Traducción & Definición
appropriate: adecuado, apropiado, conveniente
Do you think a tea set is an appropriate gift for a wedding anniversary? ¿Crees que un juego de té es un regalo apropiado para un aniversario de boda?
inappropriate: inapropiado, inadecuado, inconveniente, inoportuno
The email Philip sent Polly was inappropriate. El email que Philip envió a Polly era inapropiado.
to appropriate: apropiarse de, adueñarse de, apoderarse de
to appropriate (somebody else's car) apropiarse de (un coche ajeno)
Ejemplos
- "Luna : Now Philip, Susie has made a very serious accusation about your behavior, which she considers inappropriate."
- "Poorly-written application email + inappropriate joke about alcoholism = polite rejection."
- "Removed Philip's testosterone chip after inappropriate joke about silicon implants."
- "We need to have a long talk about appropriate language in the workplace."
- "Icarus : You see, another Stickypedia user has seen our edit and quickly realized that a photo of me was inappropriate."
- ""Anti-English" graffiti has started to appear in the men's restroom. I won't go into details, but the slogans are shocking and completely inappropriate in a modern multicultural working environment."
- "Connect appropriate wire to USB or Firewire port of computer."
- "Ask them which questions they think are inappropriate."
- "However, I don't want to see a repeat of this kind of outmoded and inappropriate attitude."
- "- Never deactivate the firewall we have installed for you, even if it prevents you from accessing certain websites (which are, as it happens, not appropriate for the workplace)."
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