How is the phrase priver d'un proche translated from French to English

English translation
bereave
verb

Priver quelqu'un d'un être cher par la mort.

To deprive someone of a loved one by death.

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  • La guerre a privé des milliers de familles d'un proche. — The war bereaved thousands of families.

  • Un accident peut priver une famille d'un proche du jour au lendemain. — An accident can bereave a family overnight.

  • Les tempêtes en mer privaient autrefois des villages entiers de leurs proches. — Storms at sea used to bereave whole fishing villages.

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