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to ritually slaughter
To slaughter an animal according to the religious rules of Judaism or Islam. In this process, the animal's throat is cut with a sharp incision so that it bleeds out completely.
Für die Herstellung von koscherem Fleisch müssen die Tiere geschächtet werden.
For the production of kosher meat, the animals must be ritually slaughtered.
This verb is used exclusively for ritual slaughter in Judaism and Islam. It is not a general word for killing animals for meat production.
Der Metzger erklärte, wie man ein Tier korrekt schächtet.
The butcher explained how to ritually slaughter an animal correctly.
'Schächten' (to ritually slaughter) is a technical term from the fields of religion and food production. In everyday conversations about meat, it is rarely used unless the topic is explicitly kosher or halal meat.
In Deutschland ist das Schächten nur unter bestimmten Auflagen erlaubt.
In Germany, ritual slaughter is permitted only under certain conditions.
The past participle 'geschächtet' (ritually slaughtered) is often used as an adjective to describe meat produced according to these religious rules.
An der Theke gibt es auch geschächtetes Lammfleisch.
At the counter, they also have ritually slaughtered lamb.
to kill
'töten' and 'schächten' both have to do with a living being dying. 'töten' is the general word: it can refer to people or animals and only says that someone or something loses its life. 'schächten' is much more specific. It means killing an animal according to certain religious rules, especially in Judaism or Islam. If you only want to say generally that an animal died or was killed, 'töten' fits. 'schächten' only fits when this specific religious method of slaughter is meant.
In diesem Betrieb dürfen Tiere nur unter strengen Regeln geschächtet werden.
In this facility, animals may only be ritually slaughtered under strict rules.
Das Gift kann kleine Tiere in kurzer Zeit töten.
The poison can kill small animals in a short time.