proche

French

Etymology

From Old French proche, derived from prochain, or from Latin propius.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʁɔʃ/
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Rhymes: -ɔʃ

Adjective

proche (plural proches)

close (to a time or a place); near (a time or a place), nearby

L'épicerie est toute proche.
The grocery store is quite close by.

Le jour est proche où toutes les barrières [...] finiront par tomber.
Soon all the barriers [...] will break down.
(literally, “The day is near when all the barriers [...] will end up falling apart.”)

Synonyms

près

Related terms

de proche en proche
proche de

Noun

proche m, f (plural proches)

loved one, close relative

Anagrams

choper, pocher

Further reading

“proche” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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