proper noun in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for proper noun in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

proper noun

nome m proprio

Translations for proper noun in the Italian»English Dictionary

nome proprio

proper noun

Translations for proper noun in the English»Italian Dictionary

noun [Brit naʊn, Am naʊn] N

noun

nome m

noun

sostantivo m

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 in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for proper noun in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.noun [naʊn] N

noun

nome m

noun LING

sostantivo m

II.noun [naʊn] ADJ

noun

nominale

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, many times these redundancies are necessary especially when the foreign words make up a proper noun as opposed to a common one.

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If the second part of the name is derived from a proper noun, e.g. the name of a person or place, a capital letter was used.

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Proper nouns are never placed first in the sentence, except in a vocative sense.

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The string of phonetic sounds can be plausibly broken up in multiple ways -- and if you're not familiar with the requisite proper noun, you may find yourself making an error.

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There are many instances connected with proper nouns.

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With much better than chance frequency, if the common noun usually precedes the proper noun, the dependent genitive precedes its governing noun. 24.

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The distribution of these phonemes is often unpredictable, however, in foreign borrowings and proper nouns.

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The short explanation is that if something is a proper noun, or name, then the first letter of every component word should be upper case.

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As you soon learn, the proper noun capitalization is necessary.

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They feel so strongly about themselves that they have insisted on a proper noun where one need not exist.

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