properly

prop·er

 (prŏp′ər)

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. also Proper Ecclesiastical

The portion of the liturgy that varies according to the particular feast or season of the year.

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

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prop′er·ly adv.

prop′er·ness n.

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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

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properly

adverb

In a fair, sporting manner:

cleanly, correctly, fair, fairly.

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Translations

بِشَكْلٍ مُنَاسِببِصورَةٍ صَحيحَهبصورةٍ كامِلَه

pečlivěpodrobněřádněsprávně

korrektordentligt

richtiggenaugründlich

κατάλληλα

correctamentedebidamenteadecuadamenteapropiadamentebien

kunnolla

convenablementcorrectementproprementcomplètement

ispravno

almennilegarétt, á réttan hátt

correttamentedel tuttogiustamenteappropriatamente

適切に

적절하게

op de juiste manier

på rett måte

właściwie

propriamente

комильфотнонадлежащим образомпо-хорошему

pravilno

på rätt sätt

อย่างถูกต้อง

doğru dürüstdoğru olarakiyicetam olarak

một cách đúng đắn

适当地彻底地

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 propreproper 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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proper

(ˈpropə) adjective

1. right, correct, or suitable. That isn't the proper way to clean the windows; You should have done your schoolwork at the proper time – it's too late to start now. behoorlik, regte مُلائِم، صَحيح характерен correto správný, vhodný richtig rigtig σωστός, κατάλληλοςcorrecto, adecuado sobiv, sünnis مناسب oikea correctנכון, מתאים उचित, ठीक, सही helyes, megfelelő semestinya réttur, viðeigandi corretto, giusto きちんとした 적절한 tinkamas, tikras īsts; pareizs; piemērots betul juistrett, riktigwłaściwy وړ، مناسب correcto potrivit правильный, надлежащий správny, vhodný pravi odgovarajući rätt, riktig ถูกต้อง uygun 適當的 правильний درست، مناسب đúng; thích hợp 适当的

2. complete or thorough. Have you made a proper search? behoorlik, volledig كامِل، شامِل правилен completo patřičný, řádný, úplný genau grundig πλήρης, ολοκληρωμένοςcompleto põhjalik کامل asianmukainen convenableאמיתי पूर्ण szabályszerű menyeluruh algjör, almennilegur adeguato, esauriente 徹底した 철저한 nuodugnus, išsamus pamatīgs betul-betul grondigordentlig, skikkeligdokładny بشپړ completo complet полный, совершенный patričný natančen temeljan ordentlig สมบูรณ์ tam 徹底的，全面的 належний, відповідний مکمل trọn vẹn 彻底的，全面的

3. respectable or well-mannered. Such behaviour isn't quite proper. aanvaarbaar مُطابِق لِلأخْلاق، مُحْتَرَم благоприличен decente korektní einwandfrei anstændig πρέπων, αξιοσέβαστοςapropiado, correcto viisakas, sünnis شایسته kunnollinen comme il faut נָאוֹת विशिष्ट सुन्दर illő sopan viðeigandi, siðlátur decente, decoroso 適当な 접합한 prideramas labs; piedienīgs tertib gepastanstendig, korrektstosowny ښايسته،وړ،سم decente decent приличный; порядочный korektný spodoben prikladan anständig, passande เหมาะสม edepli, saygılı 正經的，合乎體統的 пристойний; належний اچھا، قابل احترام đúng cách 正经的，合乎体统的

ˈproperly adverb

1. correctly or rightly. She can't pronounce his name properly. behoorlik بِصورَةٍ صَحيحَه правилно corretamente správně richtig korrekt; rigtigt σωστάcorrectamente õigesti به درستی oikein convenablementכיאות उचित ढंग से helyesen secara benar rétt, á réttan hátt correttamente きちんと 정확하게 tinkamai īsti; pareizi dgn betul op de juiste/gepaste manier rett, riktig, korrektpoprawnie په رښتنى ډول correctamente corect правильно správne pravilno pravilno riktigt อย่างเหมาะสม doğru olarak 適當地 правильно درست طور پر đúng 适当地

