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je prive

deprives, denies, holds back, goes without

→ priver
priv to deprive (someone) of + e je present / subjunctive / tu command
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #42,906
deprives, denies Often used with de: priver quelqu’un de quelque chose means to deprive someone of something.
FR: Cette décision prive les enfants de leur sortie.
EN: This decision deprives the children of their outing.
holds back, goes without Used reflexively as se priver.
FR: Ne te prive pas de dessert.
EN: Don’t go without dessert.
Conjugation of priver
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First prive —
Third prive —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First prive —
Third prive —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second prive —

Ne te prive pas.

Don't deprive yourself.

— Burning (2018)

Sinon, on prive le monde des prochains Louis Armstrong et Charlie Parker.

Otherwise, we deprive the world of the next Louis Armstrong and Charlie Parker.

— Whiplash (2014)

Personne ne se prive.

Nobody holds back.

— Il était Temps (2013)

On me prive de mes biens ?

They're taking my belongings away from me?

— Police Story (1985)

Ça prive de sens de l'humour et de personnalité.

It strips you of your sense of humor and personality.

— Il était Temps (2013)

Ne prive pas une vieille de son plaisir.

Don't deprive an old woman of her pleasure.

— Le Château ambulant (2004)