proper

correcto, adecuado

Que es correcto para una tarea, situación o finalidad, o se hace como corresponde.

En inglés sencillo: Correct or right for the job, situation, or purpose.

• Use the proper tools for this job.
• Nobody explained the proper way to fill in the form.
• Have you received proper training?

Cómo se usa: proper way to do something (Show me the proper way to hold the tool.)

Sinónimos: correct, right, appropriate

Antónimos: wrong, improper

Expresiones frecuentes: the proper way, proper use, proper equipment

adecuado, apropiado

Que sirve bien para una finalidad o una situación concreta.

En inglés sencillo: Suitable for a particular purpose or situation.

• Wait for the proper time to ask.
• This is the proper place for a quiet conversation.
• We lacked proper clothing for the cold weather.

Cómo se usa: proper for something (These shoes are proper for a formal dinner.)

Sinónimos: suitable, appropriate, fitting

Antónimos: unsuitable, inappropriate

Expresiones frecuentes: the proper time, the proper place, proper clothing

decoroso, correcto

Que respeta las normas habituales de educación y buena conducta.

En inglés sencillo: Acceptable according to the usual rules of polite behavior.

• Her manners were always proper.
• It was not proper to interrupt the speaker.
• They expected guests to wear proper evening dress.

Cómo se usa: proper to do something (Is it proper to leave before the host?)

Sinónimos: respectable, polite, decorous

Antónimos: improper

Expresiones frecuentes: proper behavior, proper manners, perfectly proper, a proper gentleman

propiamente dicho

La parte central o esencial de un lugar o una cosa, dejando fuera las zonas o partes que la rodean.

En inglés sencillo: The main part of a place or thing, excluding areas or parts around it.

• We finally reached the town proper.
• The gardens lie outside the palace proper.
• Does this district belong to the city proper?

Cómo se usa: noun + proper (The city proper has fewer residents than the surrounding suburbs.)

Expresiones frecuentes: the city proper, the town proper, the building proper