il a profité de ce que je ne regardais pas pour voler les documents

profiter [pʀɔfite]

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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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profiter à verbe transitif indirect ( être utile)

profiter de verbe transitif indirect

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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

cet enfant profite (bien) this child is thriving

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profiter à verbe plus préposition

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

2. [jouir de] to enjoy

3. [tirer parti de] to take advantage of

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