What does morte in Italian mean?

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

The word morte in Italian means death, death, demise, dissolution, Death, dead, deceased, cadaver, body, obsolete, fictional extra player, die, ebb, dying, die, to death, to die for, rarely, have it in for somebody, be sad, death row, circle of death, death warrant, to sentence to death, person sentenced to death, mercy killing, to die for, be on the verge of death, be to die for, vertical loop, at death's door, eternal death, death bed, to struggle for survival, civil death, death of the soul, natural death, heartbroken, presumed death, grim reaper, death penalty, capital punishment, matter of life and death, as certain as death, snatch from the jaws of death, to die, life and times of , biographical information on. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word morte

death

sostantivo femminile (cessazione della vita)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sua morte lasciò un segno indelebile su tutti noi.
His death had an impact on all of us.

death

sostantivo femminile (pena capitale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi stupisco che una persona moderna come te sia a favore della pena di morte.
I'm surprised that someone as modern as you is in favour of the death penalty.

demise, dissolution

sostantivo femminile (figurato (fine drammatica di qs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questa sconfitta è la morte di tutte le nostre speranze.
All signs are pointing to the death of the Republican party.

Death

sostantivo femminile (figurato (raffigurazione della morte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il dipinto ritrae la morte come la grande mietitrice.
The painting depicted Death as the Grim Reaper.

dead

aggettivo (defunto)

Un corpo morto è incredibilmente freddo.
A dead body is incredibly cold.

deceased, cadaver, body

(persona morta, cadavere)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La polizia deve completare i rilievi prima di poter spostare il morto dal luogo del delitto.
The police have to finish gathering evidence before the body can be moved from the murder scene.

obsolete

aggettivo (figurato (obsoleto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Si tratta di una parola morta che ormai non usa più nessuno.
It's an obsolete word that no one uses anymore.

fictional extra player

sostantivo maschile (giochi di carte) (card games)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Giocammo a morto fino all'alba.

die

verbo intransitivo (cessare di vivere)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Morì solo, nonostante fosse molto conosciuto.
He died alone, even if he was quite well known.

ebb

verbo intransitivo (figurato (spegnersi, affievolirsi)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La candela moriva lentamente con l'esaurirsi della cera.
As the wax melted away, the candle slowly went out.

dying, die

verbo intransitivo (figurato (provare una sensazione intensa) (figurative, funny)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mi sentii morire quando mi comunicarono l'esito delle analisi.
I felt I was dying when they gave me the lab test results.

to death

He hates him to death.

to die for

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

rarely

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

have it in for somebody

be sad

death row

sostantivo maschile (figurato (area di prigione)

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

circle of death

death warrant

sostantivo femminile (morte inflitta come pena) (order for execution)

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

to sentence to death

person sentenced to death

mercy killing

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

to die for

(figurative: delicious, heavenly)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

be on the verge of death

be to die for

(figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

vertical loop

sostantivo maschile (giostre: sezione delle montagne russe) (roller coaster)

at death's door

locuzione avverbiale (vicino alla morte) (idiomatic)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

eternal death

death bed

sostantivo maschile (figurato (di persona malata gravemente)

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

to struggle for survival

civil death

death of the soul

natural death

heartbroken

sostantivo femminile (grande angoscia, sofferenza)

presumed death

grim reaper

death penalty, capital punishment

sostantivo femminile (pena capitale)

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

matter of life and death

as certain as death

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

snatch from the jaws of death

to die

life and times of , biographical information on

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

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