a propósito

See also: a proposito

Portuguese

Preposition

a propósito

1. apropos (regarding or concerning)

Prepositional phrase

a propósito

1. by the way (incidentally)

   Synonyms: já agora, aliás, diga-se de passagem, além do mais

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a pɾoˈposito/ [a pɾoˈpo.si.t̪o]
• Syllabification: a pro‧pó‧si‧to

Adjective

a propósito (invariable)

1. 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.

   • 1896, Isaac Albéniz, Pepita Jiménez:

     Como mi padre no es a propósito para hacer vida penitente, éste sería el único modo de que cambiase su vida

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Adverb

a propósito

1. 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?

2. on purpose, purposely

   Synonyms: adrede, de propósito, intencionalmente, deliberadamente

Derived terms

• a propósito de (“regarding, concerning, about, on the subject of, speaking of”)
• ni hecho a propósito

 

Further reading

• “a propósito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014