Examples of using "Proprement" in a sentence and their english translations:
Tom doesn't eat properly.
Who made the actual arrest?
They write very neatly, don't they?
England proper does not include Wales.
I haven't met him properly yet.
The actual reception is therefore one floor below.
Contrary to my expectations, they were actually quite unpatriotic and irreverent.
Not being useful to anyone is simply being worthless.
For the actual construction, i.e. for the basic construction
To the crow family belong the raven, the rook and the magpie.
- Truth be told, she didn't like it in the least, but she didn't say anything.
- Strictly speaking, she didn't like it at all, but she didn't say a thing.
If you want to lose weight, the best thing to do is to eat properly and get a lot of exercise.
If the door doesn't fit, you might have to shave off a bit of the wood until it closes properly.
Etymologically, checkmate means "the king is dead". However, the king has not "died" in the game of chess for a long time. In fact, the king is the only piece that cannot even be captured, although checkmate finishes the game and, strictly speaking, can be considered as a "death" for the king.
The sum of the ignorance of the Republican candidates in the primaries for the U.S. presidential election is simply mind-boggling: one is afraid that China will obtain nuclear weapons, which they have had for 44 years, and the other proposes to close the U.S. embassy in Iran, which has been closed for 32 years... Such stupidity at the head of the world's most powerful country gives one the shivers!