Slang words for murder definitely lose something in the translation as is clear from the list below. My advice: Stick to your own language when using slang in your mystery novels unless you have a good command of the foreign language or reliable translation sources.
French English Spanish
Assassiner kill matar
Egorge slit a throat para cortar la garganta
Empoisonner to poison para envenenar
A liquider to liquidate a liquidario
Flinguer bump off a la pistola hacia abajo
Trucider knock off a masacre
Zigouiller to do in a Tropezaste
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