properly in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for properly in the English»French Dictionary

properly [Brit ˈprɒp(ə)li, Am ˈprɑpərli] ADV

1. properly (correctly):

properly

correctement

I like to do things properly

j'aime faire les choses correctement

to do one's job properly

faire correctement son travail

you acted very properly in reporting the theft

vous avez très bien agi en déclarant le vol

properly speaking

à proprement parler

walk/behave properly! (to child)

marche/tiens-toi comme il faut!

2. properly (fully):

properly completed, shut, open

complètement

read the letter properly

lis la lettre correctement

you're not properly dressed

tu n'es pas assez habillé

properly prepared for the interview

bien préparé pour l'entretien

I didn't have time to thank you properly

je n'ai pas eu le temps de vous remercier

3. properly (adequately):

properly eat, rest, plan

convenablement

properly insured, ventilated

convenablement

4. properly (suitably):

properly dressed

correctement

he was properly apologetic/grateful

il a fait les excuses/montré la reconnaissance qu'il fallait

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blessedly, everything was working properly

par bonheur, tout marchait bien

well or properly trained

bien formé

well or properly trained animal

bien dressé

it wasn't properly latched

le loquet n'était pas bien mis

Translations for properly in the French»English Dictionary

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convenablement fonctionner, s'exprimer

properly

convenablement vêtu

properly

convenablement se conduire

properly

ils ont mal ciblé leur clientèle

they didn't target their market properly

régulièrement inscrit, élu

properly, duly

correctement

properly

la porte coulisse mal

the door isn't sliding properly

sagement (gén)

properly

properly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for properly in the English»French Dictionary

properly ADV

1. properly (correctly):

properly

correctement

pronounce the word properly

prononce le mot comme il faut

properly speaking

à proprement parler

2. properly Brit inf (thoroughly):

properly

parfaitement

Translations for properly in the French»English Dictionary

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convenablement se tenir, s'exprimer, s'habiller

properly

décemment s'exprimer, se comporter

properly

photo bien/mal cadrée

properly/badly composed picture

proprement manger

properly

correctement se conduire, s'habiller

properly

le mécanisme est déréglé

the mechanism isn't working properly

bien/mal articuler qc

to pronounce sth properly/wrongly

des fenêtres mal jointes

windows which don't close properly

joindre fenêtre

to shut properly

joindre lattes

to fit properly

properly Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the TV isn't behaving properly

la télé ne fonctionne pas très bien

pronounce the word properly

prononce le mot comme il faut

properly speaking

à proprement parler

if you want a job done properly, do it yourself

on n'est jamais si bien servi que par soi-même prov

to do up/not do up properly

bien/mal fermer vêtement

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If he hits the target properly, he wins.

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Marriage generally is made between families of similar social standing, although a woman might properly marry a man of somewhat higher status.

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Unfortunately, for the spell to work properly, the werecreature has to die at the end of the spell.

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This means that special efforts are needed to map sites properly.

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I don't know if we played it properly but the audience loved it.

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This teaches students how to properly run a family environment and make the world a better place for generations to come.

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Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.

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The resist below the parts that should have been lifted off could not have dissolved properly.

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But you can't do something properly in less time than it takes.

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I have to say the time has come now for the owners of the airport to decide to run the airport properly or sell it.

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