MORTAL | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

Definition of mortal – Learner’s Dictionary

mortal
adjective
uk
/ˈmɔːtəl/
us
mortal danger/fear/terror, etc
extreme danger/fear/terror, etc, because you could die

mortally

adverb
mortally wounded
mortal
noun [ C ]
  literary
uk
/ˈmɔːtəl/
us
a human being

(Definition of mortal from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of mortal

in Chinese (Traditional)
(尤指人)終有一死的, 致死的,致命的, 凡人,普通人…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(尤指人)终有一死的, 致死的,致命的, 凡人,普通人…
in Spanish
mortal…
in Portuguese
mortal…
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死を免れない, 人間…
fanî, ölümlü, insan…
mortel, mortel/-elle…
mortal…
sterfelijk, dodelijk, doods-…
dødelig…
dödlig, döds-…
fana, mematikan, manusia…
sterblich, tödlich, der/die Sterbliche…
som kan dø, dødelig, døds-…
смертний, смертельний, людина…
смертный…
فان…
smrtelný, na život a na smrt, smrtelník…
fana, mematikan, manusia…
ต้องตาย, ซึ่งทำให้ถึงตาย, มนุษย์…
nguy đến tính mạng, chết người, con người…
śmiertelny, śmiertelnik…
영원히 살지 못하는, 인간…
mortale…
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