Sentence examples of "proper" in English

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There's proper etiquette for everything, even an orgy. Il y a une étiquette convenable à chaque chose, même une orgie.
It is not proper that you talk that way. Ce n'est pas correct de parler de cette manière.
Read whatever books you think proper. Lis les livres que tu considères appropriés.
Not all geniuses are engineers, but all engineers are geniuses. The set of all engineers is thus an, unfortunately proper, subset of all geniuses. Tous les génies ne sont pas des ingénieurs, mais tous les ingénieurs sont des génies. L'ensemble de tous les ingénieurs est donc un sous-ensemble, malheureusement propre, de tous les génies.
England proper does not include Wales. L'Angleterre proprement dite n'englobe pas le pays de Galles.
That's not a proper thing to say. Cela ne se dit pas.
Tom is the proper boy for the job. Tom est la bonne personne pour accomplir cette tâche.
We use the symbol ⊂ to denote proper inclusion. Nous utilisons le symbole ⊂ pour noter l'inclusion stricte.
Good health consists of proper eating and moderate exercise. Le secret d'une bonne santé réside en une nourriture saine et un peu d'exercice.
He took the proper steps to meet the situation. Il a pris les mesures adéquates pour faire face à la situation.
This is not the proper way to hold a teacup. Ce n'est pas la manière adéquate de tenir sa tasse de thé.
That is not a proper subject to bring up in conversation at the dinner table. Ce n'est pas le genre de chose dont on parle à table.
Miss Baker knew that the young man would have to leave very soon, so she decided to ask him to move his car a bit, so that she could park hers in the proper place for the night before going to bed. Mademoiselle Baker savait que le jeune homme devrait partir très bientôt, elle décida alors de lui demander de bouger un peu sa voiture, afin qu'elle puisse garer la sienne à une bonne place pour la nuit avant d'aller se coucher.
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