il est mort

he died

→ il
phrase Common #4,393
he died Can also mean “he is dead,” depending on context.
FR: Il est mort dans un accident.
EN: He died in an accident.

Il est mort, Watkins !

He's dead, Watkins!

— Starship Troopers (1997)

Et tu étais là quand il est mort, n’est-ce pas ?

And you were there when he died, weren’t you?

Il est mort quand j'ai commencé l'école.

He died when I started school.

— Harry Potter et la Coupe de feu (2005)

Comment il est mort ?

How did he die?

— Die My Love (2025)

Il est mort en me sauvant.

He died saving me.

— Big Fish & Begonia (2016)

Il est mort assassiné.

He was murdered.

— Chute libre (1993)

On dit qu'il est mort.

They say he’s dead.

Il s'est décroché tout seul et il est mort.

It came loose on its own and died.

— Aliens, le retour (1986)

Il est mort dans une tentative de fugue.

He died during an escape attempt.

— Carandiru (2003)

Il est mort dans ses bras.

He died in her arms.

Mais il est mort.

But he is dead.

— Léon (1994)

Il est mort l'année dernière.

He died last year.

— The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)

Il est mort depuis des semaines.

He's been dead for weeks.

— Un Soleil (2019)

Il s'est endormi et il est mort ?

Did he fall asleep and die?

— Une grande fille (2019)

On dit qu'il est mort ici.

They say he died here.

Il est mort, maintenant.

He’s dead now.

Il est mort assez subitement d'une crise cardiaque.

He died quite suddenly of a heart attack.

Il est mort ? !

Is he dead?!

— Akira (1988)

Il est mort avant que j'arrive.

He died before I arrived.

Il est mort à la guerre.

He died in the war.

— Pour l'éternité (2025)

Il est mort à cause de son pote.

He died because of his buddy.

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Il est devenu fou, alors il est mort.

He went mad, so he died.

— Incendies (2010)

Il est mort hier soir.

He died last night.

J'ai menti pour qu'il vienne, et il est mort.

I lied to get him to come, and he died.

— Anaconda (2025)

Quand il est mort, lui aussi, ça a été un choc.

When he died, it was a shock for him too.

— Psychose (1960)

Il est mort dans son sommeil.

He died in his sleep.

Il est mort lui aussi.

He died too.

— Suzhou River (2000)

Il est mort comme il a vécu.

He died as he lived.

— Le Garde du corps (1961)

Il est mort il y a cinq ans.

He died five years ago.

Il est mort pendant son sommeil.

He died in his sleep.

— Rushmore (1998)

Il est mort au Vietnam.

He died in Vietnam.

— Garçon d'honneur (1993)

Il est mort au service du projet Chaos.

He died in service of Project Chaos.

— Fight Club (1999)

Il est mort, c'est ça ?

He’s dead, right?

— Une grande fille (2019)

Aujourd'hui, il est mort.

Today, he died.

— Le Dernier Empereur (1987)

Il est mort à cause de nous.

He died because of us.

— Blow Out (1981)

Il est mort tout de suite.

He died right away.

— Caché (2005)

Il est mort jeune, à peine trente ans.

He died young, barely thirty years old.

Il ne me restait que mon père et il est mort l'été dernier.

All I had left was my father, and he died last summer.

— Rebecca (1940)

Il est mort de trouille !

He’s scared to death!

— Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (1988)

Il est mort de froid.

He froze to death.

— The Wandering Earth (2019)

Il est mort rapidement après son accident.

He died soon after his accident.

Il est mort depuis des années.

He’s been dead for years.

— Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1996)

Ça fait longtemps qu'il est mort.

He's been dead for a long time.

— The Strangers (2016)

Il est mort sans avoir fait de testament.

He died without making a will.

Il est mort dans ce grand incendie.

He died in that great fire.

Il est mort et son âme est allée en enfer.

He died and his soul went to hell.

Il est mort la semaine dernière.

He died last week.

— PIKU (2015)

Il est mort quelques heures plus tard.

He died a few hours later.

Il est mort.

He is dead.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Ce qui est malheureux, c'est que deux ans plus tard, il est mort.

The unfortunate thing is that two years later, he died.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Qu'avez-vous ressenti quand il est mort ?

How did you feel when he died?

Il est mort parce qu'il était en retard.

He died because he was late.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

Il est mort pour son pays.

He died for his country.

Il est mort avant ma naissance.

He died before I was born.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Il est mort pour sa patrie.

He died for his country.

Il est mort en sauvant un enfant de la noyade.

He died saving a child from drowning.

Il est mort dans mes mains.

He died in my hands.

Il a été presque décapité et il est mort sous mes yeux.

He was nearly decapitated, and he died before my eyes.

— Nang Nak (1999)

Il est mort le lendemain.

He died the next day.

— Our Times (2015)

Il est mort en faisant ce qu'il aimait.

He died doing what he loved.

Il est mort d'un cancer de l'estomac.

He died of stomach cancer.

Il est mort quand ?

When did he die?

— Ouvre les yeux (1997)

Et il est mort en croyant que personne ne pourrait découvrir ses crimes.

And he died believing that no one could discover his crimes.

— Zootopie 2 (2025)

Il est mort le cou cassé.

He died with a broken neck.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Il est mort de ne pas voir d'issue.

He died because he saw no way out.

— Solaris (1972)

Il avait quel âge, Mason, quand il est mort ?

How old was Mason when he died?

— Le Sifflet (2026)

Mais il est mort ce matin et si vous ne m'aidez pas, je serai morte ce soir.

But he died this morning, and if you don’t help me, I’ll be dead by tonight.

— Léon (1994)

Il est mort du fait du surmenage.

He died of overwork.

Il est mort par ta faute.

He died because of you.

— Le Roi lion (1994)

Il est mort de toute façon.

He’s dead anyway.

— Syndromes and a century (2006)

Il est mort au combat pendant la guerre du Vietnam.

He died in combat during the Vietnam War.

Il est mort en taule.

He died in prison.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Il est mort, lance le sac !

He’s dead—throw the bag!

— The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

Il est mort en prison.

He died in prison.

— Picnic (1955)

Il est mort lui aussi ?

Is he dead too?

— Amarcord (1973)

Il est mort sur le coup.

He died instantly.

— Alien³ (1992)

Vous avez le droit de savoir comment il est mort.

You have the right to know how he died.

— Harry Potter et la Coupe de feu (2005)

Sa femme ne sait même pas pourquoi il est mort.

His wife doesn’t even know why he died.

Il est mort quelques jours plus tard.

He died a few days later.

Il est mort, mon général.

He is dead, my general.

— Nuremberg (2025)

Il est mort hier soir à l'hôpital.

He died last night in the hospital.

Il est mort parce que j'ai pas franchi la ligne.

He died because I didn't cross the line.

— War Machine (2026)

Il est tombé et il est mort.

He fell and died.

— Syndromes and a century (2006)

On dit qu'il est mort il y a cent ans.

They say he died a hundred years ago.

— Princesse Mononoké (1997)

Il est mort, point final.

He's dead, period.

— Oncle Boonmee (celui qui se souvient de ses vies antérieures) (2010)

Vous appelez trop tard, il est mort ce matin.

You’re calling too late; he died this morning.

— PK (2014)

Il est mort de pneumonie.

He died of pneumonia.

Il est mort de honte.

He was mortified with embarrassment.

— Solaris (1972)

Il est mort dans un accident d'avion.

He died in a plane crash.

Quand il est mort, le légiste était incapable de donner la cause du décès.

When he died, the medical examiner was unable to determine the cause of death.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)