proper
1 adjective adequate, appropriatecuí adj3 cóir adj ceart adj1 in the proper way ar an mbealach ceartto get the proper care an cúram cuí a fháilis he a fit and proper applicant? an iarrthóir cuí ceart é? 2 adjective correct, expectedcuí adj3 ceart adj1 in a proper manner ar bhealach ceartis it proper to do that? an é sin an rud is cuí a dhéanamh?, an é sin an rud ceart agat le déanamh?, an cuibhiúil duit é sin a dhéanamh?it's right and proper that they be paid is ceart agus is cóir go n-íocfaí iad, tá sé i gclár agus i bhfoirm go n-íocfaí iadit wouldn't be proper for me to say more ní bheadh sé ceart agam níos mó a rá, ní ar mo chrannsa a thiteann sé níos mó a ráTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adjective socially conventionalceartchreidmheach adj1 she's so prim and proper tá sí chomh naofa sin, is geall leis an Maighdean Bheannaithe í 4 adjective genuine, realceart adj1 I've never had a proper job ní raibh post ceart agam riamh 5 adjective (used after noun) actuali gceart ó cheart the competition proper starts on Friday Dé hAoine a thosóidh an comórtas ó cheart, Dé hAoine a thosóidh an comórtas féin 6 adjective informal used for emphasiscruthanta adj3 amach is amach ceart críochnaithehe felt a proper fool mhothaigh sé gur amadán amach is amach a bhí annwe had a proper good night bhí an-oíche amach is amach againn, bhí an-oíche go deo againn 7 adjective specific tothe graces proper to each sacrament na grásta atá ag teacht le gach sacraimint 8 adverb humorous properlymar is ceart mar is cóir mar is cuí they taught me to talk proper mhúin siad dom an dóigh le labhairt mar is ceart