proper noun in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for proper noun in the English»Spanish Dictionary

proper noun, proper name N

proper noun

nombre m propio

Translations for proper noun in the Spanish»English Dictionary

nombre propio

proper noun

sustantivo propio

proper noun

Translations for proper noun in the English»Spanish Dictionary

noun [Am naʊn, Brit naʊn] N

noun

sustantivo m

noun

nombre m

I.proper [Am ˈprɑpər, Brit ˈprɒpə] ADJ

1. proper (correct) attr, no comp:

proper treatment/procedure

apropiado

proper treatment/procedure

adecuado

proper answer/pronunciation

correcto

it's not in its proper place

no está en su sitio or lugar

that's not the proper way to pronounce it

así no se pronuncia

that's not the proper way to pronounce it

esa no es la pronunciación correcta

the proper tool for the job

la herramienta adecuada or apropiada para el trabajo

this isn't the proper moment to talk about that

este no es el momento más indicado or oportuno para hablar de eso

the proper respect

el debido respeto

2.1. proper attr, no comp (genuine):

proper

verdadero

they didn't give us a proper chance

no nos dieron una verdadera oportunidad

she never has a proper meal

nunca hace una comida como es debido or como Dios manda

2.2. proper Brit inf:

proper attr, no comp as intensifier

verdadero

proper attr, no comp as intensifier

auténtico

he's a proper gent

es todo un caballero

3.1. proper behavior/person:

proper

correcto

we shall do as we think proper

haremos lo que nos parezca bien or correcto

it is only (right and) proper that he should have first choice

lo justo es que elija él primero

I thought it proper to ask your permission

me pareció que lo correcto era pedirle permiso

3.2. proper (overly decorous):

proper

recatado

proper

remilgado

4.1. proper (in the strict sense):

proper after n

propiamente dicho

we had still not reached the mountain proper

todavía no habíamos llegado a la montaña propiamente dicha

4.2. proper (belonging) form pred:

to be proper to

ser propio de

II.proper [Am ˈprɑpər, Brit ˈprɒpə] ADV Brit

1. proper (correctly):

proper inf

como Dios manda

2. proper region as intensifier:

I was proper chuffed, I was!

estaba contentísimo

proper noun in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for proper noun in the Spanish»English Dictionary

nombre propio

proper noun

nombre propio LING

proper noun

Translations for proper noun in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.noun [naʊn] N

noun

nombre m

noun LING

sustantivo m

II.noun [naʊn] ADJ

noun

nominal

I.proper [ˈprɒpəʳ, Am ˈprɑ:pɚ] ADJ

1. proper (real):

proper

verdadero, -a

a proper job

un trabajo como es debido

2. proper (appropriate):

proper time, place, method

apropiado, -a

proper use

correcto, -a

proper meaning

sentido m exacto

3. proper (socially respectable):

to be proper to do sth

ser debido hacer algo

4. proper form (itself):

proper

verdadero, -a

it's not in London proper

no está en Londres propiamente dicho

5. proper Brit inf (total):

proper

completo, -a

I felt a proper idiot

me sentí un verdadero idiota

II.proper [ˈprɒpəʳ, Am ˈprɑ:pɚ] ADV Brit inf

1. proper (very):

proper

muy

2. proper iron (genteelly):

proper

como Dios manda

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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The one-volume work has two main sections: a dictionary featuring common words and an encyclopedia of 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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The distribution of these phonemes is often unpredictable, however, in foreign borrowings and proper nouns.

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Then you're left with nothing other than an allegiance to a proper noun.

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

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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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If it's an acronym, we capitalize it -- if it isn't, we just go with the normal proper noun case.

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They'll ask questions like if it's a proper noun or the language of origin.

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However, the expression became a proper noun and is generally not translated.

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