bois mort

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bwa mɔʁ/
  • France (Vosges):(file)

Noun[edit]

bois mort m (uncountable)

  1. (literally) dead wood (wood that is dead)
  2. (figuratively) dead wood, dead weight (matters or things that have become unnecessary or otherwise useless)