proper in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for proper in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.proper [Brit ˈprɒpə, Am ˈprɑpər] ADJ

1. proper (right):

proper spelling

giusto, corretto

proper order, manner, tool, choice, response, term

corretto, giusto, appropriato

proper sense

proprio

proper precautions

dovuto, necessario

proper clothing

adatto

it's only proper for her to keep the money

è giusto che si tenga il denaro

everything is in the proper place

tutto è al posto giusto

to go through the proper channels

passare per i canali ufficiali

in the proper way

nel modo giusto or per bene

2. proper (adequate):

proper funding, recognition

appropriato

proper education, training

adatto, giusto

proper care, control

adatto, necessario

there are no proper safety checks

non ci sono controlli di sicurezza appropriati

we have no proper tennis courts

non abbiamo campi da tennis decenti

it has proper facilities

ha delle buone attrezzature

3. proper (fitting):

proper to form position, status

adatto a

to show proper respect for tradition, for the dead

mostrare il dovuto rispetto alla tradizione, ai defunti

I did as I thought proper

ho agito come credevo opportuno

4. proper (respectably correct):

proper person

per bene, corretto

proper upbringing

appropriato, degno

it wouldn't be proper to do

sarebbe sconveniente fare

it is only proper that he be invited

è giusto che (lui) sia invitato

prim and proper person

per benino or tutto compito

to do the proper thing by a girl (marry) euph

salvare una ragazza dal disonore

5. proper (real, full):

proper doctor, holiday, job

vero

proper opportunity

buono

he did a proper job of repairing the car

ha fatto un buon lavoro con la riparazione dell'auto

6. proper (complete) inf:

I felt a proper fool!

mi sono sentito un vero e proprio stupido!

it was a proper disaster

fu un vero disastro

we're in a proper mess or pickle now

siamo in un bel casino adesso

7. proper (actual) dopo nome:

in the village proper

nel paese vero e proprio

the show, competition proper

lo spettacolo propriamente detto, la gara propriamente detta

8. proper (particular to) form:

proper to sb, sth

adatto a qn, qc

II.proper [Brit ˈprɒpə, Am ˈprɑpər] N REL

proper

proprio m

III.proper [Brit ˈprɒpə, Am ˈprɑpər]

to beat sb good and proper fig

dare una bella batosta a qn

proper noun [Brit, Am ˈprɑpər naʊn], proper name [ˌprɒpəˈneɪm] N LING

proper noun

nome m proprio

proper fraction [Brit, Am ˈprɑpər ˈfrækʃən] N

proper fraction

frazione f propria

proper motion [Am ˈprɑpər ˈmoʊʃən] N ASTRON

proper motion

moto m proprio

also prim and proper">

I.also prim and proper ADJ

also prim and proper person

sussiegoso

also prim and proper manner, appearance

compassato

also prim and proper expression

compito

also prim and proper voice

affettato

also prim and proper clothing

formale

II.prim <forma in -ing primming, pt, pp primmed> [Brit prɪm, Am prɪm] VB trans

prim face, mouth:

prim

atteggiare a compostezza cerimoniosa

III.prim <forma in -ing primming, pt, pp primmed> [Brit prɪm, Am prɪm] VB intr

prim

assumere un atteggiamento compito

Translations for proper in the Italian»English Dictionary

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acconcio parole

proper

acconcio modo

proper

tutto compito

prim and proper

perbene

proper

perbene

in the proper way

dignitoso vestito, comportamento

proper

una signora tutta perbenino iron

a proper little madam

proper in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for proper in the English»Italian Dictionary

proper [ˈprɑ:·pɚ] ADJ

1. proper (appropriate):

proper place

proprio, -a

proper time

giusto, -a

proper use, method

corretto, -a

proper meaning

significato m esatto

2. proper (socially respectable):

to be proper to do sth

essere decoroso fare qc

3. proper (itself):

proper

vero, -a

it's not in Boston proper

non sta esattamente a Boston

4. proper (real):

proper

autentico, -a

a proper job

un vero lavoro

proper name N, proper noun N

proper name

nome m proprio

proper fraction N MATH

proper fraction

frazione f propria

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prim and proper

prude e ammodo

Translations for proper in the Italian»English Dictionary

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debito (-a)

proper

nome proprio

proper name

proper Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

proper meaning

significato m esatto

to be proper to do sth

essere decoroso fare qc

it's not in Boston proper

non sta esattamente a Boston

a proper job

un vero lavoro

prim and proper

prude e ammodo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They are joined by the 6 lower placed top flight clubs and are reduced to 12 clubs through the first round proper.

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The municipality has a population of 168,451, the city proper has a population of 45,703.

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As with all proper commands, it is to be given from the position of attention only.

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The collection of subobjects of an object may in fact be a proper class; this means that the discussion given is somewhat loose.

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For this example the bones 8, 2, and 5 are placed in the proper order as shown below.

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Their first proper office was 750 sqft, sub-leased from friends with another technology company.

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With proper timing, the wheel can be brought to a great speed.

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This program brought the focus into proper behaviors in our school.

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A little under half the municipalitys population lives in the town proper.

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These words are very important to the language's tone of proper respect.

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