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rester lettre morte

French, verb/ʁɛs.te lɛ.tʁə mɔʁt/

rester lettre morte is a French verb meaning “to be ignored, not to be taken into account, to go unheeded, to have no effect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ne pas être appliqué ; ne pas être pris en compte”.

What does rester lettre morte mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to be ignored, not to be taken into account, to go unheeded, to have no effect

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

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Ne pas être appliqué ; ne pas être pris en compte.

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 rester lettre morte?

  • /ʁɛs.te lɛ.tʁə mɔʁt/
  • \ʁɛs.te lɛ.tʁə mɔʁt\

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