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muerte

death

noun MWEHR-teh Common

Usage Note

Muerte is feminine despite ending in -e: la muerte. The adjective muerto/muerta ('dead') and the verb morir share the same root. Pena de muerte means 'death penalty'; de mala muerte is an idiom meaning 'crummy' or 'run-down'. Do not confuse muerte (death, the abstract) with muerto (a dead person).

Examples

"La película trata sobre la vida y la muerte."

Natural Translation

The film is about life and death.

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