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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPropre
/pʁɔpʁ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Belonging to a particular person; one's own.
"This is my propre book, not yours." - 2
Clean or tidy.
"The house was propre after the cleaning."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'propre' originates from the Latin 'proprius', meaning 'one's own' or 'particular'. It evolved through Old French, retaining the sense of ownership and cleanliness, and is commonly used in modern French to denote something that is clean or appropriate.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Propre" is said worldwide
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propre
Transliteration: pʁɔpʁ
"La maison était propre après le nettoyage."
sauber
Transliteration: zaʊbɐ
"Das Haus war nach dem Putzen sauber."
pulito
Transliteration: puˈlito
"La casa era pulita dopo le pulizie."
limpio
Transliteration: ˈlim.pjo
"La casa estaba limpia después de la limpieza."
limpo
Transliteration: ˈlĩ.pu
"A casa estava limpa após a limpeza."
स्वच्छ
Transliteration: svaccha
"घर सफाई के बाद स्वच्छ था।"
干净
Transliteration: gānjìng
"房子在清理后变得干净。"
깨끗한
Transliteration: kkaekkeuthan
"청소 후 집이 깨끗해졌다."
清潔な
Transliteration: seiketsu na
"掃除の後、家は清潔になった。"
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