This is the 10687th most frequent French word.
mortels
"Mortels" means "mortals" or "deadly" in English, depending on context.
In this sentence, 'mortels' refers to humans, emphasizing their mortality and being subject to natural laws.
Les mortels doivent respecter les lois de la nature.
Mortals must respect the laws of nature.
Here, 'mortelles' modifies 'conséquences', describing their ability to cause death, using the feminine plural form of the adjective.
Ses actions ont des conséquences mortelles.
His actions have deadly consequences.
In this example, 'mortels' again refers to humans, contrasting them with gods in terms of their temporal existence and highlighting the finite nature of their mortal lives.