This is the 1552nd most frequent Portuguese word.
mortos
"Mortos" means "dead" or "deceased" in English.
Here 'mortos' refers to deceased individuals, indicating people who have lost their lives.
Muitos mortos foram encontrados após o terremoto.
Many dead were found after the earthquake.
In this sentence, 'morto' is used figuratively to express extreme exhaustion rather than actual death.
Ele estava morto de cansaço depois de trabalhar o dia todo.
He was dead tired after working all day.
Here 'mortas' describes the flowers as devoid of life, applying the concept of death to plants.