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proportion [prə'pɔ:ʃən]1 noun∎ in the proportion of 6 parts water to 1 part shampoo dans la proportion de 6 mesures d'eau pour 1 mesure de shampooing;∎ the sentence is out of all proportion to the crime la peine est disproportionnée par rapport au ou est sans commune mesure avec le délit;∎ the price bears little proportion to its real value le prix n'a guère de rapport avec sa véritable valeur;∎ the proportion of income to or over expenditure le rapport entre les revenus et les dépenses(b) (perspective) proportion f;∎ to have a sense of proportion avoir le sens des proportions;∎ he has no sense of proportion il n'a pas le sens de la mesure;∎ you seem to have got or blown the problem out of (all) proportion vous semblez avoir exagéré ou grossi le problème;∎ you must try to see things in proportion vous devez essayer de ramener les choses à leur juste valeur;∎ the artist has got the tree out of proportion l'artiste n'a pas respecté les proportions de l'arbre(c) (dimension) proportion f, dimension f;∎ a ship of vast proportions un navire de grande dimension;∎ the affair has assumed worrying proportions l'affaire a pris des proportions alarmantes;∎ the disease has reached epidemic proportions la maladie est devenue une véritable épidémie;∎ the problem has reached epidemic proportions le problème s'est étendu tel une épidémie∎ a large proportion of the staff/population une grande partie du personnel/de la population;∎ she only got a small proportion of the profits elle n'a touché qu'une petite part ou partie des bénéfices;∎ what proportion of your income do you spend on tobacco? quel pourcentage de vos revenus dépensez-vous en tabac?proportionner;∎ to proportion one's expenditure to one's resources proportionner ses dépenses à ses ressources, calculer ses dépenses en fonction de ses ressourcespar rapport à;∎ the office block is huge in proportion to the houses around it l'immeuble de bureaux est énorme par rapport aux maisons qui l'entourent;∎ the job is badly paid in proportion to the effort required cet emploi est mal payé vu le travail exigé;∎ his salary is in proportion to his experience son salaire correspond à son expérience;∎ the monthly payments are calculated in proportion to your income les mensualités sont calculées en fonction de ou sont proportionnelles à vos revenus;∎ inflation may increase in proportion with wage rises l'inflation risque d'augmenter proportionnellement aux augmentations de salaire -
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proportion [prəˈpɔ:∫ən]1. nouna. ( = ratio) proportion fb. ( = part) part f, partie f2. plural noun* * *[prə'pɔːʃn] 1.1) (part, quantity) (of group, population etc) proportion f (of de); (of income, profit, work etc) part f (of de)2) ( ratio) also Mathematics proportion fproductivity increases in proportion to the incentives offered — l'augmentation de la productivité est directement proportionnelle aux primes de rendement
3) (harmony, symmetry)out of/in proportion — hors de/en proportion
4) fig ( perspective)2.to be out of all proportion — être tout à fait disproportionné (to par rapport à)
proportions plural noun lit, fig dimensions fpl3.- proportioned combining formwell-/badly-proportioned — bien/mal proportionné
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sense — sense1 W1S1 [sens] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: sens, from Latin sensus, from sentire to feel ] 1.) a feeling about something sense of ▪ Afterwards I felt a great sense of relief. ▪ She has a strong sense of loyalty … Dictionary of contemporary English
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sense — [[t]se̱ns[/t]] ♦ senses, sensing, sensed 1) N COUNT Your senses are the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste. → See also sixth sense She stared at him again, unable to believe the evidence of her senses. ...a keen sense… … English dictionary
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Reciprocal proportion — Reciprocal Re*cip ro*cal (r[ e]*s[i^]p r[ o]*kal), a. [L. reciprocus; of unknown origin.] 1. Recurring in vicissitude; alternate. [1913 Webster] 2. Done by each to the other; interchanging or interchanged; given and received; due from each to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
