Usage examples of "dépourvu" in French with translation to English

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Il est dépourvu d'humour. He is devoid of humor.
Il est dépourvu de sentiments humains. He is devoid of human feeling.
On donne quelquefois par mépris le nom de bruit à la musique insignifiante et dépourvue de charme. We sometimes disparagingly call noise, music that's insignificant and devoid of any charm.
Ils furent pris au dépourvu. They were caught off-guard.
Il est dépourvu de créativité. He is barren of creative spirit.
Elles furent prises au dépourvu. They were caught off-guard.
Ils ont été pris au dépourvu. They were caught off-guard.
Il est dépourvu de sens commun. He lacks common sense.
Il parait être dépourvu de tout sens de l'humour. He seems to have no sense of humor.
Pris au dépourvu, je n'ai pas su quoi répondre. Taken by surprise, I was at a loss for what to answer.
En toute probabilité, aucun langage n'est complètement dépourvu de mots d'emprunt. In all probability, no language is completely free of borrowed words.
Jusqu'ici, ce que tu fais a l'air dépourvu de tout fondement. So far, your action seems completely groundless.
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