ville morte
French, noun\vil mɔʁt\
ville morte is a French feminine noun meaning “general strike” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ville dans laquelle l’activité économique et les relations humaines semblent fortement ralenties”.
What does ville morte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegeneral strike
- 2
femininea town shut down by a general strike
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ville dans laquelle l’activité économique et les relations humaines semblent fortement ralenties.
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.
Forms of ville morte
- villes mortes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ville morte?
- \vil mɔʁt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.