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propre

propre
own
From Lesson 267:Meaning-changing adjectives·French

Usages of propre

C'est un curieux portrait de ma propre jeunesse.
It is a peculiar portrait of my own youth.
Ma propre chambre est la moins propre.
My own room is the least clean.
Le marquis a parlé de la maison comme s'il avait perdu sa propre fortune.
The marquis spoke about the house as if he had lost his own fortune.
D'une part, tu deviens ton propre chef ; d'autre part, tu assumes la précarité.
On the one hand, you become your own boss; on the other hand, you take on the insecurity.

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