profitions in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for profitions in the French»English Dictionary

I.profiter à VB trans obj indir

1. profiter à (être utile):

profiter à qn leçon, expérience, conseil, affaire, circonstances:

to benefit sb, to be of benefit to sb

ça profite toujours aux mêmes

it's always the same people who reap the benefit

à qui profite le crime?

who benefits by ou from the crime?

2. profiter à (faire grossir):

profiter à qn aliment:

to make sb put on weight

la nourriture ne lui profite pas

he doesn't get the benefit of his food

II.profiter de VB trans obj indir

1. profiter de (tirer avantage):

profiter de avantage

to use, to make the most of

profiter de privilège, occasion, situation

to make the most of, to take advantage of

profiter de visite, faiblesse, vente

to take advantage of

profiter de qn

to take advantage of sb

profite bien de tes vacances!

have a good holiday!

j'ai profité de mon passage à Paris pour visiter le Louvre

I took the opportunity of visiting the Louvre when I was in Paris

j'ai profité de ce qu'il était là pour lui demander de m'aider

since he was there I took the opportunity of asking him to help me

il a profité de ce que je ne regardais pas pour voler les documents

he took advantage of the fact that I was not looking to steal the documents

profiter de l'obscurité pour s'enfuir

to flee under cover of darkness

2. profiter de (tirer agrément):

profiter de qc

to make the most of sth, to enjoy sth

la vie est courte, profitez-en

life is short, make the most of it ou live it to the full

les enfants ont profité de leurs vacances

the children got a lot out of their holidays Brit

les enfants ont profité de leurs vacances

the children got a lot out of their vacation Am

profiter de qn inf

to make the most of being with sb

j'étais tellement occupé que je n'ai pas pu profiter de mes petits-enfants

I was so busy that I didn't have time to enjoy (being with) my grandchildren

III.profiter [pʀɔfite] VB intr inf (se fortifier)

profiter personne, enfant, animal:

to grow

profiter plante, arbre:

to thrive, to grow

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profiter d'une aubaine

to make the most of an opportunity

tu devrais profiter de ton argent au lieu de l'amasser

you should use your money, not hoard it

Translations for profitions in the English»French Dictionary

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cash in

en profiter

to cash in on popularity, publicity, event, death

tirer profit de, profiter de

can I cadge a lift?

je peux profiter de la voiture?

to avail oneself of opportunity

profiter de

to ride on sb's coat-tails (gen)

profiter des efforts de qn

to rejoice in freedom, independence

profiter de

he threw away any advantage he might have had

il n'a pas su profiter de son avantage

to be of benefit to patient, environment, industry

profiter à

to give sb the benefit of experience, knowledge

faire profiter qn de

benefit person

profiter à

benefit

profiter

to benefit from or by

tirer profit or profiter de

profitions in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for profitions in the French»English Dictionary

profiter [pʀɔfite] VB intr

1. profiter (tirer avantage de):

profiter d'une situation/d'une occasion

to take advantage of a situation/an opportunity

2. profiter (être utile à):

profiter à qn

to benefit sb

profiter à qn repos, vacances

to do sb good

3. profiter inf (se fortifier):

profiter

to thrive

profiter enfant

to grow

4. profiter (tirer un profit):

profiter dans un marché

to make a profit from a market

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si nous profitions du beau temps?

how about taking advantage of the good weather?

profiter de l'aubaine [ou la bonne aubaine]

to make the most of an opportunity

Translations for profitions in the English»French Dictionary

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exploit loophole, change

profiter de

to avail oneself of sth

profiter de qc

to get one's snout in the trough

profiter

to make profitable use of one's time

bien profiter de son temps

to be missing out on sth

ne pas profiter de qc

profit

profiter à

to take advantage of sb/sth a. pej

profiter de qn/qc

profitions Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

si nous profitions du beau temps?

how about taking advantage of the good weather?

profiter d'une situation/d'une occasion

to take advantage of a situation/an opportunity

profiter à qn

to benefit sb

profiter à qn repos, vacances

to do sb good

profiter dans un marché

to make a profit from a market

profiter de l'aubaine [ou la bonne aubaine]

to make the most of an opportunity

on devrait pouvoir profiter des enfants sans les désagréments

children should be seen and not heard prov