Also means
undead
Usage Note
Mort-vivant literally means 'living dead' and is the standard French term for a zombie in fiction. The plural is morts-vivants. It is a compound of mort (dead) and vivant (living), and in popular culture is closely associated with the zombie genre, though zombie is also used directly in French.
Examples
"Le film montre une armée de morts-vivants."
Natural Translation
The film shows an army of zombies.
Literal Translation
The film shows an army of living-dead.
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