propre, adj., own; very, same, self-same, very same; adapted, appropriate, calculated, fit, fitted; qualified, proper, suitable; clean; neat, tidy; nice; accurate, right, correct. C’est son — fils; it is his own son. En main —; in one’s own hands. Amour-—, (—s-—s) self-love, conceit. Nom —; proper name. Ce sont ses —s paroles; they are his very words. Termes —s; proper, or correct, expressions. Il est — à tout; he is fit for anything. Le mot —; the proper or right word. Il est toujours fort —; he is always very neat. Avoir une écriture —; to write a neat hand.
propre, n.m., characteristic, attribute; peculiar quality, property, part; (gram.) proper sense, literal sense; (jur.) real estate, real property; (c.rel.) particular prayers. Le — des oiseaux est de voler; it is in the nature of birds to fly. Avoir en —; to own. N’avoir rien en —; to have no property. Posséder en —; to possess in one’s own right. Le — et le figuré; the literal and figurative sense. Prendre un mot au —; to use a word in its literal sense. C’est du —! what a dirty action! what a nasty thing!
proprement, adv., properly, correctly, rightly; literally; cleanly; neatly, tidily. — dit; properly called, properly so called. À — parler; properly speaking. S’habiller —; to dress neatly.
propret, -te, adj., spruce, neat, tidy, natty.
propreté, n.f., cleanness, cleanliness; spruceness, neatness, niceness.
propréteur, n.m., (Roman hist.) propretor.
propriétaire, n.m.f., owner; proprietor; proprietress; landlord; landlady; freeholder, esquire, man of independent means. Nu —; (jur.) owner without the usufruct of his property.
propriété, n.f., property; ownership; estate; peculiar quality, essential faculty; propriety, correctness (of words, terms). pl., lands, estates. — littéraire; copyright. Nue —; (jur.) property without the usufruct of it, reversionary interest. Doter quelqu’un d’une —; to settle an estate upon any one. Violer la —; to trespass.
propulser, v.a., to propel.
propulseur, n.m., (tech.) propeller. — à hélice; screw-propeller.