death

mort

La fin de la vie d’une personne, d’un animal ou d’un autre être vivant.

En anglais simple : The end of a person's, animal's, or other living thing's life.

• His death made us sad.
• The accident caused three deaths.
• What was the cause of death?

Comment l'utiliser : the death of someone/something (The death of the tree changed the garden.)

Contraires : birth

Expressions courantes : sudden death, cause of death, death of someone, early death

mort

État d’un être qui n’est plus vivant.

En anglais simple : The condition of no longer being alive.

• Her face was peaceful in death.
• They believed in life after death.
• Even in death, the brothers remained together.

Contraires : life

Expressions courantes : in death, after death, beyond death

peine de mort, exécution

Le fait de tuer quelqu’un en application d’une peine prévue par la loi pour un crime.

En anglais simple : Killing someone as a legal punishment for a crime.

• The judge sentenced him to death.
• The country abolished the death penalty.
• Several prisoners were put to death that year.

Comment l'utiliser : sentence someone to death (The court sentenced the prisoner to death.); put someone to death (The king ordered the traitor put to death.)

Synonymes : execution

Expressions courantes : sentenced to death, death penalty, put to death

la Faucheuse

Personnage imaginaire qui emporte les morts, souvent représenté avec une capuche et une faux.

En anglais simple : An imaginary figure, often wearing a hood and carrying a curved blade, who takes people when they die.

• Death stood beside the bed.
• The painter showed Death carrying a scythe.
• In the story, Death speaks to a young soldier.

Synonymes : Grim Reaper

Expressions courantes : Death appeared, Death came, Death himself