Plutôt mourir que faillir
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Plutôt mourir que faillir is the French-language motto of the Belgian Special Operations Forces, expressing a commitment to prefer death over failure in the line of duty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Plutôt mourir que faillir canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Plutôt mourir que faillir Context triple: [Belgian Special Operations Forces, motto, Plutôt mourir que faillir]
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A.
Mourir de ne pas mourir
Mourir de ne pas mourir is a surrealist poetry collection by Paul Éluard that explores themes of love, death, and existential anguish through vivid, dreamlike imagery.
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B.
The Debt
The Debt is a film associated with John Madden, best known as a director of character-driven dramas and thrillers.
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C.
La Crise
La Crise is a 1992 French comedy-drama film that satirically explores personal and social upheaval in contemporary France, featuring Vincent Lindon in a prominent role.
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D.
Without Fail
"Without Fail" is a thriller novel in Lee Child's Jack Reacher series, centered on Reacher's efforts to thwart an assassination attempt on the Vice President–elect of the United States.
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E.
Not Dead Yet
Not Dead Yet is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigating a series of murders linked to a famous pop star.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Plutôt mourir que faillir Target entity description: Plutôt mourir que faillir is the French-language motto of the Belgian Special Operations Forces, expressing a commitment to prefer death over failure in the line of duty.
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A.
Mourir de ne pas mourir
Mourir de ne pas mourir is a surrealist poetry collection by Paul Éluard that explores themes of love, death, and existential anguish through vivid, dreamlike imagery.
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B.
The Debt
The Debt is a film associated with John Madden, best known as a director of character-driven dramas and thrillers.
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C.
La Crise
La Crise is a 1992 French comedy-drama film that satirically explores personal and social upheaval in contemporary France, featuring Vincent Lindon in a prominent role.
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D.
Without Fail
"Without Fail" is a thriller novel in Lee Child's Jack Reacher series, centered on Reacher's efforts to thwart an assassination attempt on the Vice President–elect of the United States.
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E.
Not Dead Yet
Not Dead Yet is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigating a series of murders linked to a famous pop star.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | motto ⓘ |
| appliesTo | special operations forces ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Belgian Armed Forces
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Belgian Land Component ⓘ |
| countryOfUse | Belgium ⓘ |
| expresses |
commitment to mission success
ⓘ
courage ⓘ military honor ⓘ self‑sacrifice ⓘ willingness to accept death rather than failure ⓘ |
| grammaticalMood | declarative ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation |
military ethos
ⓘ
special forces culture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Plutôt mourir
ⓘ
que faillir ⓘ |
| isMottoOf | Belgian Special Operations Forces ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| meaning | Rather die than fail ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| shortFormTranslation | Rather die than fail ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Belgian Special Operations Forces
ⓘ
Special Operations Regiment of the Belgian Land Component ⓘ
linked to:
Belgian Special Operations Forces
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| usedInContext |
Belgian Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Belgian Land Component
special operations ⓘ |
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Subject: Plutôt mourir que faillir Description of subject: Plutôt mourir que faillir is the French-language motto of the Belgian Special Operations Forces, expressing a commitment to prefer death over failure in the line of duty.
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