mortale

deadly; mortal

adjective mor-TAH-leh Less Common

Origin: Latin mortalis, from mors (death)

Also means

human being (noun use)

Usage Note

Mortale as an adjective means fatal or deadly (un colpo mortale — a deadly blow) and also simply 'mortal' in the sense of subject to death (esseri mortali — mortal beings). As a noun, un mortale means 'a mortal' (a human being). The plural is mortali for both genders. Do not confuse mortale (deadly) with morto (dead).

Examples

"Il veleno era in dose mortale."

Natural Translation

The poison was in a deadly dose.

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