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    Apropiadas (en. Appropriate)

    /a.pro.pja.ðas/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    adjective
    That is appropriate or correct in certain circumstances.
    The words they chose were appropriate for the occasion.
    Las palabras que eligieron eran apropiadas para la ocasión.
    That fits well in a given context.
    They found the appropriate clothes for the ceremony.
    Encontraron las ropas apropiadas para la ceremonia.
    That is considered appropriate according to norms or customs.
    It is important to choose appropriate gestures in an interview.
    Es importante escoger gestos apropiados en una entrevista.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'appropriatus', which means 'fitting, corresponding'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to make appropriate
    To act in a suitable manner in a situation.
    hacer appropriadas
    appropriate situations
    Contexts where specific behavior or words are required.
    situaciones apropiadas
    it is not appropriate
    Indicates that something is not suitable or acceptable.
    no es apropiado

    Related Words

    appropriation
    The act of taking something for personal use.
    apropiación
    to appropriate
    To take something for oneself.
    apropiar
    appropriately
    In an appropriate manner.
    apropiadamente

    Slang Meanings

    To know how to fit in
    He always knows how to fit in at every party.
    Él siempre sabe cómo ser encajar en todas las fiestas.
    To know how to behave
    You have to know how to behave at a formal event.
    Tienes que saber estar en un evento formal.