"a propósito" meaning in Spanish

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  "pos": "adj",
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          "english": "The marchioness was right to assure that Don Pedro was not a suitable man to carry out this great undertaking.",
          "ref": "1873, Benito Pérez Galdós, Cádiz, Chapter 35",
          "text": "Acertó la marquesa al asegurar que no era D. Pedro hombre a propósito para llevar adelante esta grande empresa.",
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          "ref": "1896, Isaac Albéniz, Pepita Jiménez",
          "text": "Como mi padre no es a propósito para hacer vida penitente, éste sería el único modo de que cambiase su vida",
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        "apropos; suitable (typically followed by \"de\" or \"para\")"
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      "ipa": "/a pɾoˈposito/"
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      "ipa": "[a pɾoˈpo.si.t̪o]"
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  "word": "a propósito"
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      "english": "regarding, concerning, about, on the subject of, speaking of",
      "word": "a propósito de"
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      "word": "ni hecho a propósito"
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  "pos": "adv",
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          "english": "By the way, when will your cousin give birth?",
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          "word": "por cierto"
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          "word": "de paso"
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        "on purpose, purposely"
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          "word": "adrede"
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          "word": "intencionalmente"
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      "english": "regarding, concerning, about, on the subject of, speaking of",
      "word": "a propósito de"
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      "word": "ni hecho a propósito"
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          "word": "por cierto"
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        "on purpose, purposely"
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