2. completely or thoroughly. I didn't have time to read the book properly. behoorlik, deeglik بصورةٍ كامِلَه изцяло totalmente pečlivě, podrobně gründlich ordentligt πλήρως, ολοκληρωμένα bien; completamente korralikult بطور کامل kunnolla complètementכהוגן पूर्णरूप से alaposan seluruhnya almennilega completamente 徹底して 제대로 išsamiai pamatīgi; kā nākas dgn teliti grondigordentlig, skikkelig należycie په بشپړه توګه totalmente complet основательно podrobne temeljito do kraja ordentligt อย่างสมบูรณ์ tam olarak, iyice 徹底地 належним чином; як слід پورے طور پر trọn vẹn 彻底地

proper noun/name

a noun or name which names a particular person, thing or place (beginning with a capital letter). `John' and `New York' are proper nouns. eienaam إسْم عَلَم собствено име nome próprio vlastní jméno der Eigenname egennavn κύριο όνομα nombre propio pärisnimi اسم خاص erisnimi nom propre שֵׁם-עֶצֶם פְּרָטִי व्यक्ति वाचक संज्ञा, व्यक्ति वाचक नाम tulajdonnév nama diri sérnafn nome proprio* 固有名詞 고유 명사 tikrinis daiktavardis/vardas īpašvārds kata nama khas eigennaamegennavn imię własne خاص نوم nome próprio nume propriu имя собственное vlastné meno lastno ime vlastito ime egennamn คำนามชื่อเฉพาะ özel isim 專有名詞，專用名稱 власне ім'я اسم علم danh từ riêng 专有名词，专用名称

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properly

→ بِشَكْلٍ مُنَاسِب řádně korrekt richtig κατάλληλα correctamente kunnolla correctement ispravno correttamente 適切に 적절하게 op de juiste manier på rett måte właściwie propriamente надлежащим образом på rätt sätt อย่างถูกต้อง doğru dürüst một cách đúng đắn 适当地

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• The ... doesn't work properly → إن ... لا يَعْمَلُ كَما يَنْبَغِي → ... nefunguje tak, jak má → ... fungerer ikke som den skal → Der ... funkioniert nicht richtig → Το ... δεν λειτουργεί σωστά → El ... no funciona bien → ... ei toimi kunnolla → Le... ne fonctionne pas bien → ... ne radi ispravno → Il ... non funziona bene → ･･･がきちんと動きません → ...이 제대로 작동하지 않아요 → De ... werkt niet goed → . virker ikke ordentlig → ... nie działa właściwie → O ... não funciona direito → ... не работает, как надо → ... fungerar inte ordentligt → .……ทำงานอย่างไม่ถูกต้อง → ... doğru dürüst çalışmıyor → ... hoạt động không tốt → ...不能正常工作
• This part doesn't work properly → لا يَعْمَلُ هَذَا الـجُزْءُ كَمَا يَنْبَغِي → Tahle část nefunguje tak, jak má → Denne del fungerer ikke som den skal → Dieses Teil funktioniert nicht richtig → Αυτό το εξάρτημα δεν λειτουργεί σωστά → Esta pieza no funciona bien → Tämä osa ei toimi kunnolla → Cet élément ne fonctionne pas bien → Ovaj dio ne radi ispravno → Questa parte non funziona bene → この部分がきちんと動きません → 이 부품이 제대로 작동하지 않아요 → Dit onderdeel werkt niet goed → Denne delen virker ikke ordentlig → Ta część nie działa właściwie → Esta parte não funciona direito → Эта деталь не работает, как надо → Den här delen fungerar inte ordentligt → ส่วนนี้ทำงานอย่างไม่ถูกต้อง → Bu kısım doğru dürüst çalışmıyor → Bộ phận này hoạt động không tốt → 这一部分不能正常工作
• This isn't cooked right (US)
  This isn't cooked properly (UK) → هَذا لَيْسَ مَطْبوخٌ → Tohle je nedovařené → Det er ikke færdigt → Das ist nicht ordentlich gegart → Αυτό δεν έχει μαγειρευτεί σωστά → No está bien cocido → Tätä ei ole kypsennetty hyvin → C'est mal cuit → Ovo nije dobro skuhano → Questo non è cotto bene → これは十分調理されていません → 덜 익었어요 → Dit is niet goed doorbakken → Dette er ikke tilberedt ordentlig → To nie jest dobrze ugotowane → Isto não está cozido propriamente → Это блюдо приготовлено неправильно → Den är fortfarande rå → อาหารนี่ทำไม่ถูกต้อง → Bu doğru dürüst pişmemiş → Món này nấu chưa chín → 没有煮熟

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