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)

  1. close, near, closeby, nearby (to a place)
    L'épicerie est proche.
    The grocery store is close by.
  2. close, near (a time)
    Le jour est proche où toutes les barrières [...] finiront par tomber.
    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.”)
Synonyms
  • de proche en proche
  • proche de

Noun

proche m or f (plural proches)

  1. loved one, close relative

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