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♦ proper /ˈprɒpə(r)/A a.1 proprio (gramm., mat., relig.); particolare; speciale; pertinente; corretto; esatto: a proper noun (o name) un nome proprio; (relig.) proper rites, uffici propri (o speciali); in the proper sense of the word, nel senso proprio della parola; proper fraction, frazione propria2 appropriato; adatto; conveniente; giusto; equo; opportuno: Do it the proper way, fallo come si deve; fallo nel modo giusto; proper treatment, trattamento appropriato; (med.) terapia appropriata; the proper tool for this job, l'arnese adatto a questo lavoro; a proper price, un prezzo equo; at the proper time, al momento opportuno; It was proper for him to decline the offer, fu giusto che rifiutasse (o fece bene a rifiutare) l'offerta3 decente; decoroso; rispettabile; perbene: proper behaviour, comportamento decoroso; Would it be quite proper?, sarebbe proprio decoroso?; starebbe davvero bene?5 (posposto) propriamente detto: the population of New York proper, la popolazione di New York propriamente detta ( escludendo i sobborghi)6 (fam.) vero; vero e proprio; bell'e buono: I want a proper cat, not a toy one, voglio un gatto vero, non uno giocattolo; a proper job, un lavoro vero e proprio (o regolare); a proper mess, un vero pasticcioB n.(relig.) proprio; ufficio proprioC avv.● to do the proper thing by sb., comportarsi correttamente con q. □ (fam.) to start proper, cominciare a fare sul serio.
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