Privations (en. Deprivations)

/pʁi.va.zjɔ̃/

Synonyms

Slang Meanings

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.