This is the 2543rd most frequent French word.
dead
The French word "dead" does not exist; the correct equivalent is "mort," meaning "deceased" or "no longer alive."
Here, 'morte' refers to a simulation or pretense of death, not an actual state, in the context of acting or performance.
Elle a joué un rôle clé dans le film avant de simuler être morte.
She played a key role in the film before pretending to be dead.
In this case, 'morte' is used metaphorically to mean that the battery is out of power.
La batterie de mon téléphone est complètement morte.
My phone's battery is completely dead.
In this sentence, 'morte' is the feminine singular form of the adjective 'mort', meaning 'dead'. It describes the state of the plant, showing its inactivity or lifelessness.