privent in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for privent in the French»English Dictionary

I.priver [pʀive] VB trans

1. priver (déposséder):

priver qn de

to deprive sb of

sa mort nous prive d'un grand homme

his death deprives us of a great man

son attaque l'a privée de la parole/de l'usage d'un bras

she lost the power of speech/the use of an arm after her stroke

2. priver (interdire à):

priver qn de

to deprive sb of

priver qn de nourriture

to deprive sb of food

priver qn de télévision/de sorties

to forbid sb to watch TV/to go out

3. priver (faire manquer):

la seule chose qui me prive

the only thing I miss

cela me prive de ne pas (pouvoir) faire

I miss being able to do

cela me priverait beaucoup de ne plus aller au théâtre

I would really miss going to the theatre

elle a arrêté de fumer, mais ça ne la prive pas

she has given up smoking, but she doesn't miss it

priver qn/qc de

to deprive sb/sth of

priver qn du plaisir de faire

to deprive sb of the pleasure of doing

priver une région d'eau

to deprive an area of water

l'orage nous a privés d'électricité

we had no electricity because of the thunderstorm

ça ne te prive pas beaucoup de ne pas pouvoir te laver! hum

it's no hardship for you, not being able to wash!

si ça ne vous prive pas, pourriez-vous me prêter votre voiture?

could you lend me your car if you don't need it?

tu peux prendre ces revues, cela ne me privera pas

you can take these magazines, I don't need them

II.se priver VB refl

1. se priver (s'abstenir):

se priver pour ses enfants

to go without for the sake of one's children

pourquoi se priver?

why stint ourselves?

se priver de qc/de faire

to go ou do without sth/doing

se priver de cinéma

to do without visits to the cinema Brit

se priver de cinéma

to do without visits to the movies Am

c'est gratuit, j'aurais tort de m'en priver!

it's free, I'd be a fool not to take it!

elle ne se privera pas du plaisir de le raconter à tout le monde

she won't be able to resist telling everyone about it

eh bien, tu ne te prives de rien! hum

you certainly don't believe in stinting yourself!

2. se priver (se refuser, perdre):

se priver de

to lose, to give up

en faisant cela, ils se privent d'un moyen de contrôle

by doing this, they're losing ou they are giving up one means of control

3. se priver (se défaire):

se priver de personne

to do without

se priver de services

to dispense with

4. se priver (se retenir):

se priver de faire

to hesitate to do

elle ne s'est pas privée de leur dire les choses en face

she didn't hesitate to tell them a few home truths

il y avait beaucoup à critiquer dans ce projet, et il ne s'en est pas privé

there was a lot to criticize in that project, and criticize it he did

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volontairement se priver, renoncer, partir

voluntarily

Translations for privent in the English»French Dictionary

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bereave

priver (of de)

to disenfranchise sb

priver qn du droit de vote

deprive

priver (of de)

to scrimp and save

se priver de tout

stint

priver (of de)

to stint oneself

se priver (of de)

to rob sb of sth

priver qn de qc

starve population, prisoners

priver [qn] de nourriture

to starve sb/sth of investment, cash, oxygen, light, affection

priver qn/qc de

to deny oneself sth

se priver de qc

privent in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for privent in the French»English Dictionary

I.priver [pʀive] VB trans

1. priver (refuser à):

priver qn de liberté

to deprive sb of their freedom

2. priver (faire perdre à):

priver qn de tous ses moyens

to leave sb completely helpless

être privé d'électricité

to be without electricity

3. priver (frustrer):

priver qn de qc

to deprive sb of sth

je ne veux pas vous priver

I don't want to deprive you

II.priver [pʀive] VB refl

1. priver (se restreindre):

se priver pour qn

to make sacrifices for sb

2. priver (renoncer):

se priver de cigarettes/dessert

to deny oneself cigarettes/dessert

se priver de fumer

to go without smoking

Phrases:

ne pas se priver de faire qc

to make sure one does sth

Translations for privent in the English»French Dictionary

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deprive

priver

to deprive sb of sth

priver qn de qc

disenfranchise

priver du droit de vote

disenfranchise

priver de droits

black out through power failure

priver de courant

to divest sb/sth of sth

priver qn/qc de qc

lock out

priver de travail

rob

priver

to starve sb of sth

priver qn de qc

to stint oneself

se priver