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Portuguese
Preposition
a propósito
- apropos (regarding or concerning)
Prepositional phrase
a propósito
- by the way (incidentally)
- Synonyms: já agora, aliás, diga-se de passagem, além do mais
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a pɾoˈposito/
- Syllabification: a pro‧pó‧si‧to
Adjective
a propósito (invariable)
- apropos; suitable (typically followed by "de" or "para")
1873, Benito Pérez Galdós, Cádiz, Chapter 35:Acertó la marquesa al asegurar que no era D. Pedro hombre a propósito para llevar adelante esta grande empresa.- The marchioness was right to assure that Don Pedro was not a suitable man to carry out this great undertaking.
Adverb
a propósito
- by the way, incidentally
- Synonyms: por cierto, de paso
A propósito, ¿cuándo dará a luz tu prima?- By the way, when will your cousin give birth?
- on purpose, purposely
- Synonyms: adrede, de propósito, intencionalmente, deliberadamente
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