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"Proportion" is a noun which is often translated as "la proporción", and "ratio" is a noun which is also often translated as "la proporción". Learn more about the difference between "proportion" and "ratio" below.
proportion(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (ratio)
a. la proporción (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Add the two ingredients in a proportion of two to one.Agrega los dos ingredientes en una proporción de dos a uno.
2. (part)
a. la parte (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Western Europe's economy is a large proportion of the global economy.La economía de Europa Occidental es una gran parte de la economía mundial.
b. la proporción (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Expenditures represent an increasing proportion of revenue.Los gastos representan una proporción creciente de los ingresos.
a. la proporción (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Her short legs seem out of proportion with her long trunk.Sus piernas cortas no parecen guardar proporción con su tronco largo.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to balance)
a. proporcionar
The senator proposed changing the process for proportioning seats in the legislature.El senador propuso cambiar el proceso para proporcionar escaños en la legislatura.
proportions
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
5. (size)
a. las dimensiones (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The championship game was an encounter of grand proportions.El partido del campeonato fue un encuentro de grandes dimensiones.
b. las proporciones (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The financial crisis reached epic proportions in 2008.La crisis financiera adquirió proporciones épicas en el 2008.
ratio(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (proportion)
a. la proporción (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She's working to improve the ratio of women in high tech companies.Está trabajando para mejorar la proporción de mujeres en las empresas de alta tecnología.
b. el ratio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We have the best ratio of wins to losses in the history of the league.Tenemos el mejor ratio de ganancias y pérdidas en la historia de la liga.
c. la relación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The ratio of girls to boys at the concert was four to one.La relación entre niñas y niños en el concierto fue de cuatro a uno.
d. la razón (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The reality of pleasure sometimes seems to be in direct ratio to its duration.La realidad del placer a veces parece estar en razón directa con la duración.
