proportion

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proportion
[prəˈpɔːʃən]
sustantivo
1proporción (f) (relationship)
  • in proportion -> proporcionado(a)
  • out of proportion -> desproporcionado(a)
  • in proportion to… -> en proporción a…
  • the payment is out of all proportion to the work involved -> lo que se paga no es proporcional al trabajo que supone
  • to lose all sense of proportion -> perder el sentido de la medida
  • to get something out of proportion -> exagerar algo
2proporción (f) parte (f) (part, amount)
también:
  • proportions -> proporciones (f pl) (dimensions)
verbo transitivo
3proporcionar

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proportion [pro-por-shon]
sustantivo
1Proporción, relación de las partes entre sí o con el todo; extensión, número o grado relativo.
2Proporción debida, ajuste conveniente, simetría, forma, tamaño (shape, size).
3Proporción, la semejanza o igualdad de dos razones; regla de tres. (Matemáticas)
4Parte que corresponde: porción, cuota.
  • In proportion -> en proporción, en correspondencia, a medida que
  • Out of proportion -> desproporcionado
va. Proporcionar, disponer y ordenar una cosa en la debida proporción; formar con simetría.

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proportion [prəˈpɔːʃən] ?
noun
1 (ratio) proporción; (f)
the proportion of blacks to whites la proporción entre negros y blancos; in/out of proportion proporcionado/desproporcionado; to be in/out of proportion (to one another) estar en/no guardar proporción (el uno con el otro); to be in/out of proportion to with sthor estar en/no guardar proporción con algo; and the rest in proportion y lo demás en proporción; (Comm) y lo demás a prorrata; in due proportion en su justa medida; in proportion as a medida que; to see sth in proportion ver algo en su justa medida; it has been magnified out of all proportion se ha exagerado mucho; sense of proportion sentido de la medida; (m)
2 (part, amount) parte; (f)
in equal proportions por partes iguales; what proportion is in private hands? ¿qué porción queda en manos de particulares?
3 proportions (size) dimensiones; (f)
verb:transitive
to proportion sth to sth [+charge, cost] adecuar algo a algo; well-proportioned [+room] de buenas proporciones; [+woman's figure] bien proporcionado; [+man's figure] bien armado

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Verb Conjugation for "proportion"

Imperative
  • proportion
  • you proportion
  • he/she proportions
  • we proportion
  • you proportion
  • they proportion
Preterite
  • I proportioned
  • you proportioned
  • he/she proportioned
  • we proportioned
  • you proportioned
  • they proportioned
Present Continuous
  • I am proportioning
  • you are proportioning
  • he/she is proportioning
  • we are proportioning
  • you are proportioning
  • they are proportioning
Present Perfect
  • I have proportioned
  • you have proportioned
  • he/she has proportioned
  • we have proportioned
  • you have proportioned
  • they have proportioned
Past Continuous
  • I was proportioning
  • you were proportioning
  • he/she was proportioning
  • we were proportioning
  • you were proportioning
  • they were proportioning
Past Perfect
  • I had proportioned
  • you had proportioned
  • he/she had proportioned
  • we had proportioned
  • you had proportioned
  • they had proportioned
Future
  • I will proportion
  • you will proportion
  • he/she will proportion
  • we will proportion
  • you will proportion
  • they will proportion
Future Perfect
  • I will have proportioned
  • you will have proportioned
  • he/she will have proportioned
  • we will have proportioned
  • you will have proportioned
  • they will have proportioned
Future Continuous
  • I will be proportioning
  • you will be proportioning
  • he/she will be proportioning
  • we will be proportioning
  • you will be proportioning
  • they will be proportioning
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been proportioning
  • you have been proportioning
  • he/she has been proportioning
  • we have been proportioning
  • you have been proportioning
  • they have been proportioning
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been proportioning
  • you will have been proportioning
  • he/she will have been proportioning
  • we will have been proportioning
  • you will have been proportioning
  • they will have been proportioning
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been proportioning
  • you had been proportioning
  • he/she had been proportioning
  • we had been proportioning
  • you had been proportioning
  • they had been proportioning
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