profiter

profiter [pʀɔfite]

➭ TABLE 1

1. indirect transitive verb

• profiter de ( = tirer avantage de) [+ situation, occasion, crédulité] to take advantage of ; ( = jouir de) [+ jeunesse, vacances] to make the most of

• elle en a profité pour se sauver she took advantage of the opportunity to slip away

• profitez de la vie ! make the most of life!

2. indirect transitive verb

• profiter à qn to be of benefit to sb

• à qui profite le crime ? who would benefit from the crime?

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pʀɔfite
1.

profiter à verbe transitif indirect (être utile)

profiter à quelqu'un — to benefit somebody

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 de verbe transitif indirect

profiter de — to use [avantage]; to make the most of [situation]; to take advantage of [faiblesse, vente, personne]

profite bien de tes vacances! — have a good holiday!

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 — he took advantage of the fact that I was not looking

profiter de l'obscurité pour s'enfuir — to flee under cover of darkness

les enfants ont profité de leurs vacances — the children got a lot out of their holidays GB ou vacation US

3.

(colloq) verbe intransitif [personne, animal] to grow; [plante] to thrive

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pʀɔfite vi

1)

profiter de [beau temps] — to take advantage of, [vacances] to make the most of

Profitez du beau temps pour aller faire du vélo. — Take advantage of the good weather and go cycling.

Profitez-en bien! — Make the most of it!

profiter de l'occasion pour faire qch — to make the most of the opportunity to do sth

profiter de ce que ... — to take advantage of the fact that ...

2)

profiter à [expérience] — to be of benefit to, to benefit

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profiter verb table: aimer

A profiter à vtr ind

1 (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 (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.

B profiter de vtr ind

1 (tirer avantage) profiter de to use, to make the most of [avantage]; to make the most of, to take advantage of [privilège, occasion, situation]; to take advantage of [visite, faiblesse, vente]; 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 (tirer agrément) profiter de qch 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 GB ou vacation US; profiter de qn○ 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.

C ○vi (se fortifier) [personne, enfant, animal] to grow; [plante, arbre] to thrive, to grow.

[prɔfite] verbe intransitif

(familier) to thrive, to do well

cet enfant profite (bien) this child is thriving

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profiter à verbe plus préposition

to benefit, to be beneficial to

cet argent ne profite à personne this money's not benefitting anyone

les études ne t'ont guère profité studying didn't do you much good

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profiter de verbe plus préposition

1. [financièrement] to profit from

tous n'ont pas profité de l'expansion not everybody gained by the expansion

2. [jouir de] to enjoy

3. [tirer parti de] to take advantage of

profiter du soleil to make the most of the sun

il profite de ce qu'elle est absente he's taking advantage of the fact that she's away

profiter de la situation to take advantage of the situation

comme j'avais un deuxième billet, j'en ai fait profiter ma copine since I had a second ticket, I took my girlfriend along

4. [exploiter] to take advantage of, to use