mort de faim

starving; dead of hunger

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phrase Uncommon #19,456

starving; dead of hunger Literally means “dead of hunger.” It can be used literally, or colloquially to mean “I’m starving.” In everyday speech, you may also hear the plural form morts de faim when the subject is plural.

FR: Je suis mort de faim.

EN: I’m starving.

Le vieil homme est mort de faim.

The old man died of hunger.

Ce pauvre chat est presque mort de faim.

This poor cat almost starved to death.

Je suis mort de faim.

I starved to death.

Tom est mort de faim.

Tom died of starvation.