noun, feminine/na.tyʁ mɔʁt/plural: natures mortes
still life (work of art)
“Paul exposa des toiles propres aux genres qu'il affectionnait tout particulièrement à cette période : des paysages, des portraits, des natures mortes et des baigneurs.” — Paul exhibited paintings belonging to the genres of which he was particularly fond during that period: landscapes, portraits, still lifes and bathers.
Literally, “dead nature”.