properly
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properly(
pra
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puhr
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)An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
1. (correctly)
I understand German, but I've never learned to speak it properly.Entiendo alemán, pero nunca he aprendido a hablarlo correctamente.
b. bien
You're not doing mixing the batter properly. Let me show you.No lo estás mezclando la masa bien. Deja que te enseñe.
a. apropiadamente
The public has a right to be properly informed about these proposals.El público tiene derecho a estar informado apropiadamente de estas propuestas.
b. adecuadamente
She's very frail. She needs someone who can look after her properly.Está muy delicada. Necesita alguien que le atienda adecuadamente.
a. correctamente
The doctor has always conducted himself properly with his patients.El médico siempre se ha comportado correctamente con sus pacientes.
4. (colloquial) (as an intensifier) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. totalmente
We're properly lost and we don't have a compass.Estamos totalmente perdidos y no tenemos brújula.
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