Translation of "proper" to French

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Dictionary translations for "proper"

proper [ˈprɔpə] adjective

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convenable

There's proper etiquette for everything, even an orgy.

Il y a une étiquette convenable à chaque chose, même une orgie.

correct (person)

It is not proper that you talk that way.

Ce n'est pas correct de parler de cette manière.

approprié (language)

Read whatever books you think proper.

Lis les livres que tu considères appropriés.

propre (beh)

désirable (due)

juste (purpose)

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Phrases with "proper" (27)

proper place - juste place
at the proper time - en son temps
beat good and proper - battre haut la main
in the proper meaning of the word - au sens propre du mot
in the proper sense of the word - au sens propre du mot
proper account - bon compte
proper application - bonne application
proper balance - juste équilibre
proper condition - bonne condition
proper evaluation - évolution correcte

Contexts with "proper"

There's proper etiquette for everything, even an orgy. Il y a une étiquette convenable à chaque chose, même une orgie.

It is not proper that you talk that way. Ce n'est pas correct de parler de cette manière.

Read whatever books you think proper. Lis les livres que tu considères appropriés.

Not all geniuses are engineers, but all engineers are geniuses. The set of all engineers is thus an, unfortunately proper, subset of all geniuses. Tous les génies ne sont pas des ingénieurs, mais tous les ingénieurs sont des génies. L'ensemble de tous les ingénieurs est donc un sous-ensemble, malheureusement propre, de tous les génies.

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

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