scotty Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Profiter, What is meant by this? Can it mean different things depending on the subject? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Generally indicates to take advantage of or to benefit somebody.Depending on the context:helpwinprosperbenefitgrowreportgrowmagnifyenrichedexploitenjoyserveget biggerpushdrawgrowprogressuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Not to make fat, as in Profiteroles [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 There's a subtle difference between 'profiter de' (make the most of xyz) which stresses the thing from which the advantage comes, and 'profiter à' which stresses who gets the benefit.A good site is:http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/g/profiter.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 My hate phrase when pronounced by my ex MIL - il faut profiter de.... because in her sense it had all the selfish negatives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissie Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Il faut profiter du beau temps quand le soleil brille.L'air du Jura lui profite bien- elle a vraiment bonne mine depuis son arrivée chez nous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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