proper

correct, approprié

Qui convient à une tâche, une situation ou un but, ou qui respecte la bonne manière de faire.

En anglais simple : Correct or right for the job, situation, or purpose.

• Use the proper tools for this job.
• Nobody explained the proper way to fill in the form.
• Have you received proper training?

Comment l'utiliser : proper way to do something (Show me the proper way to hold the tool.)

Synonymes : correct, right, appropriate

Contraires : wrong, improper

Expressions courantes : the proper way, proper use, proper equipment

approprié, adapté

Qui convient bien à un but ou à une situation précise.

En anglais simple : Suitable for a particular purpose or situation.

• Wait for the proper time to ask.
• This is the proper place for a quiet conversation.
• We lacked proper clothing for the cold weather.

Comment l'utiliser : proper for something (These shoes are proper for a formal dinner.)

Synonymes : suitable, appropriate, fitting

Contraires : unsuitable, inappropriate

Expressions courantes : the proper time, the proper place, proper clothing

convenable, correct

Qui respecte les règles habituelles de politesse et de bonne conduite.

En anglais simple : Acceptable according to the usual rules of polite behavior.

• Her manners were always proper.
• It was not proper to interrupt the speaker.
• They expected guests to wear proper evening dress.

Comment l'utiliser : proper to do something (Is it proper to leave before the host?)

Synonymes : respectable, polite, decorous

Contraires : improper

Expressions courantes : proper behavior, proper manners, perfectly proper, a proper gentleman

proprement dit

La partie principale d’un lieu ou d’une chose, sans les zones ou éléments qui l’entourent.

En anglais simple : The main part of a place or thing, excluding areas or parts around it.

• We finally reached the town proper.
• The gardens lie outside the palace proper.
• Does this district belong to the city proper?

Comment l'utiliser : noun + proper (The city proper has fewer residents than the surrounding suburbs.)

Expressions courantes : the city proper, the town proper, the building proper