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10 Language-to-English DictionariesApproprié
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-pʁo-pʁie
"Il est approprié de porter un costume pour le mariage."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Suitable or proper in the circumstances.
"It is appropriate to wear formal attire for the wedding."
- 1
To take something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.
"The artist was accused of appropriating the work of others."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin adjective appropriatus, past participle of appropriare ("to make one's own"), formed from ad- ("to") + proprius ("own" or "proper"). Entering English in the late 14th century, the word evolved from meaning to set apart for a specific use or person, to its modern primary adjectival sense of being suitable or proper for a particular circumstance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Appropriate" is said worldwide
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Approprié
Transliteration: a-pʁo-pʁie
"Il est approprié de porter un costume pour le mariage."
Angemessen
Transliteration: ˈaŋəˌmɛsən
"Es ist angemessen, formelle Kleidung zur Hochzeit zu tragen."
Appropriato
Transliteration: ap-pro-pʁi-a-to
"È appropriato indossare abiti formali per il matrimonio."
Apropiado
Transliteration: a-pro-pi-a-do
"Es apropiado llevar ropa formal para la boda."
Apropriado
Transliteration: a-pro-pʁi-a-do
"É apropriado usar roupas formais para o casamento."
उचित
Transliteration: uchit
"शादी के लिए औपचारिक कपड़े पहनना उचित है।"
适当的
Transliteration: shìdàng de
"参加婚礼时穿正式服装是适当的。"
적절한
Transliteration: jeokjeolhan
"결혼식에 정장 차림으로 가는 것이 적절하다."
適切な
Transliteration: tekisetsu na
"結婚式にはフォーマルな服装が適切です。"
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