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apropos

talking of; apropos; by the way (topic link)

adverb ah-pro-PO Rare
Communication Expressions

Origin: from French

Usage Note

apropos introduces a new remark that is prompted by something just mentioned, acting as a topic linker. It is slightly more elegant than übrigens and common in educated, conversational German.

Examples

"Apropos Urlaub — hast du schon gebucht?"

Natural Translation

Talking of holidays — have you booked already?

Literal Translation

Apropos holiday — have you already booked?

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