Слово англійською: proper

Прикметник

Переклад proper українською: відпові́дний, нале́жний (пова́га і т. д.), присто́йний (як ма́є бу́ти)

adjective

/ˈprɑːpər/

[only before noun] (especially British English) right, appropriate or correct; according to the rules
- We should have had a proper discussion before voting.
- Please follow the proper procedures for dealing with complaints.
- Manufacturers provide these directions to indicate the proper use of their products.
- It is vital that they're given the proper training.
- The Government is failing to deliver proper care and treatment to people with dementia.
- Nothing is in its proper place.
- He is never referred to by his proper name in the play.
[only before noun] (British English, informal) that you consider to be real and of a good enough standard
- I haven't had a proper meal in days.
- Eat some proper food, not just toast and jam!
- When are you going to get a proper job?
socially and morally acceptable
- It is right and proper that parents take responsibility for their children's attendance at school.
- The development was planned without proper regard to the interests of local people.
- He is always perfectly proper in his behaviour.
opposite improper see also propriety
[after noun] according to the most exact meaning of the word
- The celebrations proper always begin on the last stroke of midnight.
[only before noun] (British English, informal) complete
- We're in a proper mess now.
proper to something (formal) belonging to a particular type of thing; natural in a particular situation or place
- They should be treated with the dignity proper to all individuals created by God.

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French propre, from Latin proprius ‘one's own, special’.

Idioms

good and proper

(British English, informal) completely; to the greatest extent possible
- That's messed things up good and proper.