Слово англійською: proportion

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Переклад proportion українською: частка, пропорційність

Детальний опис

proportion

noun

/prəˈpɔːrʃn/

part of whole

[countable + singular or plural verb] a part or share of a whole

Water covers a large proportion of the earth's surface.
Loam is a soil with roughly equal proportions of clay, sand and silt.
A significant proportion of the books have been translated from other languages.
A higher proportion of Americans go on to higher education than is the case in Britain.

Grammar Point proportionproportion

If proportion is used with an uncountable or a singular noun, the verb is generally singular:
- A proportion of the land is used for agriculture.
If the proportion of is used with a plural countable noun, or a singular noun that represents a group of people, the verb is usually singular, but with a (large, small, etc.) proportion of a plural verb is often used, especially in British English:
- The proportion of small cars on America’s roads is increasing.
- A high proportion of five-year-olds have teeth in poor condition
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relationship

[uncountable] the relationship of one thing to another in size, amount, etc. synonym ratio

proportion of something to something The proportion of men to women in the college has changed dramatically over the years.
in the proportion… The basic ingredients are limestone and clay in the proportion 2:1.
in proportion to something The room is very long in proportion to (= relative to) its width.

Language Bank proportionproportionDescribing fractions and proportions

- According to this pie chart, a third of students’ leisure time is spent watching TV.
- One in five hours is/are spent socializing.
- Socializing accounts for/makes up/comprises about 20 per cent of leisure time.
- Students spend twice as much time playing computer games as doing sport.
- Three times as many hours are spent playing computer games as reading.
- The figure for playing computer games is three times higher than the figure for reading.
- The largest proportion of time is spent playing computer games.

note at halfsynonyms at consistlanguage bank at expect, fall, illustrate, increase

[uncountable, countable, usually plural] the correct relationship in size, degree, importance, etc. between one thing and another or between the parts of a whole

in proportion (to something) You haven't drawn the figures in the foreground in proportion.
out of proportion (with something) The head is out of proportion with the body.
an impressive building with fine proportions
There is an entrance hall of perfect proportions, twice as long as it is wide.
(figurative) Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things).

size/shape

proportions

[plural] the measurements of something; its size and shape

This method divides the task into more manageable proportions.
a food shortage that could soon reach crisis proportions
a room of fairly generous proportions

mathematics

[uncountable] the equal relationship between two pairs of numbers, as in the statement ‘4 is to 8 as 6 is to 12’

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin proportio(n-), from pro portione ‘in respect of (its or a person's) share’.

Idioms

keep something in proportion

to react to something in a sensible way and not think it is worse or more serious than it really is
- The problem of hooliganism should be kept in proportion. Only a small number of young people act in this way.

out of (all) proportion (to something)

larger, more serious, etc. in relation to something than is necessary or appropriate
- They earn salaries out of all proportion to their ability.
- The media have blown the incident up out of all proportion.
Extra Examples
- The costs of the plan are out of proportion to the budget available.
- The problem has been exaggerated out of all proportion.

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