Translation
death, dead
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Word origin
From Latin mortem, accusative of mors ('death'). The adjective and participle senses come from mortuus ('dead').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- mors
- English cognates
- mortal, mortuary, mortify
Grammar
Examples
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Death is part of life.
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There are dead leaves in the garden.
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The death of his dog affected him deeply for weeks.
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They risked their lives, but no one died in that accident.
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After that long walk, I am dead tired.
est polysémique : nom féminin (la mort = death), adjectif (mort/morte = dead), et participe passé de mourir. La mort est le seul nom féminin dans cette liste. Les locutions à mort (to death, intensely) et mort de rire (literally dead with laughter - very funny) illustrent les emplois expressifs.
Mort-né (stillborn, doomed from the start), mort-vivant (zombie, undead), Fête des morts (Day of the Dead) - mort compose de nombreux mots. En avoir à mort de quelque chose (to be fed up to death with something) est très familier. Faire le mort (to play dead, to lie low) est une expression idiomatique.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 3: mort, désolé, jour and 7 more words.