La Palabra Del Dia: "privar"
privar ( pree-vahr' )
verb ( to deprive (of) )
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Examples:
1. Mi hija me acusó de ser injusto porque la privé de postre por no haberse comido toda su cena.
My daughter accused me of being unfair because I deprived her of dessert for not having finished all of her supper.
2. Yo intento no privarme de los placeres de la vida, cuesten lo que cuesten; sólo se vive una vez.
I try not to deny myself life's pleasures, however much they cost; you only live once.
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¿Por qué privarse de los placers simples de la vida?
¡Vive tu vida!
Why deprive yourself of life's simple pleasures?
Live your life!
I hope we are never deprived of hope. Espero que nunca nos privemos de la esperanza.
Sé que voy a llegar tarde al trabajo otra vez, pero no me privaré de gandulear en el desayuno cada mañana.
I know I'm going to be late for work again, but I won't deprive myself of lounging at breakfast every morning.
Lo siento lo que todos mis amigos en SD se les priva y no están viviendo
una vida perfecta.
Porque no están no aquí en la tierra de OZ.
I am sorry that all my friends in SD are deprived and not living a perfect life.
Because they are not here in the land of OZ.
Perdonar mi fervor nacionalista." Forgive my nationalist fervour.
Para castigar a Wolfie voy a privarle de todos sus derechos como perro guardían. Por culpa suyo.
In order to punish Wolfie I shall deprive him of all his rights as a guard dog. It's his own fault.
Espero que te prive de la satisfacción de ganar este juego.
I hope to deprive you of the satisfaction of winning this game.
Demasiados niños se priven de la oportunidad de obtener una educación.
Too many children are deprived of the oportunity to obtain an education.
No duermo tan bueno así que yo podía decir que soy privado de reposo.
I don't so well so that I could say that I'm deprived of sleep.
Her husband's snoring deprives her of sleep.
Los ronquidos de su marido le priva de sueño.
Como una tentativa de ponerse en forma este año, yo me he privado del azúcar no natural.
In an attempt to get in shape this year, I have given up unnatural sugars.
Los prisioneros están privados de libertad.
The prisoners are deprived of freedom.
To be deprived of a privy is a real deprivation.
Para ser privado de un retrete es una privación real.
If everyone deprived themselves of one soft drink or fast food indulgence per week to give to charity, there would be plenty of money for all.
Si todo el mundo se priva de la indulgencia de una bebida o comida rápida por semana para donator a obra de beneficencia, habría demasiado dinero para todo.
Creo que estas personas no sólo están privadas de su libertad sino también de sus derechos humanos.
I believe that these people are not only deprived of their liberty but also of their human rights.
Kramer deprived himself of pleasure in order to win the contest.
Kramer se privó placer a ganar la competición.
