proportion Signification, définition

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Signification de proportion en français

  • 0 a part of a whole measured as a percentage -- proportion [ feminine ]

    • What proportion of the students are Hispanic? Quel pourcentage des étudiants est hispanique ?

    • foods with a high proportion of fat des aliments avec un pourcentage élevé de graisse

  • 1 indicates a comparison of the amount or quantity of two things -- proportion [ feminine ]

    • How much salt is there in proportion to water in ocean water? Combien de sel y-a-t’il proportionnellement à l’eau dans l’eau de l’océan ?

  • 2 the correct or best relationship between parts -- proportion [ feminine ]

    • The buildings are too large in proportion to the scenery in the painting. Les bâtiments sont trop grands proportionnellement au paysage dans le tableau.

    • The car’s tiny wheels looked all out of proportion. Les roues minuscules de la voiture semblaient disproportionnées.

  • 3 the size or shape of sth -- proportions [ feminine, plural ]

    • the house’s beautiful proportions les belles proportions de la maison

    • a failure of enormous proportions un échec d’envergure colossale

  • 4 the importance of sth compared to other things -- mesure [ feminine ]

    • I think we’re overreacting – let’s try to maintain a sense of proportion. Je pense que nous réagissons de manière excessive ; essayons de garder le sens de la mesure.

    • Let’s keep it in proportion – it’s not a big problem. Essayons de garder le sens de la mesure ; ce n’est pas un gros problème.

    • Nervous parents have blown the issue out of proportion. Des parents inquiets ont enflé le problème hors de proportion.

  • 5 a part (of a total amount) -- proportion, part

  • 6 the (correct) quantity, size, number etc (of one thing compared with that of another) -- proportion

    • For this dish, the butter and flour should be in the proportion of three to four (=eg 300 grammes of butter with every 400 grammes of flour).

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Exemples de proportion

  • It would be even better if we used a proportion of our joint excess as biological fuel.

  • Consequently, aircraft noise has become a plague to an increasing proportion of the population.

  • This is why a substantial proportion of the proposed modulation should reinforce this second pillar.

  • As we extend membership to more and more and even poorer eastern states, the proportion of net recipients will increase to perhaps two-thirds.

  • However, the proportion of renewable sources in the overall energy mix is increasing only slowly.

  • Only 15% is due to tourism and a large proportion is even unaccountable for, although that, of course, must originate from somewhere.

  • The proportion used for this purpose has fallen rapidly in recent years, while one billion people go hungry.

  • Well, it has meant that for the last few years, the proportion of micro-entities which survive the first year of their operation has been fluctuating at around 60%.

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Traductions de proportion dans d'autres langues

  • 中文繁体

    數量, 部分, 份額…

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  • 中文简体

    数量, 部分, 份额…

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  • Español

    proporción, porcentaje, proporción [feminine…

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  • Português

    parte, porcentagem…

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  • 日本語

    割合, 比率…

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  • Türk dili

    oran, nispet, miktar…

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  • Catalan

    proporció, percentatge…

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  • العربية

    نِسْبة…

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