that if it happened again, they would kill us.

— Os Falsários (2007)

Se não te matassem na cadeia, te matariam assim que saísse.

If they didn’t kill you in prison, they’d kill you as soon as you got out.

— Dupla Perigosa (2026)