- deprive
- verb((with of) to take something away from: They deprived him of food and drink.) privar de- deprived
deprive vb privarEl gerundio de deprive se escribe deprivingdeprivetr[dɪ'praɪv]transitive verb1 (take away) privar (of, de); (prevent from having or using) despojar de, privar de■ he had been deprived of his civil rights lo privaron de sus derechos civiles■ you're not depriving us of your company! ¡no nos prives de tu compañía!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto deprive oneself of something privarse de algodeprive [di'praɪv] vt, -prived ; -priving : privardeprivev.• desapropiar v.• desproveer v.• destituir v.• privar v.dɪ'praɪv
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transitive verbto deprive somebody OF something — privar a alguien de algo
2.
v reflto deprive oneself of something — privarse de algo
[dɪ'praɪv]VTto deprive sb of sth — privar a algn de algo
to deprive o.s. of sth — privarse de algo
they had been deprived of their freedom — les habían privado de su libertad
they were deprived of affection as children — de niños no recibieron el suficiente afecto
he was deprived of sleep/food for seven days — no le dejaron dormir/no le dieron de comer durante siete días
the brain was deprived of oxygen — el cerebro no recibía su aporte de oxígeno
"would you like some chocolate?" - "no thanks, I don't want to deprive you" — hum -¿quieres chocolate? -no, gracias, para ti
* * *[dɪ'praɪv]
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transitive verbto deprive somebody OF something — privar a alguien de algo
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v reflto deprive oneself of something — privarse de algo
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.