This is the 9606th most frequent French word.
dépourvus
"Deprived" or "lacking."
The word 'dépourvus' is used here as an adjective to describe the trees being lacking or deprived of leaves, emphasizing absence.
Les arbres dans le désert sont souvent dépourvus de feuilles.
The trees in the desert are often devoid of leaves.
Here, 'dépourvues' is used to characterize people as lacking access to potable water, highlighting the lack of a necessary resource.
Les personnes dépourvues d'eau potable sont confrontées à de sérieux problèmes.
People deprived of drinking water face serious problems.
In this context, 'dépourvues' describes cars that lack security systems, indicating absence as an element of rarity.