The timing is especially propitious for Mr. Zidane, whose family comes from the Berber region of Kabylie.
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Propitious
//pɹəˈpɪʃəs//
Synonyms for "propitious" (78 found)
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Related words (39)
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Antonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
4 entriesderived
1 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
10 entriessimilar
9 entriesTranslations
39 translations across 19 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- благоприятен adj (favorable)
Catalan
4 entries- avantatjós adj (advantageous)
- favorable adj (favorable)
- propici adj (favorable)
- propici adj (characteristic of a good omen: auspicious)
Dutch
3 entries- gunstig adj (favorable)
- onder een goed gesternte adj (characteristic of a good omen: auspicious)
- voordelig adj (advantageous)
Finnish
4 entries- edullinen adj (advantageous)
- hyödyllinen adj (advantageous)
- lupaava adj (characteristic of a good omen: auspicious)
- suotuisa adj (favorable)
French
4 entries- avantageux adj (advantageous)
- de bonne augure adj (characteristic of a good omen: auspicious)
- favorable adj (favorable)
- propice adj (favorable)
German
4 entries- förderlich adj (favorable)
- gnädig adj (favorable)
- günstig adj (favorable)
- verheißungsvoll adj (characteristic of a good omen: auspicious)
Greek
1 entries- ευνοϊκός adj (favorable)
Hungarian
2 entries- előnyös adj (advantageous)
- kedvező adj (favorable)
Italian
1 entries- propizio adj (favorable)
Latin
1 entries- propitius adj (characteristic of a good omen: auspicious)
Māori
1 entries- momoho adj (favorable)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- اوغورلو adj (characteristic of a good omen: auspicious)
- میمون adj (characteristic of a good omen: auspicious)
Polish
1 entries- sprzyjający adj (favorable)
Portuguese
1 entries- propício adj (favorable)
Russian
1 entries- благоприя́тный adj (favorable)
Spanish
1 entries- propicio adj (favorable)
Swedish
3 entries- fördelaktig adj (advantageous)
- gynnsam adj (favorable)
- lyckosam adj (characteristic of a good omen: auspicious)
Turkish
1 entries- uğurlu adj (characteristic of a good omen: auspicious)
Ukrainian
1 entries- сприятливий adj (favorable)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
When the occasion is propitious, I always find it interesting to ask a person I don’t know well if he, or she, is fond of dogs.
Source: tatoeba (11899777)
We await a propitious time to act.
Source: tatoeba (12903135)
propitious weather
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