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اللّوْن
inappropriate
Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
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impropre [ɛ̃pʀɔpʀ] ADJ
1. impropre (incorrect):
impropre terme, tournure, usage
incorrect
2. impropre (inadapté):
impropre à eau, produit consommation
unfit for
impropre à plage baignade
unsafe for
English
English
French
French
improper integral
intégrale f impropre
misnomer
appellation f impropre
it's a bit of a misnomer Brit
c'est une appellation quelque peu impropre
inapt expression, term
impropre, inconvenant
unfit for human consumption
impropre à la consommation
improper use
impropre, abusif/-ive
misuse (of word, expression)
usage m impropre
inaccurate word, term
impropre
unfit for human habitation/consumption
impropre à l'habitation/la consommation humaine
unfit to eat (dangerous)
impropre à la consommation
condemn meat
déclarer [qc] impropre à la consommation
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impropre [ɛ̃pʀɔpʀ] ADJ
1. impropre:
impropre
inappropriate
2. impropre (inapte):
impropre à qc
unfit for sth
impropre à la consommation
unfit for consumption
English
English
French
French
improper
impropre
unfit
impropre
to be unfit for consumption
impropre à la consommation
condemn
déclarer impropre à la consommation
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
English
impropre [ɛ͂pʀɔpʀ] ADJ
impropre
inappropriate
impropre à la consommation
unfit for consumption
English
English
French
French
improper
impropre
unfit
impropre
to be unfit for consumption
être impropre à la consommation
unfit for human consumption
impropre à la consommation [humaine]
condemn
déclarer impropre à la consommation
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
impropre à qc
unfit for sth
impropre à la consommation
unfit for consumption
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Cela les rend impropres à la consommation par les végétariens, pesco-végétariens et végans.
fr.wikipedia.org
Seule une berline à deux portes a été fabriquée, ce qui la rend impropre au marché des taxis.
fr.wikipedia.org
Le terme de trame, bien qu’impropre, a continué à être utilisé pour ces matériaux.
fr.wikipedia.org
L'usage du ré et du la ne s'applique pas aux "impropres muances", qui se font par les "voix plus voisines".
fr.wikipedia.org
La reconstitution du proto-germanique ainsi que l'évolution phonétique des langues anciennes a conduit à l'augmentation de l'alphabet latin, impropre à noter tous les sons germaniques.
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