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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. profiter à VB trans obj indir

1. profiter à (être utile):

profiter à qn leçon, expérience, conseil, affaire, circonstances:
to benefit sb, to be of benefit to sb
ça profite toujours aux mêmes
it's always the same people who reap the benefit
à qui profite le crime?
who benefits by ou from the crime?

2. profiter à (faire grossir):

profiter à qn aliment:
to make sb put on weight
la nourriture ne lui profite pas
he doesn't get the benefit of his food

II. profiter de VB trans obj indir

1. profiter de (tirer avantage):

profiter de avantage
to use, to make the most of
profiter de privilège, occasion, situation
to make the most of, to take advantage of
profiter de visite, faiblesse, vente
to take advantage of
profiter de qn
to take advantage of sb
profite bien de tes vacances!
have a good holiday!
j'ai profité de mon passage à Paris pour visiter le Louvre
I took the opportunity of visiting the Louvre when I was in Paris
j'ai profité de ce qu'il était là pour lui demander de m'aider
since he was there I took the opportunity of asking him to help me
il a profité de ce que je ne regardais pas pour voler les documents
he took advantage of the fact that I was not looking to steal the documents
profiter de l'obscurité pour s'enfuir
to flee under cover of darkness

2. profiter de (tirer agrément):

profiter de qc
to make the most of sth, to enjoy sth
la vie est courte, profitez-en
life is short, make the most of it ou live it to the full
les enfants ont profité de leurs vacances
the children got a lot out of their holidays Brit
les enfants ont profité de leurs vacances
the children got a lot out of their vacation Am
profiter de qn inf
to make the most of being with sb
j'étais tellement occupé que je n'ai pas pu profiter de mes petits-enfants
I was so busy that I didn't have time to enjoy (being with) my grandchildren

III. profiter [pʀɔfite] VB intr inf (se fortifier)

profiter personne, enfant, animal:
to grow
profiter plante, arbre:
to thrive, to grow
profiter d'une aubaine
to make the most of an opportunity
tu devrais profiter de ton argent au lieu de l'amasser
you should use your money, not hoard it
English
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French
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cash in
en profiter
to cash in on popularity, publicity, event, death
tirer profit de, profiter de
can I cadge a lift?
je peux profiter de la voiture?
to avail oneself of opportunity
profiter de
to ride on sb's coat-tails (gen)
profiter des efforts de qn
to rejoice in freedom, independence
profiter de
he threw away any advantage he might have had
il n'a pas su profiter de son avantage
to be of benefit to patient, environment, industry
profiter à
to give sb the benefit of experience, knowledge
faire profiter qn de
benefit person
profiter à
benefit
profiter
to benefit from or by
tirer profit or profiter de

in the PONS Dictionary

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profiter [pʀɔfite] VB intr

1. profiter (tirer avantage de):

profiter d'une situation/d'une occasion
to take advantage of a situation/an opportunity

2. profiter (être utile à):

profiter à qn
to benefit sb
profiter à qn repos, vacances
to do sb good

3. profiter inf (se fortifier):

profiter
to thrive
profiter enfant
to grow

4. profiter (tirer un profit):

profiter dans un marché
to make a profit from a market
profiter de l'aubaine [ou la bonne aubaine]
to make the most of an opportunity
English
English
French
French
exploit loophole, change
profiter de
to avail oneself of sth
profiter de qc
to get one's snout in the trough
profiter
to make profitable use of one's time
bien profiter de son temps
to be missing out on sth
ne pas profiter de qc
profit
profiter à
to take advantage of sb/sth a. pej
profiter de qn/qc
children should be seen and not heard prov
on devrait pouvoir profiter des enfants sans les désagréments
in the PONS Dictionary
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profiter [pʀɔfite] VB intr

1. profiter (tirer avantage de):

profiter d'une situation/d'une occasion
to take advantage of a situation/an opportunity

2. profiter (être utile à):

profiter à qn
to benefit sb
profiter à qn repos, vacances
to do sb good

3. profiter inf (se fortifier):

profiter
to thrive
profiter enfant
to grow

4. profiter (tirer un profit):

profiter dans un marché
to make a profit from a market
profiter de l'aubaine
to make the most of an opportunity
English
English
French
French
exploit loophole, change
profiter de
to avail oneself of sth
profiter de qc
to freeload off sb
profiter de qn
to make profitable use of one's time
bien profiter de son temps
to be missing out on sth
ne pas profiter de qc
profit
profiter à
to benefit from sth
profiter de qc
benefit
profiter à
to take advantage of sb/sth a. pej
profiter de qn/qc
Présent
jeprofite
tuprofites
il/elle/onprofite
nousprofitons
vousprofitez
ils/ellesprofitent
Imparfait
jeprofitais
tuprofitais
il/elle/onprofitait
nousprofitions
vousprofitiez
ils/ellesprofitaient
Passé simple
jeprofitai
tuprofitas
il/elle/onprofita
nousprofitâmes
vousprofitâtes
ils/ellesprofitèrent
Futur simple
jeprofiterai
tuprofiteras
il/elle/onprofitera
nousprofiterons
vousprofiterez
ils/ellesprofiteront
See further verb tables