Learn Spanish/English Phrases (all levels, both languages): "no es propio de..."
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Our phrase is:
no es propio de...(él, ella, ti)
ejemplo
No es proprio de él ser grosero.
English Example:
It's not like him to be rude.
English Phrase:
It's not like...(him, her, you)
13 Answers
No es propio de ti enamorarte de alguien tan rapidamente.
It's not like you to fall in love with someone so quickly.
No es propio de ti tomar cerveza aquí completamente solo. ¿Tienes problema? ¡Dimelo! Quizá pueda ayudarte.
It's not like you to drink beer here all alone. Do you have trouble? Tell me! maybe I can help you.
No es propio de un abogado ser necesitado (al menos en cuanto a dinero!).
It's not like a lawyer to be poor (at least in terms of money!)
No es propriopropio de ella ser infiel a su esposo.
It's not like her to be unfaithful to her husband.
No es propio de ella olvidar los cumpleaños de su marido.
It is not like her to forget her husband's birthday.
No es propio de ella estar a fuera de la cama antes del mediodía.
It's not like her to be out of bed before noon.
no es proprio de...(él, ella, ti)
Literally isn’t proper of (him, her, it). Basically not characteristic of somebody/something.
No es proprio propio de ti de andar desnuda en público.
It isn’t like you to walk in public while naked.
No es proprio de ella darse por ofendida. It is not like her to be easily offended.
If I had to conjugate "darse" I was not sure how to do it.
No es proprio de él ser aburrido. Not like him to be boring.
It's not like her to spend so much money,she is too miserly.
No es propio de ella gastar tanto dinero,es demasiado avara
No es propio de mi marido esforzarse de ayudarme en la cocina, espero que no tenga una amante.
It's not like my husband trying hard to help me in the kitchen, I hope he doesn't have a mistress. 
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Grosero no es mas como "crude" en ingles..y de alli, no es "mal educado" mas como "rude"?
