bois mort

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bwa mɔʁ/
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Noun

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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)