point mort — meaning in English

English meaning

• idle adj Not working, active, or in use.
• neutral adj Not taking sides in a conflict, dispute, or war.

Senses

point mort is used for these senses in English:

• idle (intransitive) Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.
• neutral (uncountable) The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.

idle — full definition

1. adj Not working, active, or in use.
2. adj Lazy or unwilling to work.
3. verb Of an engine, to run slowly while not driving anything, such as a car sitting still with the motor on.
4. verb To pass time doing nothing productive.

neutral — full definition

1. adj Not taking sides in a conflict, dispute, or war.
2. adj Having no strong color, especially gray, beige, or similar tones.
3. adj Chemically neither acidic nor alkaline, with a pH around 7.
4. noun The gear position in a vehicle where power is not sent to the wheels.

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