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Meaning of slay | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
sleɪ

Definitions

  1. Something excellent, amazing, or fashionable.
  2. A surname.

Equivalents

Беларуская забіваць забі́ць
Български убивам
Bosanski leto matar
Català assassinar matar
Dansk dræbe
Ελληνικά σκοτώνω
Español asesinar matar
Suomi surmata tappaa
Français assassiner occire slay slay slay tuer
עברית רצח
Hrvatski leto matar
Magyar öl
Հայերեն սպանել
Íslenska bana
日本語 殺す
한국어
Kurdî ol
Latina interficiō leto neco occīdō
Latviešu kaut
Nederlands doden vermoorden
Português assassinar matar
Română asasină omorî ucide
Русский убивать убить
Српски leto matar
Svenska dräpa
Tagalog patayin

Examples

“Equally effervescent was EmRata [Emily Ratajkowski] in 2001 Versace; meanwhile Zendaya, clothed in a 1996 John Galliano for Givenchy gown that could rival Queen Victoria’s regal mourning robes, was a slay for the ages.”
““Let’s work it out on a remix” can be applied to many situations. It’s a public truce under the guise of a joint slay. A bride is making unreasonable demands of her wedding party and the maid of honor might quit? They should work it out on a remix (establish a budget).”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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