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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒpə/
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• General-American: präpʹər
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• General-American: /ˈpɹɑpɚ/
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• Canada: /ˈpɹɒpɚ/
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• Australian, British, Southern, Standard: /ˈpɹɔpə/
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• New-Zealand: /ˈpɹɒpə/
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• New-Zealand: [ˈpɹɔ̟pə]
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• Scotland: /ˈpɾɔpəɾ/
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• homophone: propper
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• rhymes with -ɒpə(ɹ)
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• CMU ARPABET: P R AA1 P ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Latin propriusbor. Anglo-Norman proprebor. Middle English propre English proper From Middle English propre, from Anglo-Norman proper, propre, Old French propre (French: propre), from Latin proprius.

239 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: duhur — fit, suitable
• Albanian: përshtatur — fit, suitable
• Armenian: համապատասխան (hamapatasxan) — fit, suitable
• Bulgarian: подходящ (podhodjašt) — fit, suitable
• Catalan: adequat — fit, suitable
• Chinese Mandarin: 適當 /适当 (shìdàng) — fit, suitable
• Chinese Mandarin: 妥當 /妥当 (tuǒdang, tuǒdàng) — fit, suitable
• Czech: správný — fit, suitable
• Czech: pravý — fit, suitable
• Danish: passende — fit, suitable
• Dutch: goed — fit, suitable
• Dutch: juist — fit, suitable
• Dutch: gepast — fit, suitable
• Dutch: geschikt — fit, suitable
• Finnish: oikea — fit, suitable
• Finnish: kunnon — fit, suitable
• French: approprié — fit, suitable
• Galician: adecuado — fit, suitable
• Galician: apropiado — fit, suitable
• Galician: axeitado — fit, suitable
• Georgian: ვარგისი (vargisi) — fit, suitable
• Georgian: შესაფერისი (šesaperisi) — fit, suitable
• Georgian: სათანადო (satanado) — fit, suitable
• German: richtig — fit, suitable
• German: passend — fit, suitable
• German: angemessen — fit, suitable
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍉𐍆 (gadōf) — fit, suitable
• Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐍂𐍃 (fagrs) — fit, suitable
• Ancient Greek: ἄρτιος (ártios) — fit, suitable
• Ancient Greek: πρεπώδης (prepṓdēs) — fit, suitable
• Hebrew: ראוי (ra'úy) — fit, suitable
• Hiligaynon: dápat — fit, suitable
• Hindi: उचित (ucit) — fit, suitable
• Hittite: 𒀀𒀀𒊏 (a-a-ra) — fit, suitable
• Hungarian: megfelelő — fit, suitable
• Italian: adatto — fit, suitable
• Italian: appropriato — fit, suitable
• Japanese: ふさわしい (fusawashii) — fit, suitable
• Japanese: 適した (tekishita) — fit, suitable
• Japanese: 適切 (tekisetsu) — fit, suitable
• Japanese: 適当 (tekitō) — fit, suitable
• Japanese: 妥当 (datō) — fit, suitable
• Latin: aptus — fit, suitable
• Latin: idōneus — fit, suitable
• Macedonian: соодветен (soodveten) — fit, suitable
• Macedonian: прикладен (prikladen) — fit, suitable
• Macedonian: погоден (pogoden) — fit, suitable
• Norwegian: passende — fit, suitable
• Norwegian: høvelig — fit, suitable
• Old English: ġedēfe — fit, suitable
• Old English: ġedafen — fit, suitable
• Old English: dafenlīċ — fit, suitable
• Old English: cynn — fit, suitable
• Polish: właściwy — fit, suitable
• Portuguese: apropriado — fit, suitable
• Portuguese: próprio — fit, suitable
• Portuguese: adequado — fit, suitable
• Russian: подходя́щий (podxodjáščij) — fit, suitable
• Russian: соотве́тствующий (sootvétstvujuščij) — fit, suitable
• Russian: надлежа́щий (nadležáščij) — fit, suitable
• Scottish Gaelic: iomchaidh — fit, suitable
• Slovene: primeren — fit, suitable
• Slovene: ustrezen — fit, suitable
• Spanish: proprio — fit, suitable
• Swedish: proper — fit, suitable
• Swedish: passande — fit, suitable
• Swedish: lämplig — fit, suitable
• Turkish: düzgün — fit, suitable
• Ottoman Turkish: راست (râst) — fit, suitable
• Ukrainian: підходя́щий (pidxodjáščyj) — fit, suitable
• Ukrainian: нале́жний (naléžnyj) — fit, suitable
• Urdu: اچت (ucit) — fit, suitable
• Welsh: addas — fit, suitable
• Armenian: պատշաճ (patšač) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Bulgarian: приличен (priličen) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Bulgarian: пристоен (pristoen) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Chinese Mandarin: 端正 (duānzhèng) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Chinese Mandarin: 端莊 /端庄 (duānzhuāng) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Czech: slušný — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Danish: passende — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Danish: ordentlig — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Dutch: keurig — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Dutch: goed — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Dutch: net — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Dutch: deugdelijk — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Esperanto: bonorda — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Finnish: kunnollinen — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Finnish: kelpo — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Finnish: kunnon — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• French: convenable — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• French: exact — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• French: juste — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• French: propre — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Georgian: სათანადო (satanado) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Georgian: სწორი (sc̣ori) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Georgian: ჯეროვანი (ǯerovani) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Georgian: მართებული (martebuli) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Georgian: წესიერი (c̣esieri) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Georgian: ზრდილობიანი (zrdilobiani) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Georgian: თავაზიანი (tavaziani) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Hindi: शालीन (śālīn) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Hindi: सभ्य (sabhya) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Italian: decente — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Italian: proprio — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Japanese: きちんとした (kichintoshita) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Japanese: 品の良い (hin no yoi) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Japanese: 上品 (jōhin) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Central Kurdish: پەسەند (pesend) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Macedonian: умесен (umesen) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Macedonian: пристоен (pristoen) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Norwegian: ordentlig — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Norwegian: veloppdragent — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Norwegian: høvisk — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Plautdietsch: sitlich — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Polish: właściwy — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Portuguese: apropriado — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Portuguese: decente — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Portuguese: certo — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Portuguese: certinho — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Romanian: cuviincios — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Romanian: decent — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Russian: пра́вильный (právilʹnyj) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Scottish Gaelic: iomchaidh — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Slovene: spodoben — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Spanish: proprio — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Swedish: passande — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Ukrainian: пра́вильний (právylʹnyj) — following the established standards of behavior or manners
• Czech: vlastní — in the very strictest sense of the word
• Dutch: echt — in the very strictest sense of the word
• Dutch: eigenlijk — in the very strictest sense of the word
• Dutch: zelf — in the very strictest sense of the word
• Finnish: varsinainen — in the very strictest sense of the word
• French: propre — in the very strictest sense of the word
• French: proprement dit — in the very strictest sense of the word
• Georgian: დამახასიათებელი (damaxasiatebeli) — in the very strictest sense of the word
• Georgian: საკუთარი (saḳutari) — in the very strictest sense of the word
• Georgian: ნიშანდობლივი (nišandoblivi) — in the very strictest sense of the word
• Georgian: ჩვეული (čveuli) — in the very strictest sense of the word
• German: eigentlich — in the very strictest sense of the word
• Hungarian: tényleges — in the very strictest sense of the word
• Japanese: 厳密 (genmitsu) — in the very strictest sense of the word
• Latin: stricto sensu — in the very strictest sense of the word
• Macedonian: самиот (samiot) — in the very strictest sense of the word
• Norwegian: egentlig — in the very strictest sense of the word
• Persian: خود (xod) — in the very strictest sense of the word
• Polish: właściwy — in the very strictest sense of the word
• Polish: jako taki — in the very strictest sense of the word
• Portuguese: propriamente dito — in the very strictest sense of the word
• Russian: са́мый (sámyj) — in the very strictest sense of the word
• Russian: как таково́й (kak takovój) — in the very strictest sense of the word
• Swedish: egentlig — in the very strictest sense of the word
• Bulgarian: собствен (sobstven) — grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing
• Czech: vlastní — grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing
• Dutch: eigen- — grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing
