мёртвый — meaning in English

English meaning

• corpse noun A dead body, usually of a person.
• dead adj No longer alive.
• deceased adj No longer alive; dead — usually said of a person, as a more formal or gentle alternative to "dead."

Senses

мёртвый is used for these senses in English:

• corpse The dead body of any animal with flesh; the dead body of a vertebrate; a carcass.
• dead (hyperbole) Figuratively, not alive; lacking life.
• deceased (euphemistic) Synonym of dead (“those who have died”).
• exanimate Lifeless, not or no longer living, dead.

corpse — full definition

1. noun A dead body, usually of a person.
2. verb To burst into uncontrollable laughter while performing, breaking character.

dead — full definition

1. adj No longer alive.
2. adj No longer working, active, or in use.
3. adj Complete or exact, especially describing precision or stillness.
4. adv Completely; exactly.

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