las proporciones
-the proportions
See the entry for proporción.

proporción

proporción(
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pohr
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syohn
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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
1. (relationship)
a. proportion
Es importante que la persona guarde proporción con el fondo para que el cuadro se vea bien.It's important for the person be in proportion to the background for the painting to look good.
2. (mathematics)
a. proportion
La proporción correcta para la mezcla es de media taza de azúcar por cada litro de agua.The correct proportion for the mixture is half a cup of sugar for each liter of water.
proporciones
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
3. (dimensions)
a. proportions
El daño causado por el huracán fue de grandes proporciones.The damage caused by the hurricane was of huge proportions.
b. size
Los bomberos están evaluando las proporciones del incendio forestal.The firefighters are assessing the size of the wildfire.
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proporción
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (relación)
a. proportion
en proporción ain proportion to
guardar proporción (con)to be in proportion (to)
proporcionessize
un incendio de grandes proporcionesa huge fire
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proporción
1 (gen) proportion; (Matemáticas) ratio; (relación) relationship; (razón, porcentaje) rate
la proporción entre azules y verdes the proportion of blues to greens; está en proporción con los gastos it is in proportion to the expenses
crecerá en proporción con el alimento que tome
ganaron la votación por una proporción de cinco a uno they won the vote by a ratio of five to one; esto no guarda proporción con lo otro this is out of proportion to the rest
estar fuera de proporción
2 proporciones [de objeto] proportions; [de plan, escándalo] scope
una máquina de proporciones gigantescas a machine of huge size o proportions; se desconocen las proporciones del desastre the size o extent o scope of the disaster is unknown; guarda bien las proporciones it remains in proportion; de proporciones (Latinoamérica) (enorme) huge; vast
3 (oportunidad) chance; opportunity; right moment
4 proporciones (México) (riqueza) wealth
singular
; (s)
de proporciones wealthy
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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