privar
pree-bahr
to deprive (of)
1. Mi hija me acusó de ser injusto porque la privé de postre por no haberse comido toda su cena.
My daughter accused me of being unfair because I deprived her of dessert for not having finished all of her dinner.
2. Yo intento no privarme de los placeres de la vida, cuesten lo que cuesten; sólo se vive una vez.
I try not to deny myself life's pleasures, however much they cost; you only live once.
