apropos

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is pronounced with stress on the first syllable and the last syllable as in so. Despite its French origin (17th century), it is always written in English as one word without an accent. Its main uses are as a preposition, with or without a linking of

(Her voice, as has been mentioned apropos that of Boudicca, was not harsh—Antonia Fraser, 1988

And then I thought, apropos of my last blog entry, about gender roles—weblog, American English 2004).

Apropos of nothing (and informal variants such as apropos of bugger all) has become a cliché that means little more than 'unexpectedly, out of the blue'

(Apropos of nothing she declared that love must be wonderful—G. Clare, 1981).

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adjective

Related to the matter at hand: applicable, apposite, germane, material, pertinent, relevant. Idioms: to the point. See relevant/irrelevant.

adj

Definition: relevant, suitable
Antonyms: inappropriate, irrelevant, unsuitable

adv

Definition: relevantly, suitably
Antonyms: inappropriately, irrelevantly, unsuitably

See words rhyming with "apropos."

Dansk (Danish)
prep. - apropos
adv. - apropos, for resten
adj. - belejliget, passende

idioms:

• apropos of    apropos

Nederlands (Dutch)
gepast, relevant, toepasselijk, trouwens, met betrekking tot

Français (French)
prep. - à propos, opportunément
adv. - à propos, opportunément
adj. - opportun, (fait) à propos

idioms:

• apropos of    à propos de

Deutsch (German)
prep. - hinsichtlich
adv. - apropos, passend, hinsichtlich, übrigens
adj. - passend

idioms:

• apropos of    apropos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επίκαιρος, σχετικός
adv. - επ' ευκαιρία, μια που το 'φερε η κουβέντα

idioms:

• apropos of    σχετικά με, μιλώντας για

Italiano (Italian)
adatto, a proposito

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - adequado, pertinente
adv. - oportunamente, a propósito

idioms:

• apropos of    a propósito de

Русский (Russian)
кстати, уместный, соответствующий

idioms:

• apropos of    касаясь

Español (Spanish)
prep. - a propósito
adv. - a propósito, oportunamente
adj. - pertinente

idioms:

• apropos of    a propósito de, hablando de

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - passande, lämplig
adv. - passande, lämpligt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
关于, 就...而言, 适当地, 及时地, 恰当地, 适当的, 中肯的, 切题的

idioms:

• apropos of    关于, 至于

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 關於, 就...而言
adv. - 適當地, 及時地, 恰當地
adj. - 適當的, 中肯的, 切題的

idioms:

• apropos of    關於, 至於

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - ~애 적절히, ~애 관하여
adv. - 때마침, ~애 관하여, 그런데
adj. - 시기 적절한

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 適切に, ときに
adj. - 適切な

idioms:

• apropos of    …について, 話で思い出したが

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) في ما يتعلق, فيما يختص ب (ظرف) يتعلق ب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮בנוגע ל-, אפרופו‬
adv. - ‮באופן הולם, אגב‬
adj. - ‮לעניין, הולם‬

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