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le mató

killed him

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phrase Uncommon #13,349
killed him In some Spanish varieties, le is used instead of lo/la when referring to a person.
SP: Nadie sabe quién le mató.
EN: No one knows who killed him.

A Tom le mató un asesino a sueldo.

Tom was killed by a hired assassin.

Él ha comprado a todos allí, y al que no compró, le mató.

He bought everyone there, and those he didn't buy, he killed.

— Hermano (1997)

Le mató su propio hermano.

He was killed by his own brother.

Ella supuestamente le mató.

She allegedly killed him.

Ella le mató.

She killed him.

Betty le mató.

Betty killed him.

Supuestamente ella le mató en defensa propia.

She allegedly killed him in self-defense.

Todavía no sabemos quién le mató.

We still don't know who killed him.