nounnounadjective
el mortal
deadly
Que puede morir o tiene una vida limitada.
Definition & meaning
- Mortal: capable of dying, or destined to die. It can describe a person or other living being.
- Deadly or fatal: causing or capable of causing death, as in a deadly wound.
- Extreme or unbearable: used figuratively for something very intense or tedious.
- A mortal: as a noun, a human being, especially in contrast to a god.
Grammar & Word origin
Mortal is an adjective with the same form for masculine and feminine nouns; its plural is mortales. It can also be used as a masculine or feminine noun: un mortal or una mortal.
It comes from Latin mortālis, derived from mors, meaning “death.”
Synonyms & antonyms
- letal : “lethal”; emphasizes the ability to cause death rather than being subject to death.
- perecedero : “perishable” or “transient”; emphasizes that something does not last forever.
- inmortal : “immortal”; the opposite of being subject to death.
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Examples
El veneno de esa serpiente es mortal para los humanos.adjective
The venom of that snake is deadly for humans.
Los aventureros sabían que la caída desde esa altura era mortal.adjective
The adventurers knew that the fall from that height was deadly.
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