propre — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
propre is used for these senses in English:
- clean Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
- clean Free from (or showing no signs of) corrupt, unlawful, and/or sinister conduct or connections (and (of criminal, driving, etc. records) therefore without restrictions or penalties).
- clean Pure, especially morally or religiously.
- house-trained (of a pet) Trained not to excrete indoors.
- own Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.
- proper Following the established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous. [18th c.]
- proper Belonging to oneself or itself; own. [14th c.]
- proper (often, _, postpositive) In the very strictest sense of the word. [14th c.]
clean — full definition
- adj Free of dirt, stains, or other unwanted matter.
- adj Free of drugs, alcohol, or (of a criminal record) offenses.
- adj Done smoothly and without flaws or errors.
- verb To remove dirt from something, or to tidy up a space.
own — full definition
- adj Belonging to a particular person; used to stress possession.
- verb To have legal possession of something.
- verb To admit or accept that something is true, often about yourself.