What does deuil in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word deuil in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use deuil in French.

The word deuil in French means bereavement, mourning, mourning, period of mourning, truffled, marbled white, half-mourning dress, half mourning, national mourning, in mourning, in mourning, be in mourning, be in mourning, be in mourning, mourn, grieve, mourn, grieve, mourn, grieve, mourn, grieve, be in mourning, go into mourning. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word deuil

bereavement

nom masculin (décès)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous avons un deuil dans notre famille.
Our family has suffered a bereavement.

mourning

nom masculin (affliction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Paul est en deuil et pleure beaucoup.
Paul is in mourning and often weeps.

mourning

nom masculin (signe extérieur de décès)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le noir est la couleur du deuil.
Black is the color of mourning.

period of mourning

nom masculin (période de deuil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le président décréta un deuil de 2 mois dans le pays.
The president decreed a two-month period of mourning in the country.

truffled

locution adverbiale (cuisine : avec de la truffe sous la peau) (cookery)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

marbled white

nom masculin (type de papillon) (butterfly)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le demi-deuil est un papillon de taille moyenne.

half-mourning dress, half mourning

nom masculin (vêtement de fin de deuil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

national mourning

nom masculin (deuil porté par toute une nation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in mourning

locution adjectivale (qui a perdu un proche)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Elle ne viendra pas car elle est en deuil.

in mourning

locution adjectivale (nouveau veuf)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Elle s'habille en noir car elle est encore en deuil.

be in mourning

locution verbale (avoir perdu un proche)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Sandrine n'est pas venue au travail hier car elle est en deuil.

be in mourning

locution verbale (porter le deuil de son conjoint)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Autrefois, on devait être en deuil pendant 6 mois. La coutume veut qu'on s'habille en noir quand on est en deuil.

be in mourning

locution verbale (figuré (avoir de la douleur, de l'affliction) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les fans sont en deuil à cause de la mort de leur artiste préféré.
The fans are in mourning over the death of their favourite pop star.

mourn, grieve

(accepter de se passer de [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

mourn, grieve

(accepter le décès de [qqn])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

mourn, grieve

locution verbale (accepter un décès)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

mourn, grieve

(figuré (accepter la fin de [qch]) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

be in mourning

locution verbale (être en période de deuil)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La voisine portait le deuil depuis 3 mois.

go into mourning

locution verbale (commencer une période de deuil)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Elle prit le deuil après cet accident dramatique.

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