• Finnish: erisnimi — grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing
• Georgian: საკუთარი (saḳutari) — grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing
• German: Eigenname — grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing
• Hungarian: tulajdonnév — grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing
• Japanese: 固有 (koyū) — grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing
• Macedonian: личен (ličen) — grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing
• Macedonian: сопствен (sopstven) — grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing
• Norwegian: riktig — grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing
• Norwegian: korrekt — grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing
• Portuguese: próprio — grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing
• Russian: со́бственный (sóbstvennyj) — grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing
• Slovene: lasten — grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing
• Swedish: egennamn — grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing
• Bulgarian: собствен (sobstven) — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Bulgarian: свойствен (svojstven) — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Czech: pravý — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Czech: vlastní — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Dutch: eigen — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Finnish: oikea — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• French: propre — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• German: eigen — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Hungarian: saját — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Japanese: 元の (moto no) — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Japanese: 本来の (honrai no) — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Japanese: 固有の (koyū no) — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Japanese: 特有の (tokuyū no) — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Japanese: 独特の (dokutoku no) — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Macedonian: свој (svoj) — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Macedonian: сопствен (sopstven) — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Norwegian: egen — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Portuguese: próprio — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Romanian: propriu — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Russian: со́бственный (sóbstvennyj) — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Russian: прису́щий (prisúščij) — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Slovene: lasten — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Spanish: propio — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Swedish: egen — belonging to oneself or itself, own
• Chinese Mandarin: 妥妥的 (tuǒtuǒ de) — complete, thorough
• Chinese Mandarin: 徹底 /彻底 (chèdǐ) — complete, thorough
• Czech: pořádný — complete, thorough
• Dutch: grondig — complete, thorough
• Finnish: kelpo — complete, thorough
• German: richtig — complete, thorough
• Japanese: 完全 (kanzen) — complete, thorough
• Japanese: 徹底した (tettei shita) — complete, thorough
• Macedonian: добар (dobar) — complete, thorough
• Norwegian: skikkelig — complete, thorough
• Norwegian: ordentlig — complete, thorough
• Portuguese: completo — complete, thorough
• Russian: по́лный (pólnyj) — complete, thorough
• Swedish: riktig — complete, thorough
• Swedish: äkta — complete, thorough
• Bulgarian: правилен (pravilen) — entitled to its name, true
• Czech: pořádný — entitled to its name, true
• Dutch: echt — entitled to its name, true
• Dutch: degelijk — entitled to its name, true
• Finnish: oikea — entitled to its name, true
• Finnish: varsinainen — entitled to its name, true
• German: richtig — entitled to its name, true
• Hungarian: rendes — entitled to its name, true
• Japanese: まとも (matomo) — entitled to its name, true
• Macedonian: правилен (pravilen) — entitled to its name, true
• Norwegian: sann — entitled to its name, true
• Slovene: pravi — entitled to its name, true
• Swedish: riktig — entitled to its name, true
• Swedish: äkta — entitled to its name, true
• Finnish: luonnonvärinen — heraldry: having its natural or usual coloration
• Swedish: naturfärgad — heraldry: having its natural or usual coloration
• Czech: pořádný — informal: utter
• Dutch: volslagen — informal: utter
• Dutch: compleet — informal: utter
• Finnish: oikea — informal: utter
• German: richtig — informal: utter
• Hungarian: tökéletes — informal: utter
• Japanese: 全く (mattaku) — informal: utter
• Japanese: 完全 (kanzen) — informal: utter
• Japanese: 完璧 (kanpeki) — informal: utter
• Macedonian: прав (prav) — informal: utter
• Macedonian: вистински (vistinski) — informal: utter
• Portuguese: por completo — informal: utter
• Russian: по́лный (pólnyj) — informal: utter
• Russian: кру́глый (krúglyj) — informal: utter
• Russian: настоя́щий (nastojáščij) — informal: utter
• Swedish: riktig — informal: utter
• Swedish: äkta — informal: utter