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à l'article de la mort

French, adverb/a l‿aʁ.ti.klə d(ə) la mɔʁ/

à l'article de la mort is a French adverb meaning “in articulo mortis, at death's door, in one's death throes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “En passe de décéder”.

What does à l'article de la mort mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    in articulo mortis, at death's door, in one's death throes

    Near-synonym: à l'agonie

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adverb: 1. En passe de décéder. 2. Près de disparaître.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce à l'article de la mort?

  • /a l‿aʁ.ti.klə d(ə) la mɔʁ/
  • \a l‿aʁ.ti.klə də la mɔʁ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.