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lleva muerta

has been dead

→ llevar
phrase Rare #32,980
has been dead Used with a feminine subject to describe a state that has continued for a period of time. The subject can also be something figuratively described as dead, such as a phone with a dead battery.
SP: Mi planta lleva muerta tres días.
EN: My plant has been dead for three days.

Y que lleva muerta una semana.

And she's been dead for a week.

— El guardián invisible (2017)

Mi tía lleva muerta dos años.

My aunt has been dead for two years.

Lleva muerta meses ya.

She's been dead for months now.

— Terror en Silent Hill: Regreso al infierno (2026)

Liz lleva muerta ocho años.

Liz has been dead for eight years.

Seré más preciso tras la autopsia, pero diría que lleva muerta una semana.

I’ll be more precise after the autopsy, but I’d say she’s been dead for a week.

— El guardián invisible (2017)

Se equivoca, lleva muerta un año.

You're wrong, she's been dead for a year.

— Rebeca (1940)

¿Cuánto tiempo cree que lleva muerta, doctor?

How long do you think she’s been dead, doctor?

— El guardián invisible (2017)