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/proper/ * tính từ - đúng, thích đáng, thích hợp =at the proper time+ đúng lúc, phải lúc =in the proper way+ đúng lề lối, đúng cách thức - đúng, đúng đắn, chính xác =the proper meaning of a word+ nghĩa đúng (nghĩa đen) của một từ đó - ((thường) đặt sau danh từ) thật sự, đích thực, đích thị, đích thân, bản thân =within the sphere of architecture proper+ trong lĩnh vực kiến trúc thật sự =proper fraction+ (toán học) phân số thật sự (bé hơn đơn vị) - riêng, riêng biệt =the books proper to this subject+ những cuốn sách nói riêng về vấn đề này =proper noun+ (ngôn ngữ học) danh từ riêng - (thông tục) hoàn toàn, thực sự, đích đáng, ra trò =to give someone a proper beating+ nện cho ai một trận ra trò - đúng đắn, đúng mực, hợp thức, hợp lệ, chỉnh =proper behaviour+ thái độ cư xử đúng đắn - (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) chính, đích =with one's proper eyes+ bằng chính mắt mình, đích mắt mình trông thấy - (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) đẹp trai =a proper man+ một người đẹp trai - có màu tự nhiên (ở huy chương, huy hiệu) =a peacock proper+ con công màu tự nhiên (ở huy chương, huy hiêu) -
2 contort
/kən'tɔ:t/ * ngoại động từ - vặn xoắn; làm vặn vẹo, làm trẹo - làm méo mó, làm nhăn nhó =a face contorted with (by) pain+ mặt nhăn nhó vì đau đớn =to contort a word from its proper meaning+ làm méo mó ý nghĩa của một từ, làm sai lạc ý nghĩa của một từ
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