properly

prop·er  (prpr)

adj.

1. Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting: the proper knife for cutting bread; not a proper moment for a joke.

2. Called for by rules or conventions; correct: the proper form for a business letter.

3. Strictly following rules or conventions, especially in social behavior; seemly: a proper lady; a proper gentleman.

4.

a. Belonging to one; own: restored to his proper shape by the magician.

b. Characteristically belonging to the being or thing in question; peculiar: an optical effect proper to fluids.

5. Being within the strictly limited sense, as of a term designating something: the town proper, excluding the suburbs.

6. Ecclesiastical For use in the liturgy of a particular feast or season of the year.

7. Mathematics Of or relating to a subset of a given set when the set has at least one element not in the subset.

8. Worthy of the name; true: wanted a proper dinner, not just a snack.

9. Out-and-out; thorough: a proper whipping.

adv.

Thoroughly: beat the eggs good and proper.

n. Ecclesiastical also Proper

The parts of the liturgy that vary according to the particular feast or season of the year.

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[Middle English propre, from Old French, from Latin proprius; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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proper·ly adv.

proper·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	properly - in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" decent, in good order, the right way, decently, right improperly - in an improper way; "he checked whether the wound had healed improperly"
	2.	properly - with reason or justice by rights

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properly

adverb

1. correctly, rightly, fittingly, appropriately, legitimately, accurately, suitably, aptly, deservedly, as intended, in the true sense, in the accepted or approved manner The debate needs to be conducted properly.
correctly wrongly, incorrectly, improperly, inappropriately, inaccurately, unsuitably, inaptly, unfittingly

2. politely, respectfully, ethically, decently, respectably, decorously, punctiliously It's about time that brat learned to behave properly.
politely badly, improperly, indecently, unethically, disrespectfully, impolitely, indecorously

Translations

properly [ˈprɒpəlɪ] ADV

1. (= suitably, adequately) → adecuadamente, apropiadamente
the staff are not properly trained → el personal no está adecuadamente or apropiadamente capacitado
not properly dressed (for occasion) → no vestido de la manera adecuada; (for activity) → no vestido de la manera apropiada
I had not eaten properly for the past few days → hacía unos días que no comía como es debido

2. (= correctly) [function, work] → bien
sit up properly! (to child) → ¡siéntate como es debido!
if you don't sit up properly you can damage your back → si no te sientas correctamente, puedes fastidiarte la espalda
if you can't behave properly I'll have to take you home → si no te portas bien, tendremos que irnos a casa
to do sth properly → hacer algo bien or como es debido
we haven't got the money to do the job properly → no tenemos dinero para hacer bien el trabajo or para hacer el trabajo como es debido
properly speaking → hablando con propiedad, propiamente dicho
the process is not properly understood → no se sabe exactamente en qué consiste el proceso

3. (= in seemly fashion) → correctamente
to behave properly → portarse correctamente
she very properly refused → se negó a ello e hizo bien

4. (= really, thoroughly) → verdaderamente
we were properly ashamed/puzzled → estábamos verdaderamente avergonzados/confundidos

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properly [ˈprɒpə^rli] adv

(= in the correct way) [work, function] → correctement
to do sth properly
You're not doing it properly → Tu ne t'y prends pas correctement.

(= adequately) [prepared, trained, funded, informed] → correctement; [eat, read, concentrate] → correctement

(= in an appropriate way) [dress, behave] → convenablement
Dress properly for your interview → Habille-toi convenablement pour ton entretien.
proper name n → nom m propre
proper noun n → nom m propre

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properly

adv

(= correctly) → richtig; properly speaking → genau genommen, streng genommen; Holland, more properly called the Netherlands → Holland, eigentlich or richtiger die Niederlande; Irish is properly called Gaelic → Irisch heißt korrekt Gälisch

(= in seemly fashion) → anständig; to conduct oneself properly → sich korrekt verhalten; she very properly refused → sie hat sich zu Recht geweigert

(= justifiably) → zu Recht

(inf: = really, thoroughly) → ganz schön (inf)

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properly [ˈprɒpəlɪ] adv

a. (correctly, speak, write) → bene, come si deve; (use) → in modo giusto
she very properly refused → ha giustamente rifiutato
properly speaking → propriamente parlando

b. (in seemly fashion) → correttamente, decentemente
not properly dressed → vestito/a in maniera sconveniente

c. (fam) (really, thoroughly) → veramente

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properly [ˈprɒpəlɪ] adv

a. (correctly, speak, write) → bene, come si deve; (use) → in modo giusto
she very properly refused → ha giustamente rifiutato
properly speaking → propriamente parlando

b. (in seemly fashion) → correttamente, decentemente
not properly dressed → vestito/a in maniera sconveniente

c. (fam) (really, thoroughly) → veramente

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