No. 9,606 in French
dépourvus
"Deprived" or "lacking."
In a sentence
Les arbres dans le désert sont souvent dépourvus de feuilles.
The trees in the desert are often devoid of leaves.
The word 'dépourvus' is used here as an adjective to describe the trees being lacking or deprived of leaves, emphasizing absence.
Les personnes dépourvues d'eau potable sont confrontées à de sérieux problèmes.
People deprived of drinking water face serious problems.
Here, 'dépourvues' is used to characterize people as lacking access to potable water, highlighting the lack of a necessary resource.
Il est rare de trouver des voitures dépourvues de systèmes de sécurité de nos jours.
It is rare to find cars without security systems nowadays.
In this context, 'dépourvues' describes cars that lack security systems, indicating absence as an element of rarity.
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