1 (proportion) porcentaje; (m) what is the percentage of nitrogen in air? ¿cuál es el porcentaje de nitrógeno en el aire?
I couldn't give exact percentages for every period
a large percentage of people are immune un gran porcentaje de la gente es inmune
/the percentage of alcohol to water/ can vary a good deal have you done percentages yet at school? the percentage of Britain's GDP devoted to defense they managed to attract only a small percentage of the vote it's a tiny percentage of the total income the mums are mainly aged between 18-19 but a significant percentage are below the age of 15 there is a higher percentage of fat in the bodies of females what percentage of your diet is raw fruit and raw vegetables? with older children, this game can be used to begin to teach the concept of percentages I'll cut you in on a percentage of the profits
the figure is expressed as a percentageas la cifra está expresada en tantos por ciento
on a percentage basis California lost more jobs than any other statebasis según los porcentajes California perdió más puestos de trabajo que ningún otro estado a [high] percentage in a very high percentage of cases
a high percentage are girlshigh un alto elevado porcentaje son chicas;or areas with a very high percentage of immigrants only a few vegetable-origin foods have such a high percentage of protein
in percentage termsterms proporcionalmente in percentage terms, Dorset is the fastest-growing county in the country this rate cut was, in percentage terms, the largest ever
2 (commission) porcentaje; (m) my percentage is deducted beforehand mi porcentaje se deduce antes; to get a percentage on all sales recibir un tanto por ciento sobre todas las ventas
his percentage was the standard fee from stallholders plus a tenth of the take his manager gets a percentage of his winnings the Television company has the rights and a percentage of the gross she refused his offer of a percentage of his next film
on a percentage basis a porcentaje
do not forget that some lending is done on a percentage basis
3 (informal) (rake-off) tajada; (informal) (f) all they're after is their percentage lo único que buscan es llevarse una tajada; (informal)
4 (advantage, benefit) there's no percentage in doing that haciendo eso no se saca nada; what percentage is there in it for me? ¿y yo qué saco?
