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とどめを刺す止めを刺す
とどめをさす
1. [exp,v5s]
▶ to finish off
▶ to ensure (something) is dead
▶ to deliver the coup de grace
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1310660 止め【とどめ】 1. finishing blow; coup de grâce
2. [exp,v5s]
▶ to put an end to
▶ to deliver the final blow
3. [exp,v5s]
《as AはBに止めを刺す》
▶ to be the best for A

Conjugations


History:
3. A 2010-08-27 05:14:05  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2010-08-26 23:24:41  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
koj, daijr, daijs, prog
  Comments:
not sure if sense 3 is in an acceptable or easily understandable format
  Diff:
@@ -4,0 +4,3 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>とどめを刺す</keb>
+</k_ele>
@@ -13,0 +16,7 @@
+<gloss>to finish off</gloss>
+<gloss>to ensure (something) is dead</gloss>
+<gloss>to deliver the coup de grace</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
+<pos>&v5s;</pos>
@@ -14,1 +24,7 @@
-<gloss>to finish by a stab in the neck</gloss>
+<gloss>to deliver the final blow</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
+<pos>&v5s;</pos>
+<s_inf>as AはBに止めを刺す</s_inf>
+<gloss>to be the best for A</gloss>
1. A* 2010-08-22 04:20:14  Scott
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +12,1 @@
+<pos>&v5s;</pos>

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