se proportionner, v.r., to be proportioned; to proportion one’s self, to suit one’s self.
propos, n.m., discourse, talk, words; purpose, resolution, design. pl., idle remarks, tittle-tattle, talk. Changeons de —; let us talk of something else. — de table; table-talk. — interrompu; desultory talk. Je me moque des —; what do I care for people’s tattle! Jeter des — d’accommodement; to hint at reconciliation. À —, adj., seasonable, proper, fit, to the purpose. À —, adv., seasonably, opportunely, pertinently, by the way, talking of that, now I come to think of it. Venir fort à —; to come in the nick of time. Elle fait chaque chose à —; she does everything at the proper time. Mal à —; ill-timed, unseasonable, unseasonably. Hors de —; unseasonably; not to the purpose, impertinent, impertinently. À —, j’ai oublié de vous dire l’autre jour; now I think of it, I forgot to tell you the other day. Il s’est fâché à — de rien; he got angry for nothing at all. Il est venu me quereller à — de bottes; he came to quarrel with me for no earthly reason. À quel —? what about? À — de quoi? for what reason? why? À tout —; at every turn, ever and anon. À — de; with respect to. À —, n., fitness, expediency, appositeness, pertinence; design. L’à — fait le mérite; seasonableness gives everything its price. De — delibéré; of set purpose. Juger à —; to think proper. Il est à — de; it is expedient to.
proposable, adj., that can be proposed, proposable.
proposant, n.m., (French protestant) student in divinity.
proposant, adj.m., (c.rel.) proposing.
proposer, v.a., to propose, to offer, to propound, to move, to make a motion; to designate, to set up, to state, to move. — un sujet à traiter; to propose a subject for writing upon. — une question; to propound a question. — quelqu’un pour exemple; to set up anybody as a pattern.
se proposer, v.r., to propose one’s self, to offer one’s self; to be proposed, to be offered; to propose, to purpose, to intend, to have in view.
proposer, v.n., to propose. L’homme propose et Dieu dispose; man proposes and God disposes.
proposeur, n.m., proposer, propounder.
proposition, n.f., proposition; motion; proposal, offer. Pain de —; show-bread or shew-bread. Faire des —s à quelqu’un; to make proposals to any one.