Privations (en. Deprivations)

/pʁi.va.zjɔ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Absence of what is necessary or desired.

The privations imposed by the war have deeply affected the population.

Les privations imposées par la guerre ont profondément affecté la population.

Sacrifice or renunciation of comfort or material goods.

He lived with privations during his years of study.

Il a vécu des privations pendant ses années d'études.

State of being deprived of something.

Deprivations of liberty are an infringement of human rights.

Les privations de liberté sont une atteinte aux droits humains.

Derived from the verb 'to deprive', from the Latin 'privare' which means 'to remove, to strip'.

to be sheltered from privations

To be in a situation where one lacks nothing.

être à l'abri des privations

to live with privations

To go through difficult periods where one suffers from shortages.

vivre des privations

to put someone in privations

To create a situation where someone lacks what is necessary.

mettre quelqu'un dans les privations

deprivation

State of being deprived of something.

privation

deprivational

Action of depriving someone of what is due to them.

déprivation

abstinence

Voluntary renunciation of something material or pleasurable.

abstinence

To be in a tough situation.

When you are a student without a scholarship, you are in a tough situation, you know privations.

Quand tu es étudiant sans bourse, tu es dans le dur, tu connais les privations.

To live on the cheap.

With such a low salary, he lives on the cheap, privations are part of his daily life.

Avec un salaire si bas, il vit au rabais, les privations font partie de son quotidien.