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1 legitimate
A adj1 ( justifiable) [action, claim, question, request, target, user] légitime ; [conclusion, excuse] valable ; it is legitimate to do on est en droit de faire ; it is legitimate for me to do je suis en droit de faire ;2 ( in accordance with the law) [business, deal, organization] régulier/-ière ; [act, child, claim, government, heir, owner, right, spouse] légitime ; [killing] justifiable ; for a legitimate purpose à des fins légitimes ; to make sth legitimate rendre qch légal ;3 Theat [theatre] vrai (before n). -
2 legitimate
1. adjective[government, business, child, target] légitime ; [reason, argument, conclusion] valable ; [complaint] fondé━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque legitimate est un adjectif, la fin se prononce comme it: lɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪt ; lorsque c'est un verbe, elle se prononce comme eight: lɪˈdʒɪtɪmeɪt.* * *[lɪ'dʒɪtɪmət]1) ( justifiable) [action, question, request, target] légitime; [excuse] valable2) ( lawful) [business, organization] régulier/-ière; [act, child, claim, heir, owner] légitime -
3 deprive
deprive [dɪ'praɪv]priver;∎ to deprive sb of sth priver qn de qch;∎ the prisoners were deprived of letters for a month les prisonniers furent privés de lettres pendant un mois;∎ he was deprived of his rank il fut déchu de son grade;∎ she deprives herself of nothing elle ne se prive de rien;∎ the legitimate heir was deprived of his inheritance l'héritier légitime fut frustré ou dépossédé de son héritage;∎ I won't deprive you of the pleasure of telling him about it je ne te priverai pas du plaisir de le lui dire
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