the walking dead

muertos vivientes

the walking dead(thuh wak-ihng dehd)

A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g once upon a time).

phrase

1. (zombies)

a. los muertos vivientes

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The walking dead are out tonight, eating brains.Los muertos vivientes están afuera esta noche, comiendo cerebros.

b. los muertos vivos

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Kevin's arm fell off, and there was no bleeding. That's when I knew he was the walking dead.El brazo de Kevin se cayó y no hubo sangre. En ese momento, me di cuenta que él era un muerto vivo.

2. (used to describe a sick appearance or feeling)

a.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

The day after her divorce was finalized, Maritza felt like the walking dead.El día después que su divorcio fue finalizado, Maritza estaba muerta en vida.

You look like the walking dead. - Yeah, I feel terrible.Pareces muerto en vida. - Sí, me siento fatal.