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apropos homograph 2

adverbadverb

speaking of · at just the right moment, apropos

PronunciationUttale

apropoˊ

EtymologyOpphav

fra fransk ‘til saken’ from French 'to the point'

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. siden vi taler om;
    i tilknytning til     since we are on the subject;
    in connection with
    • apropos penger, kan du låne meg en hundrelapp? speaking of money, could you lend me a hundred kroner?
  2. beleiligopportune, well-timed;
    jamfør malaproposinopportunely     opportune, well-timedbeleilig;
    compare malaproposinopportunely
    • bemerkningen kom svært apropos the remark came at just the right moment