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• Received-Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɹɒp.ə/
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• Australian: /ɪmˈpɹɔp.ə/
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• General-American: /ɪmˈpɹɑ.pɚ/
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• rhymes with -ɒpə(ɹ)
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• CMU ARPABET: IH2 M P R AA1 P ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle French impropre, from Latin improprius (“not proper”), from in- + proprius (“proper”). By surface analysis, im- + proper.

From Middle English empropren, perhaps from an unattested Anglo-Norman variant enproprier of Anglo-Norman apropr(i)er, approprier, related to modern French approprier.

95 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Basque: ezegoki — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Bulgarian: неподходящ (nepodhodjašt) — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Bulgarian: неуместен (neumesten) — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Catalan: impropi — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Dutch: ongepast — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Finnish: sopimaton — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• French: impropre — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• French: inapproprié — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• French: inadapté — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• German: unpassend — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Greek: ακατάλληλος (akatállilos) — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Hindi: अनुचित (anucit) — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Japanese: そぐわない (soguwanai) — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Japanese: 不適切な (futekisetsu na) — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Latin: improprius — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Norwegian: upassende — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Norwegian: uegnet — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Portuguese: impróprio — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Romanian: impropriu — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Russian: неуме́стный (neuméstnyj) — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Russian: неподходя́щий (nepodxodjáščij) — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Russian: ненадлежа́щий (nenadležáščij) — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Slovak: nevhodný — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Slovene: neprimeren — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Tagalog: di-angkop — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Turkish: uygunsuz — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Ukrainian: ненале́жний (nenaléžnyj) — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Ukrainian: невідпові́дний (nevidpovídnyj) — unsuitable to needs or circumstances
• Armenian: անպիտան (anpitan) — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Armenian: անվայել (anvayel) — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Bulgarian: неприличен (nepriličen) — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Bulgarian: непристоен (nepristoen) — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Catalan: impropi — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Danish: upassende — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Danish: uanstændig — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Dutch: ongeschikt — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Dutch: misplaatst — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Finnish: säädytön — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Finnish: sopimaton — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• French: impropre — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• French: inconvenant — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• French: grossier — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• German: unhöflich — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Greek: ανάρμοστος (anármostos) — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Hindi: अशोभनीय (aśobhnīya) — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Hindi: अमर्यादित (amaryādit) — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Irish: aindílis — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Latin: indecens — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Norwegian: upassende — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Norwegian: uanstendig — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Portuguese: impróprio — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Portuguese: indecente — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Portuguese: indecoroso — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Russian: непристо́йный (nepristójnyj) — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Russian: неприли́чный (neprilíčnyj) — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Russian: некорре́ктный (nekorréktnyj) — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Sanskrit: अकार्य (akārya) — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Slovak: nevhodný — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Spanish: improprio — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Spanish: impropio — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Spanish: indebido — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Tagalog: di-angkap — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Turkish: uygunsuz — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Turkish: yakışıksız — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Ukrainian: непристо́йний (neprystójnyj) — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Ukrainian: некоре́ктний (nekoréktnyj) — not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners
• Bulgarian: неточен (netočen) — Not according to facts
• Bulgarian: неправилен (nepravilen) — Not according to facts
• Dutch: onjuist — Not according to facts
• Dutch: foutief — Not according to facts
• Finnish: väärä — Not according to facts
• Norwegian: uriktig — Not according to facts
• Norwegian: feilaktig — Not according to facts
• Norwegian: urettmessig — Not according to facts
• Portuguese: impróprio — Not according to facts
• Portuguese: incorreto — Not according to facts
• Russian: непра́вильный (neprávilʹnyj) — Not according to facts
• Russian: оши́бочный (ošíbočnyj) — Not according to facts
• Russian: ло́жный (lóžnyj) — Not according to facts
• Slovak: nesprávny — Not according to facts
• Turkish: yanlış — Not according to facts
• Dutch: inconsistent — Not consistent with established facts
• Dutch: foutief — Not consistent with established facts
• Norwegian: uriktig — Not consistent with established facts
• Portuguese: impróprio — Not consistent with established facts
• Portuguese: incorreto — Not consistent with established facts
• Russian: непра́вильный (neprávilʹnyj) — Not consistent with established facts
• Slovak: nesprávny — Not consistent with established facts
• Catalan: impropi — Not properly named
• Dutch: verkeerd omschreven — Not properly named
• French: impropre — Not properly named
• Japanese: そぐわない (soguwanai) — Not properly named
• Japanese: 不適切な (futekisetsu na) — Not properly named
• Norwegian: feilaktig — Not properly named
• Portuguese: impróprio — Not properly named