Dead, death - Mort (The 276th Most Common French Word)

The translation for Dead, death in French is Mort. This word often comes up when talking about body & health, sickness & injuries, house, environment & living, measures. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 276th most common word in French. It can be used as noun, adjective. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: dead, death

French: mort

Examples


They say that he has been dead for two years.	Ils disent qu'il est mort depuis deux ans.
You can't kill someone that's already dead.	On ne peut pas tuer quelqu'un qui est déjà mort.
The dog is as good as dead.	Le chien est pour ainsi dire mort.
Death is a right.	La mort est un droit.
He's dead. It's official.	Il est mort. C'est officiel.
Both his father and mother are dead.	Son père, tout autant que sa mère, est mort.
Today, everyone is dead.	Aujourd'hui, tout le monde est mort.
If I hadn't had his help, I would be dead.	Si je n'avais pas eu son aide, je serais mort.

Give me liberty or give me death.	Donne-moi la liberté ou donne-moi la mort.
Life is the beginning of death.	La vie est le début de la mort.
I thought that you were dead.	Je pensais que tu étais mort.
Death is the fate of all people.	La mort est le destin de chacun.
God is not dead, He is surely alive.	Dieu n'est pas mort, Il est sûrement vivant.
They believe in a life after death.	Elles croient à la vie après la mort.
Death isn't sad. What's sad is that most people don't live at all.	La mort n'est pas triste. Ce qui est triste, c'est que la plupart des gens ne vivent pas du tout.
I don't want to bring the matter of his death up.	Je ne veux pas aborder la question de sa mort.
One more step, and you'll be a dead man.	Un pas de plus et tu es un homme mort.
In your eyes, I am already dead.	Je suis mort pour toi.
The cattle starved to death.	Le bétail est mort de faim.
We stood face to face with death.	Nous nous trouvâmes face à la mort.
Man is unable to escape death.	L'homme est incapable d'échapper à la mort.