proche
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French proche, derived from prochain, or from Latin propius.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editproche (plural proches)
- close, near, closeby, nearby (to a place)
- L’épicerie est proche. ― The grocery store is close by.
- L’épicerie est proche de la boulangerie. ― The grocery store is close to the bakery.
- L’épicerie est proche de chez toi. ― The grocery store is near your place.
- close, near (a time)
- Le jour est proche où toutes les barrières [...] finiront par tomber.[1]
- The day when all the barriers [...] will break down is near.
- (literally, “The day is near when all the barriers [...] will end up falling apart.”)
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editNoun
editproche m or f by sense (plural proches)
Further reading
edit- “proche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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