dépouiller le vieil homme

French

Alternative forms

• se dépouiller du vieil homme

Etymology

Literally, “to strip the old man”; from the Bible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.pu.je lə vjɛ.j‿ɔm/

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Verb

dépouiller le vieil homme

1. (figuratively) to take off the old self, to abandon one's old way of life and begin a new life