/mɔʁ.tɛl/
Translation
deadly, fatal; mortal
Word origin
From Latin mortalis ('subject to death'), from mors, mortis ('death'). English 'mortal', 'mortality' and 'immortal' come from the same root. In very informal French mortel can also mean 'brilliant', or the exact opposite, 'deadly boring'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- mortalis
- English cognates
- mortal, mortality, immortal
Grammar
Examples
champignon , .
This mushroom is deadly, do not touch it.
atteinte.
A fatal dose of this medicine is quickly reached.
L' ' .
Fortunately the accident was not fatal.
Tous .
All men are mortal.
, .
The meeting was deadly dull, two hours without a single decision.
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