proprietorial in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for proprietorial in the English»French Dictionary

proprietorial [Brit prəˌprʌɪəˈtɔːrɪəl, Am p(r)əˌpraɪəˈtɔriəl] ADJ

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He was himself good-natured, and even a bit proprietorial, about references to his style as bleating.
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Within a couple of hours, the project was squashed by proprietorial edict.
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His standardised newspapers are journalistic tied houses, where proprietorial dope is sold as honest beer.
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It highlights some of the conflict of interest around some of these proprietorial arrangements.
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What gives it its genuine historical significance, however, is that it is the last remaining proprietorial school in the area.
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The doctrine of separation can be antithetical to the collegial and proprietorial culture that characterises a well functioning professional services firm.
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People feel proprietorial about it, and they have a right to.
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Witnessing her book being made into a movie wasn't the trauma often endured by authors who are prone to feeling protective and proprietorial.
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They almost have a proprietorial claim most often honoured.
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Rarest of all, though, was perhaps his instinctive understanding of brands, then little understood beyond their rudimentary role as the proprietorial badge on a product.
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