lo mataron

they killed him

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phrase Uncommon #17,284

they killed him Often refers to a male person or to an animal, depending on context. The object pronoun lo can mean him or it.

SP: Lo mataron con un cuchillo.

EN: They killed him with a knife.

Ellos lo mataron.

They killed him.

— El prisionero de las montañas (1996)

Pasé seis meses en la cárcel y a mi hermano lo mataron.

I spent six months in jail and my brother was killed.

— Drive (2011)

No, no lo mataron.

No, they didn't kill him.

— Bacurau (2019)

Lo mataron en cuanto sacó la cabeza de la trinchera.

He was killed the moment he stuck his head out of the trench.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Lo mataron.

They killed him.

— El profesional (Léon) (1994)

Unos canadienses lo mataron el mes pasado.

Some Canadians killed him last month.

— Mike y Nick y Nick y Alice (2026)

Lo mataron en un accidente de tráfico.

He was killed in a traffic accident.

Ellos lo mataron, ¿entendéis?

They killed him, understand?

— El síndrome asténico (1989)

A él no lo mataron.

They didn't kill him.

— Incendies (2010)

Lo mataron con una sola bala.

He was killed with a single bullet.

Lo mataron, ¿entiendes?

They killed him, do you understand?

— El síndrome asténico (1989)

Porque lo mataron.

Because they killed him.

— Impacto (1981)

Casi lo mataron a golpes.

They almost beat him to death.

— Pixote, la ley del más débil (1980)

Cuando dijo la verdad, lo mataron.

When he told the truth, they killed him.

Lo mataron en el hotel.

They killed him at the hotel.

— Broker (2022)

A mi abuelo lo mataron en la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

My grandfather was killed in World War II.

Ellos no lo mataron.

They didn't kill him.

— El espíritu de la colmena (1973)

Lo mataron con una espada.

He was killed with a sword.

Días después, lo mataron.

Days later, he was killed.

— Sacrificio (1986)

Lo mataron los japoneses.

The Japanese killed him.

— Ip Man (2008)