meurtre

Signification (Anglais)

murder

Synonymes

assassinat

homicide

homicide involontaire

homicide volontaire

meutrière

crime

meutrier

assasinat

tuons

abattage

assassinons

assassin

divorce

exécution

massacre

violence

tuerie

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/mœʁtʁ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle French meurtre (“murder”) from Old French murtre, mordre (“murder”) (compare Medieval Latin murdrum (“murder”)), both from Frankish *murþar (“murder”) from Proto-Germanic *murþrą (“murder, killing, death”), from Proto-Indo-European *mrtro- (“murder, death”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to die”).
Akin to Old High German mord (“murder”) (German Mord), Old High German murdren (“to kill, murder”) (German mördern (“to murder”)), Old English morþor (“death, murder”), Old English myrþrian (“to murder”). More at murder.

Phrases

Cette fois-ci, elle est la victime d'une tentative de meurtre .

This time, she is the victim of an attempted murder.