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privilégié

privileged

adjective pree-vee-leh-ZHYEH Rare

Also means

fortunate

Usage Note

Privilégié agrees in gender and number: privilégiée (f), privilégiés (m pl). It is used both as an adjective (un accès privilégié — privileged access) and as a noun (les privilégiés — the privileged). In contemporary French, se sentir privilégié (to feel fortunate/privileged) carries a tone of gratitude.

Examples

"Ils vivent dans un quartier très privilégié."

Natural Translation

They live in a very privileged neighbourhood.

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