privar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin prīvāre, present active infinitive of prīvō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾiˈβa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pɾiˈva]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾiˈvaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

privar (first-person singular present privo, first-person singular preterite priví, past participle privat)

1. (transitive) to deprive

   Synonym: desposseir

2. (transitive) to prohibit
3. (reflexive, privar-se) to do without

Related terms

• privació

Further reading

• “privar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “privar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “privar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “privar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin prīvāre, present active infinitive of prīvō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾiˈvaɾ/

Verb

1. (transitive) to deprive

   privar algo a alguém ― to deprive somebody of something

2. (transitive) to prohibit, to take
3. (reflexive) to refrain from doing something

   tenho de me privar da bebida ― I have to refrain from drinking

4. (transitive) (followed by com) to interact closely with someone

   tive oportunidade de privar consigo

   I had the oportunity of speaking to you

Related terms

• privação

Further reading

• Template:R:Priberam

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin prīvāre, present active infinitive of prīvō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾiˈbaɾ/ [pɾiˈβ̞aɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to deprive

   privar a alguien de algo ― to deprive someone of something

2. (transitive) to prohibit
3. (transitive) to refrain from doing something
4. (reflexive, privarse) to do without
5. (intransitive) to be in vogue
6. (intransitive, colloquial) to enjoy immensely (gustar-like)

   Le priva viajar. ― She loves to travel.

7. (reflexive, Latin America) to pass out, fall unconscious

Related terms

• privación

Further reading

• “privar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014