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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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['prɒpə(r)]1) (right) [ spelling] giusto, corretto; [manner, tool, choice, term] corretto, giusto, appropriato; [ sense] proprio; [ precautions] dovuto, necessario; [ clothing] adatto2) (adequate) [funding, recognition] appropriato; [education, training] adatto, giusto; [care, control] adatto, necessario3) (fitting)proper to — form. adatto a [position, status]
4) (respectably correct) [ person] per bene, corretto; [ upbringing] appropriato, degno5) (real, full) [doctor, holiday, job] vero; [ opportunity] buono6) colloq. (complete)••to beat sb. good and proper — dare una bella batosta a qcn
* * *['propə]1) (right, correct, or suitable: That isn't the proper way to clean the windows; You should have done your schoolwork at the proper time - it's too late to start now.) corretto, giusto2) (complete or thorough: Have you made a proper search?) adeguato, esauriente3) (respectable or well-mannered: Such behaviour isn't quite proper.) decente, decoroso•- properly- proper noun/name* * *['prɒpə(r)]1) (right) [ spelling] giusto, corretto; [manner, tool, choice, term] corretto, giusto, appropriato; [ sense] proprio; [ precautions] dovuto, necessario; [ clothing] adatto2) (adequate) [funding, recognition] appropriato; [education, training] adatto, giusto; [care, control] adatto, necessario3) (fitting)proper to — form. adatto a [position, status]
4) (respectably correct) [ person] per bene, corretto; [ upbringing] appropriato, degno5) (real, full) [doctor, holiday, job] vero; [ opportunity] buono6) colloq. (complete)••to beat sb. good and proper — dare una bella batosta a qcn
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(a noun or name which names a particular person, thing or place (beginning with a capital letter): `John' and `New York' are proper nouns.) -
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I [ə'prəʊprɪət]1) (suitable for occasion) [behaviour, choice, place, remark] appropriato, adeguato ( for a, per); [dress, gift] adatto ( for a), giusto ( for per); (apt) [ name] appropriatoappropriate to — adatto a [needs, circumstances]
"delete as appropriate" — "cancellare la voce che non interessa"
2) (relevant) [ authority] competenteII [ə'prəʊprɪeɪt]2) AE econ. stanziare [ funds]* * *[ə'prəupriət](suitable; proper: Her clothes were appropriate to the occasion; Complain to the appropriate authority.) appropriato- appropriately* * *I [ə'prəʊprɪət]1) (suitable for occasion) [behaviour, choice, place, remark] appropriato, adeguato ( for a, per); [dress, gift] adatto ( for a), giusto ( for per); (apt) [ name] appropriatoappropriate to — adatto a [needs, circumstances]
"delete as appropriate" — "cancellare la voce che non interessa"
2) (relevant) [ authority] competenteII [ə'prəʊprɪeɪt]2) AE econ. stanziare [ funds]
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Proper name — Name Name (n[=a]m), n. [AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth. nam[=o], L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. o mona, Scr. n[=a]man. [root]267. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
proper name — index call (title) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
proper name — noun a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized • Syn: ↑proper noun • Ant: ↑common noun (for: ↑proper noun) • Hypernyms: ↑noun * * * … Useful english dictionary
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proper name — noun a) A proper noun. b) A phrase that names a specific object. Syn: name … Wiktionary
proper name — noun see proper noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
proper name — see proper noun … English dictionary
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proper name — The first or Christian name of a person. 38 Am J1st Name § 4 … Ballentine's law dictionary
proper name — first name … English contemporary dictionary
logically proper name — In Russell s writings of the period between 1905 and 1918, a logically proper name is a term whose true logical role is to refer to an object. A cluster of considerations led Russell to believe that ordinary names function differently, as… … Philosophy dictionary