proche
French
Etymology
From Old French proche, derived from prochain, or from Latin propius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁɔʃ/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔʃ
Adjective
proche (plural proches)
- close, near, closeby, nearby (to a place)
- L'épicerie est proche.
- The grocery store is close by.
- 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
- près
Related terms
- de proche en proche
- proche de
Noun
proche m or f by sense (plural proches)
- loved one, close relative
Further reading
- “proche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- choper, pocher