proprietary

USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "proprietorial" in the sense shown in 4.
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. patentado
Their ex-employer accused them of illegally using proprietary technology.Su ex-empleador los acusó de usar ilegalmente tecnología patentada.
b. de marca registrada
Just because a remedy isn't marketed under a proprietary name, it doesn't mean that it's less efective.El solo hecho de que un remedio no se comercialice con un nombre de marca registrada no significa que sea menos efectivo.
c. registrado
Use a proprietary brand of detergent specifically for wool.Usa un detergente de marca registrada, específicamente para lana.
a. de propietario
When he sold the idea to the company he surrendered all proprietary rights.Cuando vendió la idea a la compañía renunció a todos sus derechos de propietario.
3. (privately owned)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. privado
The students on the course have come from both public and proprietary schools.Los estudiantes que se inscribieron en el curso vienen de colegios tanto públicos como privados.
a. posesivo
The Johnsons were very protective, proprietary even, toward their children.Los Johnson tenían una actitud muy protectora, incluso posesiva, respecto de sus hijos.
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