Apropósito in english
On purpose
pronunciation: ɑnpɜrpəs part of speech: adverb
pronunciation: ɑnpɜrpəs part of speech: adverb
In gestures
a propósito = deliberate ; for the record ; incidentally ; intentionally ; by the way ; in passing ; anecdotally ; purposely ; by design ; on purpose ; wilfully [willfully, -USA] ; on a sidenote ; studiously ; by the way of (a) digression ; by the by(e) ; speaking of which ; designedly ; as an aside ; en passant.
Example: Deliberate mnemonics are devices which help the user to remember and recall the notation for given subjects.Example: For the record, schools and libraries in the late 1960s recovered in excess of $10,000,000 from publishers and wholesalers as a result of unfair practices highlighted by Mr. Scilken.Example: Incidentally, this book was about the invasion of Denmark.Example: In the cases where there was no match, we intentionally created a dirty authority file.Example: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.Example: She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.Example: Anecdotally, it is often assumed that users preferring print are among the most senior in academic rank and/or years.Example: I have purposely refrained from discussing the theory of comparative librarianship which has up to now characterized much of the writing on the subject.Example: The victims had been herded onto a wooden landing craft by the captain of a Honduras-registered ship who then proceeded, by accident or design, to ram the craft, killing the majority of people aboard.Example: Most consumers felt confident that once a letter is written and posted, no one will read it either accidently or on purpose except for the intended addressee.Example: But we are not then acting quite so much out of blindness or inarticulateness; we are selfishly or fearfully or wilfully trying to short-circuit what we know underneath to be more nearly the true state of things.Example: On a sidenote, this book almost didn't happen when the author showed her editor her proposal.Example: Previous economic historians have, by and large, studiously ignored the British slave trade.Example: That, I may say by way of a digression, has never been my main objection to socialism.Example: Zenobia, by-the-by, as I suppose you know, is merely her public name.Example: Speaking of which, Chertoff recently lifted restrictions that have confined airline passengers to their seats for a half hour after taking off and before landing.Example: In respect of those defects, the seller may be held liable where he has designedly concealed their existence from the purchaser.Example: As an aside, if the analysis presented so far is correct, it has some interesting consequences.Example: En passant some observations will be made about recent trends in the UK higher education system and how these have impacted on scholarship.