Betekenis van proper In het Nederlands

• 0 real, satisfactory, suitable, or correct:

  • This is Sara's first proper job - she usually does temporary work just for the money.

  • If you're going to walk long distances you need proper walking boots.

  • I would have done the job myself but I didn't have the proper equipment.

  • I've had sandwiches but I haven't eaten a proper meal.

  • She likes everything to be in its proper place.

• 1 showing standards of behaviour that are socially and morally acceptable:

  • [ + to infinitive ] In those days it was considered not quite proper for young ladies to be seen talking to men in public.

  • She was very proper, my grandmother - she'd never go out without wearing her hat and gloves.

• 2 belonging to the main, most important, or typical part:

  • It's a suburb of Los Angeles really - I wouldn't call it Los Angeles proper.

• 3 complete:

  • I've got myself into a proper mess!

• 4 sometimes used instead of the adverb "properly" to describe how someone speaks:

  • She was an educated lady so she talked proper.

• 5 used for emphasizing what you are saying :

  • I was proper annoyed with him.

• 6 fitting or right for a particular situation; suitable:

  • We didn’t have the proper tools to do the job right.

  • With proper treatment she should recover completely.

• 7 correct, or considered to be correct:

  • The coach showed him the proper way to hold a bat.

• 8 according to socially accepted standards of behavior:

  • I didn’t think it was proper to just invite myself in.

• 9 being in the central or main part or place:

  • They live in the suburbs, not in Boston proper.