How is the word лишать близкого translated from Russian to English

English translation
bereave
verb

Отнимать у человека любимого через его смерть.

To deprive someone of a loved one by death.

Examples with “лишать близкого”

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  • Война лишила близких тысячи семей. — The war bereaved thousands of families.

  • Несчастный случай может в одночасье лишить семью близкого человека. — An accident can bereave a family overnight.

  • Морские штормы когда-то лишали близких целые рыбацкие посёлки. — Storms at sea used to bereave whole fishing villages.

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