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ellos mataron

killed

→ matar
mat to kill + aron 3rd-person plural past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Uncommon #15,852
killed Simple past (preterite), third-person plural: “they killed.”
SP: Mataron al dragón al final del cuento.
EN: They killed the dragon at the end of the story.
Conjugation of matar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First maté matamos
Second mataste —
Third mató mataron

Pero hicieron algo que no debieron hacer, mataron gente.

But they did something they shouldn’t have done: they killed people.

— Bacurau (2019)

La noticia de que mataron al presidente los sorprendió.

The news that the president had been killed surprised them.

Que los polis los atraparon o los mataron.

That the police caught them or killed them.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Mataron al perro al segundo.

They killed the dog in a second.

Todos se mataron en solo un mes.

They all killed each other in just one month.

— El jardín de los pecadores: Paradigma paradoja (Paradoja espiral) (2008)

Mataron al tipo, la esposa y alguien más.

They killed the guy, his wife, and someone else.

— Perdición (1944)

Ellos mataron esta cabra como sacrificio a Dios.

They killed this goat as a sacrifice to God.

A Vanessa la mataron.

Vanessa was killed.

— Tesis (1996)

A Liajov y a Moroz los mataron porque eran grandes, mientras que yo no.

Lyakhov and Moroz were killed because they were big, while I wasn't.

— La infancia de Iván (1962)

El número de presas que mataron era el mismo.

The number of prey they killed was the same.

Mataron al hijo de Fiodor Ivanovich.

They killed Fyodor Ivanovich's son.

— Cuando pasan las cigüeñas (1957)

Mataron juntos a mi padre.

They killed my father together.

— Perdición (1944)

Le mataron con la espada.

They killed him with the sword.

— Rashomon (1950)

Porque la mataron de un tiro anoche en el estudio.

Because she was shot to death last night at the studio.

— No se lo digas a nadie (2006)

Recibí esto de un celular desechable la noche que la mataron.

I received this from a disposable cell phone the night she was killed.

— El botín (2026)

Mataron al tigre.

They killed the tiger.

Mis ancestros pelearon contra ángeles y mataron gigantes.

My ancestors fought against angels and killed giants.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Ahora, ¿por qué los mataron?

Now, why were they killed?

— Guardianes del día (2006)

Mataron esta cabra como sacrificio a Dios.

They killed this goat as a sacrifice to God.

Tranquila, hermana, por lo menos no te mataron.

Relax, sister—at least they didn't kill you.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Sólo la mataron.

They just killed her.

— Greenland: El último refugio (2020)

Seguro que piensa que nos mataron.

He surely thinks we were killed.

— Cuando pasan las cigüeñas (1957)