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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesno-muerto
Pronunciation / Transliteration: no-muerto
"Los no-muertos acechan en la oscuridad."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Corpses that have been brought back to life or mythical beings such as vampires and zombies that exist after death.
"The village was terrorized by the undead wandering the graveyard at night."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in English folklore and fantasy literature, derived from the prefix un- (meaning not) and dead, popularized by Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' (1897) to describe vampires and similar creatures that are dead yet animate.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Undead" is said worldwide
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mort-vivant
Transliteration: mort-vivant
"Le héros a combattu une horde de morts-vivants."
Untote
Transliteration: Untote
"Die Untoten erhoben sich aus ihren Gräbern."
non morto
Transliteration: non morto
"Il negromante controllava un esercito di non morti."
no-muerto
Transliteration: no-muerto
"Los no-muertos acechan en la oscuridad."
morto-vivo
Transliteration: morto-vivo
"Ele enfrentou o morto-vivo com uma espada mágica."
जीवित मृत
Transliteration: jeevit mrit
"कहानी में जीवित मृत लोगों ने शहर पर हमला कर दिया।"
亡灵
Transliteration: wánglíng
"勇士们在墓地里与亡灵战斗。"
언데드
Transliteration: eondedeu
"플레이어는 밤마다 언데드와 싸워야 합니다."
アンデッド
Transliteration: andeddedo
"そのゲームでは、プレイヤーはアンデッドの群れと戦う。"
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