à propos
English
Adverb
à propos
- Alternative form of apropos.
- 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 53:
- windows are favourite seats; and who knows how much may be effected in a tête-à-tête, by the crimson shade of the curtain flitting over a fair cheek à propos?
- 1915, W.S. Maugham, Of Human Bondage, chapter 121:
- "You are an awfully good sort," he said to her once a propos of nothing at all.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a pʁɔ.po/
Audio (Paris): (file) Audio: (file)
Adverb
- opportunely, at the right time, just in time
- Synonyms: à point nommé, à pic
- by the way
- Synonym: au fait
- in connection, concerning, with regard, in reference
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Dutch: à propos
- → English: in point (calque)
- → German: apropos
- → Ladino: apropo
- → Polish: à propos
- → Romanian: apropo
- → Swedish: apropå
- → Hebrew: אפרופו
Adjective
Related terms
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French à propos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.prɔˈpɔ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔ
- Syllabification: à pro‧pos
Adjective
à propos (not comparable, no derived adverb)
- apropos (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
- Synonyms: adekwatny, odpowiedni, stosowny
- Symfonia została przyjęta entuzjastycznie i – co szczególnie ciekawe – jako utwór szalenie à propos. ― The symphony was received enthusiastically and – what is particularly interesting – as a very apropos piece.
Adverb
à propos (not comparable)
- apropos, speaking of (incidentally)
- Synonyms: adekwatnie, odpowiednio, stosownie
- Prawda, że odezwałem się całkiem à propos? ― Didn't I say it quite apropos, huh?
Particle
à propos
- apropos, by the way, speaking of
- Synonym: przy okazji
- À propos brzydkich wyrazów, niedawno wyszła książka Patricii Evans pod tytułem Toksyczne słowa. ― Oh, and speaking of ugly words, a book by Patricia Evans called Toxic Words has recently come out.
Preposition
à propos
- apropos, speaking of (regarding or concerning) [with genitive ‘apropos what’]
- Synonyms: co do, co się tyczy
- Chciałem już zwrócić się do dziewczyny z jakąś uwagą à propos toaletowej sceny, natychmiast jednak ugryzłem się w język. ― I was about to address the girl with some remark apropos the toilet scene, but I immediately bit my tongue.