ter matado

to have killed

→ ter
phrase Uncommon #13,177
to have killed Used with another verb to express a past action completed before another point in time.
PO: Ele pode ter matado o ladrão.
EN: He may have killed the thief.

Tom confessou ter matado Mary?

Did Tom confess to killing Mary?

Ele pode ter matado.

He may have killed someone.

— Leviatã (2014)

Eu deveria ter matado ele antes?

Should I have killed him sooner?

— Broker - Uma Nova Chance (2022)

Podia ter matado ele!

I could have killed him!

— Roma (2018)

Mamãe, você não sabe o que é ter matado a seu pai.

Mom, you don't know what it's like to have killed your father.

— Volver (2006)

Devia ter matado ele.

I should have killed him.

— Justiça Artificial (2026)

Tom confessou ter matado a Mary?

Did Tom confess to killing Mary?

Veio parar aqui por ter matado alguém?

Did you end up here because you killed someone?

— O Poço (2019)

Você poderia ter matado alguém!

You could have killed someone!

— Sol Secreto (2007)

Poderia ter matado.

Could have killed.

— O Tempo com Você (2019)

E também pode não se lembrar de ter matado a sua esposa.

And he may also not remember killing his wife.

— Justiça Artificial (2026)

O Tom confessou ter matado a Mary?

Did Tom confess to killing Mary?

Poderia o ter matado enquanto dormia.

I could have killed him while he slept.

— The Dead and the Damned (2011)

Devia ter matado todos.

I should have killed them all.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Tom alegou ter matado Maria em defesa própria.

Tom claimed he killed Maria in self-defense.

Não tem um dia que não me arrependa de não ter matado.

There isn't a day that goes by that I don't regret not having killed.

— Justiça Artificial (2026)

Talvez seja culpa, por ter matado tanta gente.

Perhaps it's guilt, for having killed so many people.

— Carandiru (2003)