No. 2,543 in French
dead
The French word "dead" does not exist; the correct equivalent is "mort," meaning "deceased" or "no longer alive."
In a sentence
La plante est morte parce que je l'ai oubliée.
The plant is dead because I forgot about it.
In this sentence, 'morte' is the feminine singular form of the adjective 'mort', meaning 'dead'. It describes the state of the plant, showing its inactivity or lifelessness.
Elle a joué un rôle clé dans le film avant de simuler être morte.
She played a key role in the film before pretending to be dead.
Here, 'morte' refers to a simulation or pretense of death, not an actual state, in the context of acting or performance.
La batterie de mon téléphone est complètement morte.
My phone's battery is completely dead.
In this case, 'morte' is used metaphorically to mean that the battery is out of power.
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