Swedish preposition · adverb
apropå
apropos of, concerning
apropå as a preposition
Meaning
apropos of; concerning
In Swedish: på tal om
apropå as an adverb
Meaning
apropos of nothing (unexpectedly at random)
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apropå in a sentence
- Apropå film -- ska vi gå på bio i kväll?Talking about the cinema -- what about going to see a film this evening?
- Apropå just matlagning så ska jag ställa upp i Sveriges mästerkock!Speaking of cooking, I'm going to audition for Masterchef Sweden!
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What does apropå mean in English?
apropå means “apropos of, concerning”.
Origin
From French à propos.
Nearby common words
apropå is number 5,077 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,073uppge state
- 5,074parkeringsplats parking place
- 5,075erfaren experienced, practised
- 5,076svagt vague, low, weak, weakly, silently
- 5,078hane a male (of animals, sometimes also plants, rarely of humans), a plug, a male electric connector
- 5,079pingvin penguin
- 5,080tåra synonym of tåras (“tear up, tear”)
- 5,081dynamit dynamite
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

