proportion

proportion
prə'po:ʃən
noun
1) (a part (of a total amount): Only a small proportion of the class passed the exam.) del
2) (the (correct) quantity, size, number etc (of one thing compared with that of another): 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).) forhold
•
- proportionally
- proportionate
- proportionately
- be
- get in proportion to
- get in proportion
- be
- get out of all proportion to
- get out of proportion to
- get out of all proportion
- get out of proportion
- in proportion to
dimensjon
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forhold
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proporsjon
I
subst. \/prəˈpɔːʃ(ə)n\/
1) proporsjon, (størrelses)forhold
• the proportion of imports to exports
forholdet mellom import og eksport
2) del, andel
• a large proportion of the population
en stor del av befolkningen
• in equal proportions
i like deler
3) (matematikk) analogi, reguladetri
be in due proportion to stå i riktig forhold til
be out of (all) proportion to eller bear no proportion to ikke stå i (rimelig) forhold til, være uproporsjonal(t) stor(t)\/lite(n) i forhold til
• he said it was out of all proportion to apply such measures
han sa det ikke var noen mening i å iverksette slike tiltak
have a sense of proportions ha sans for proporsjoner
in proportion i forhold (til), forholdsvis, i tilsvarende omfang\/mengde
in proportion as i samme grad\/omfang\/proporsjon som, alt etter som
in proportion to i proporsjon til, i forhold til
• in a proportion of five to two
i forholdet fem til to
out of (all) proportion uproporsjonal(t), ikke i forhold til
proportions (harmoniske) proporsjoner
• the two windows are in admirable proportions
de to vinduene er imponerende velproporsjonerte
• be of beautiful proportions
ha vakre proporsjoner \/ være velproporsjonert
dimensjoner, proporsjoner
• assume alarming proportions
anta urovekkende dimensjoner
mål, størrelse, omfang
• of considerable proportions
av betydelig omfang
II
verb \/prəˈpɔːʃ(ə)n\/
avpasse, tilpasse, avveie, proporsjonere
proportion to avpasse etter, tilpasse etter, avveie etter, proporsjonere etter

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