privilege

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ, ˈprɪvlɪdʒ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(privə lij, privlij)


Inflections of 'privilege' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
privileges
v 3rd person singular
privileging
v pres p
privileged
v past
privileged
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
privilege n uncountable (social class)clase privilegiada nf + adj
  clase alta nf + adj
 People of privilege rarely understand what life is like for the poor.
 La gente de la clase privilegiada raramente entiende lo que es la vida de la gente pobre.
privilege n (advantage)privilegio nm
  ventaja nf
 David has enjoyed a number of privileges, including wealth and a private education.
 David ha disfrutado de varios privilegios, incluido dinero y educación privada.
privilege n (honor)honor nm
  privilegio nm
 It's been a privilege working with you.
 Lucy had the privilege of visiting the White House.
 Fue un honor trabajar contigo. // Lucy tuvo el honor de visitar la Casa Blanca.
privilege [sb] vtr (put at an advantage)favorecer a vtr + prep
 She's beautiful, rich and healthy. Life has really privileged her.
 Ella es linda, rica y saludable. La vida la favoreció.
privilege [sb] over [sb] vtr + prep (favor, prefer)favorecer a alguien sobre alguien loc verb
  dar trato de favor a loc verb
 Do you think the interviewers privileged you over the other candidates because you're male?
 ¿Crees que los entrevistadores te favorecieron sobre los otros candidatos porque eres hombre?
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
abuse of privilege n (law: improper use of right)abuso de privilegio loc nom m
check your privilege interj (reminder: social privilege)ser consciente de privilegios loc verb
 She told him he needed to check his privilege and develop a little more empathy for others.
 Ella le dijo que fuera consciente de sus privilegios y que fuera un poco más empático con los demás.
in-and-out privilege n (parking: right of re-entry) (estacionamiento)derecho de entrar y salir sin volver a pagar grupo nom
marital communications privilege,
husband-wife privilege,
spousal communications privilege
n
(law regarding testifying)confidencialidad de las comunicaciones entre cónyuges loc nom f
special privilege n (exclusive advantage)privilegio nm
white privilege n (racial injustice)privilegio blanco loc nom m
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'privilege' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: had the privilege of [being, working with, using], it was a privilege to meet you, it was a privilege [working, playing] with you, more...

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