Italian word
proprio
own; exactly, just, really; typical of
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proper
correct, appropriate, truly belonging to
⚠️ The trap
'Proprio' has three main uses. (1) Possessive reinforcer: 'la propria casa' = one's own home. (2) Intensifier: 'proprio bello' = really beautiful. (3) Adverb: 'è proprio così' = it's exactly like that. English 'proper' only covers the first meaning loosely. 'Proprio' as an intensifier is extremely common and often untranslatable word-for-word.
To say "correct, appropriate, truly belonging to" in Italian:
proprio (correct — many uses)
"proprio" in English means:
own; exactly, just, really; typical of
Example
"Proprio non lo so."
"I really just don't know. / I honestly have no idea."
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