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pró meaning in English

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pró preposition

pro(in favor of)
preposition
[UK: prəʊ] [US: ˈproʊ]

pró noun
{m}

pro [pros](advantage of something)
noun
[UK: prəʊ] [US: ˈproʊ]

pró-europeu adjective

pro-European(supporting European peoples or integration)
adjective
[UK: prəʊ ˌjʊə.rə.ˈpɪən] [US: ˈproʊ ˌjʊ.rə.ˈpiːən]

pró-memória noun
{m}

aide-mémoirenoun
[UK: ˌeɪd ˌmem.ˈwɑː(r)] [US: ˌeɪd ˌmem.ˈwɑːr]

pro memorianoun
[UK: prəʊ] [US: ˈproʊ]

pró-reitor noun
{m}

provost [provosts](senior academic administrator)
noun
[UK: ˈprɒ.vəst] [US: ˈprovost]

pró-vida adjective

pro-life(opposed to abortion)
adjective
[UK: prəʊ laɪf] [US: ˈproʊ ˈlaɪf]

pródigo adjective
{m}

lavish(profuse)
adjective
[UK: ˈlæ.vɪʃ] [US: ˈlæ.vɪʃ]

prodigal(wastefully extravagant)
adjective
[UK: ˈprɒ.dɪɡ.l̩] [US: ˈprɑː.dɪɡ.l̩]

pródromo noun
{m}

prodrome [prodromes](medicine: early sign or symptom)
noun
[UK: ˈprəʊ.drəʊm] [US: ˈproʊdroʊm]

prógnato adjective

prognathous(with jaws projecting forward)
adjective
[UK: prɒɡ.ˈneɪ.θəs] [US: prɑːɡˈnoʊs]

prólogo noun
{m}

prologue [prologues](speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel)
noun
[UK: ˈprəʊ.lɒɡ] [US: ˈproʊ.lɒɡ]

própolis noun

propolis(glue-like substance)
noun
[UK: ˈprɒ.pə.lɪs] [US: ˈprɑː.pə.lɪs]

própria vontade noun
{f}

free will(natural inclination)
noun
[UK: friː wɪl] [US: ˈfriː wɪl]

próprio adjective

eigen-adjective

own(belonging to (determiner))
adjective
[UK: əʊn] [US: ˈoʊn]

particular(specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing)
adjective
[UK: pə.ˈtɪ.kjʊ.lə(r)] [US: pər.ˈtɪ.kjə.lər]

proper(fit, suitable)
adjective
[UK: ˈprɒ.pə(r)] [US: ˈprɑː.pər]

very(the same; identical)
adjective
[UK: ˈver.i] [US: ˈver.i]

próprio/própria pronoun

itself((emphatic) it)
pronoun
[UK: ɪt.ˈself] [US: ət.ˈself]

prós e contras noun
{m-Pl}

pros and cons(for and against)
noun
[UK: prəʊz ənd kɒnz] [US: proʊz ænd ˈkɑːnz]

próspero adjective

prosperous(characterized by success)
adjective
[UK: ˈprɒ.spə.rəs] [US: ˈprɑː.spə.rəs]

próspero adjective
{m}

successful(resulting in success)
adjective
[UK: sək.ˈse.sfəl] [US: sək.ˈse.sfəl]

próstata noun
{f}

prostate [prostates](prostate gland)
noun
[UK: ˈprɒst.eɪt] [US: ˈprɑːst.eɪt]

próteo noun
{m}

olm(Proteus anguinus)
noun
[UK: olm] [US: olm]

prótese noun
{f}

prosthesis [prostheses](artificial replacement for a body part)
noun
[UK: prɒs.ˈθiːs.ɪs] [US: prɑːs.ˈθiːs.ɪs]

prothesis [protheses](the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word without changing the word's meaning or the rest of its structure)
noun
[UK: prˈɒθəsˌɪs] [US: prˈɑːθəsˌɪs]

prótio noun
{m}

protium(lightest isotope of hydrogen)
noun
[UK: ˈprotiəm] [US: ˈprotiəm]

próton noun
{m}

proton [protons](positively charged nucleon)
noun
[UK: ˈprəʊ.tɒn] [US: ˈproʊ.tɒn]

próxima noun
{f}

neighbour [neighbours](fellow human)
noun
[UK: ˈneɪ.bə(r)] [US: ˈneɪ.bər]

próximo noun

next(the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense))
noun
[UK: nekst] [US: ˈnekst]

próximo adjective

close [closer, closest](at a little distance)
adjective
[UK: kləʊz] [US: kloʊz]

familiar(intimate or friendly)
adjective
[UK: fə.ˈmɪ.lɪə(r)] [US: fə.ˈmɪ.ljər]

near [nearer, nearest](physically close)
adjective
[UK: nɪə(r)] [US: ˈnɪr]

nearby(adjacent)
adjective
[UK: ˈnɪə.baɪ] [US: ˈnɪr.ˈbaɪ]

next(following in a sequence)
adjective
[UK: nekst] [US: ˈnekst]

nigh(near, close by)
adjective
[UK: naɪ] [US: ˈnaɪ]

próximo adverb

nearby(close to)
adverb
[UK: ˈnɪə.baɪ] [US: ˈnɪr.ˈbaɪ]

next(In a time, place or sequence closest or following)
adverb
[UK: nekst] [US: ˈnekst]

próximo preposition
{m}

by(near, or next to)
preposition
[UK: baɪ] [US: baɪ]

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