Translation of "proprement" to English

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Dictionary translations for "proprement"

proprement adverb

properly [ˈprɔpəlɪ] (au sens strict)

Phrases with "proprement" (6)

à proprement parler - properly speaking
proprement dit - as such
proprement dite - as such
proprement parler - strictly speaking
proprement dites - properly speaking
aphasie de Wernicke proprement dite - Wernicke's aphasia proper

Contexts with "proprement"

Si la porte n'est pas bien ajustée, il te faudra poncer un peu le bois jusqu'à ce qu'elle se ferme proprement. If the door doesn't fit, you might have to shave off a bit of the wood until it closes properly.

Elle ne l'a à proprement parler pas du tout trouvé bien, mais elle n'a rien dit. Strictly speaking, she didn't like it at all, but she didn't say a thing.

Pouvez-vous me les envelopper proprement ? Can you wrap these neatly for me?

Contrairement à mes attentes, ils étaient proprement antipatriotiques et irrespectueux. Contrary to my expectations, they were actually quite unpatriotic and irreverent.

L'Angleterre proprement dite n'englobe pas le pays de Galles. England proper does not include Wales.

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