Significado de “appropriate” - en el Diccionario Inglés

appropriate en inglés

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appropriateadjective

uk /əˈprəʊ.pri.ət/ us /əˈproʊ.pri.ət/

B2 suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion:

appropriate footwear for the country
Is this film appropriate for small children?
I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time.
Is this an appropriate occasion to discuss finance?
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appropriately
adverb uk /əˈprəʊ.pri.ət.li/ us /əˈproʊ.pri.ət.li/

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B2

She didn't think we were appropriately dressed for a wedding.
appropriateness
noun [ U ] uk /əˈprəʊ.pri.ət.nəs/ us /əˈproʊ.pri.ət.nəs/

appropriateverb [ T ]

uk /əˈprəʊ.pri.eɪt/ us /əˈproʊ.pri.eɪt/ formal

(Definición de appropriate del Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

appropriate en inglés americano

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appropriateadjective

us /əˈproʊ·pri·ət/

appropriate adjective (CORRECT)

correct or right for a particular situation or occasion:

Punishment should be appropriate to the crime.
I don’t have any appropriate clothes.
appropriately
adverb us /əˈproʊ·pri·ət·li/

Those kids aren’t appropriately dressed for the cold.
appropriateness
noun [ U ] us /əˈproʊ·pri·ət·nəs/

I wonder about the appropriateness of borrowing money from my brother.

appropriateverb [ T ]

us /əˈproʊ·priˌeɪt/

appropriate verb [ T ] (TAKE)

to take and use for a purpose:

The state appropriated funds for more clinics.

Appropriate also means to steal:

He lost his job after he appropriated some of the company’s money.

(Definición de appropriate del Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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The report's stance on immunities would require changes to primary law and we feel that this is not the appropriate report in which this should be included.
As you all know, there is not much control in these areas in terms of either hygiene or the use of appropriate drugs to fight these diseases.
We should also consider whether in certain cases it is appropriate to turn to temporary contracts or some type of externalisation.
I do not want to deny, though, that there are differences - some of them major ones - as regards the assessment of the situation and the choice of the appropriate instruments.
In those circumstances it would be appropriate for them to then identify, for instance, trade names or companies which would assist consumers to make the appropriate response.
To this end, environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment should be used when developing activities, plans and programmes, as they are much more appropriate instruments.
Women suffering from breast cancer must be treated by multidisciplinary teams that have received and continue to receive appropriate professional training.
We are well aware that eventually, at the appropriate time of course, the presence on the ground of an outside force of this kind will prove to be essential.
Equally, if technical measures are to be supported and implemented by fishermen, it is essential that they accept that particular measures are appropriate to the task.
In terms of our preparation of these debates, perhaps it commends an appropriate degree of serenity, as well as the determined passion and commitment that we bring to these issues.