"faire le mort" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /fɛʁ lə mɔʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-faire le mort.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} faire le mort
  1. to play dead, to play possum (to act as though no longer alive) Categories (topical): Death
    Sense id: en-faire_le_mort-fr-verb-2r8-vIJC Disambiguation of Death: 46 54
  2. (figuratively) to lie low; not to keep in touch; not to give any news, not to let people hear from one Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: ne pas donner signe de vie Derived forms: poser la chique et faire le mort
    Sense id: en-faire_le_mort-fr-verb-4TR9-ZeY Disambiguation of Death: 46 54 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91
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