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    Morgue (en. Morgue)

    mɔʁɡ

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    A place where bodies are kept before their identification or burial.
    The medical examiner examined the body at the morgue.
    Le médecin légiste a examiné le corps à la morgue.
    A hospital service or establishment dedicated to managing deaths.
    The hospital morgue receives cases of suspicious deaths.
    La morgue de l'hôpital reçoit des cas de décèss suspects.

    Etymology

    From Middle French, derived from the term 'morgue' referring to a room where bodies are displayed.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to go to the morgue
    Visit to a place to see a body.
    aller à la morgue
    judicial morgue
    Section of a morgue related to judicial investigations.
    morgue judiciaire
    identification at the morgue
    Process of identifying a body.
    identification à la morgue

    Related Words

    thanatology
    Study of the dead and the processes of dying.
    thanatologie
    funerary
    Related to funerals or death rites.
    funéraire
    autopsy
    Medical examination of a body to determine the cause of death.
    autopsie

    Slang Meanings

    Refers to a very sad or bleak place.
    This room feels like a morgue, there is no life here.
    Cette pièce ressemble à une morgue, il n'y a aucune vie ici.