Mourrais (en. Would die)

/muʁʁɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Expression of the possibility of dying in a given situation.

If I don't eat, I would die of hunger.

Si je ne mange pas, je mourrais de faim.

Indication of a wish or unrealized condition regarding death.

I believe I would die if I lost my best friend.

Je crois que je mourrais si je perdais mon meilleur ami.

Used to express a hypothetical idea about death.

If it rained, I would die of boredom staying at home.

S'il pleuvait, je mourrais d'ennui à rester chez moi.

Comes from the Latin 'mori', meaning 'to die'.

to die laughing

Exaggerated expressions to indicate that one finds something very funny.

mourrir de rire

to die of starvation

Refers to death due to starvation.

mourir d'inanition

to die on stage

Refers to an artist who dies in the midst of a performance.

mourir sur scène

death

The state of no longer being alive.

mort

mortal

Being capable of dying.

mortel

mortality

Death rate in a population.

mortalité

To be really tired or exhausted, as if one were going to die.

After that race, I was dying.

Après cette course, je suis mourrais.

To feel great stress or strong anxiety.

Before the exam, I was dying.

Avant l'examen, j'étais mourrais.