à la mort

American  

[a la mawr] / a la ˈmɔr /

adjective

1. mortally ill.

2. melancholy; dispirited.

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adverb

1. grievously; fatally.

Etymology

Origin of à la mort

Literally, “to the death”

Example Sentences

In “De Chertablon, maniere de se bien preparer à la mort, &c.”

From The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein by Douce, Francis

“Then I know them: à la vie et à la mort; is it not so?”

From The Red Symbol by Ironside, John

“La maniere de se bien preparer à la mort, par M. de Chertablon.”

From The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein by Douce, Francis

Il vaut mieux réunir tous ses efforts pour descendre avec quelque noblesse, avec quelque réputation, la route qui conduit de la jeunesse à la mort.

From The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

"Amort" is said to be a corruption of à la mort.

From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley