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    Dépouillés (en. Stripped)

    /de.pujɛ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    adjective
    Said of people or things that have been stripped of their belongings.
    The war's dispossessed are seeking refuge.
    Les dépouillés de la guerre cherchent refuge.
    In a state of great poverty, lacking material goods.
    He is stripped after losing everything in the fire.
    Il est dépouillé après avoir tout perdu dans l'incendie.
    Stripped can also refer to something bare in a figurative sense, like a space.
    The room was stripped of all decoration.
    La pièce était dépouillée de tout ornement.

    Etymology

    Comes from the verb 'dépouiller', from the Latin 'depoliare'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to be stripped of one's belongings
    Losing all one's possessions.
    être dépouillé de ses biens
    to feel robbed
    Feeling resource-less, without protection.
    se sentir dépouillé
    stripped of their dignity
    Losing dignity and respect.
    dépouillé de leur dignité

    Related Words

    destitution
    The act of stripping.
    dépouillement
    to strip
    To deprive someone of what they own.
    dépouiller
    to impoverish
    To make poor.
    appauvrir

    Slang Meanings

    To be completely without resources.
    He is stripped after this affair, he doesn't have a penny left.
    Il est dépouillé après cette affaire, il n'a plus un centime.
    To be completely naked or defenseless.
    I feel stripped in this situation, with no one to help me.
    Je me sens dépouillé dans cette situation, sans personne pour m'aider.