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    Dépouillée (en. Stripped)

    /de.pu.i.je/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    adjective
    Who has been emptied or stripped of its essential elements.
    The forest has been stripped of its trees.
    La forêt a été dépouillée de ses arbres.
    Who is unembellished, raw.
    His speech was stripped and direct.
    Son discours était dépouillé et direct.
    Referring to a person lacking material goods.
    After the war, he was stripped and without resources.
    Après la guerre, il était dépouillé et sans ressources.

    Etymology

    From the verb "to strip," derived from the Latin 'depaulare' meaning to rob.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to be stripped
    To be deprived of goods or resources.
    être dépouillé
    stripped of all life
    Lifeless, void of any activity.
    dépouillé de toute vie

    Related Words

    stripping
    The action of stripping something.
    dépouillement
    sad
    Evoking melancholy, often associated with a state of stripping.
    triste

    Slang Meanings

    To be in need, with nothing.
    After his divorce, he is completely stripped.
    Après son divorce, il est complètement dépouillé.
    Having lost everything one had.
    He returned from the war, stripped of everything.
    Il est rentré de la guerre, dépouillé de tout.