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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