What does décès in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word décès in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use décès in French.

The word décès in French means death, death certificate, life insurance, life insurance, life assurance, death certificate, death announcement. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word décès

death

nom masculin (mort)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a mis du temps à se remettre du décès de son grand-père.
It took her some time to get over the death of her grandfather.

death certificate

nom masculin (certificat de mort)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

life insurance

nom féminin (contrat de prestation) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'assurance décès garantit aux ayants droit le paiement d'un capital ou d'une rente en cas de décès de l'assuré.

life insurance, life assurance

nom masculin (somme touchée en cas de décès)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

death certificate

nom masculin (attestation de mort)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

death announcement

nom masculin invariable (carte d'annonce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Suite à la mort de Paul, sa famille a envoyé des faire-part de décès.

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