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1 proportion
A n1 (part, quantity) (of group, population etc) proportion f, pourcentage m (of de) ; (of income, profit, work etc) part f (of de) ; a large/small proportion of the students une proportion élevée/une faible proportion des étudiants ; a large proportion of the work une grande part du travail ; in equal proportions en proportions égales, à parts égales ;2 ( ratio) also Math proportion f ; the proportion of pupils to teachers la proportion d'élèves par rapport aux professeurs ; productivity increases in proportion to the incentives offered l'augmentation de la productivité est directement proportionnelle aux primes de rendement ; tax should be in proportion to income les contributions devraient être en fonction des revenus ;3 (harmony, symmetry) out of/in proportion hors de/en proportion ; the door is out of proportion with the rest of the building la porte est hors de proportion avec le reste du bâtiment or est disproportionnée par rapport au reste du bâtiment ;4 fig ( perspective) to get sth out of all proportion faire tout un drame de qch ; her reaction was out of all proportion to the event sa réaction était tout à fait disproportionnée par rapport à l'événement ; you've got to have a sense of proportion il faut avoir le sens de la mesure.B proportions npl (of building, ship, machine) dimensions fpl ; (of problem, project) dimensions fpl ; a lady of ample proportions une dame aux proportions généreuses ; to reach alarming/epidemic proportions atteindre des proportions alarmantes/épidémiques. -
2 generous
generous ['dʒenərəs](a) (with money, gifts) généreux;∎ she's always generous with her time elle n'est pas avare de son temps;∎ he was very generous in his praise il ne tarissait pas d'éloges∎ generous mark (for homework etc) note f généreuse∎ a generous portion une part copieuse ou généreuse;∎ food and drink were in generous supply il y avait à boire et à manger en abondance;∎ she cut him a generous slice of cake elle lui a servi une bonne tranche de gâteau;∎ they serve generous helpings of cream ils ne lésinent pas sur la crème;∎ a generous harvest une récolte abondante(e) (physically → size) généreux, ample;∎ euphemism to have generous curves avoir des formes généreuses
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Ample — Am ple, a. [F. ample, L. amplus, prob. for ambiplus full on both sides, the last syllable akin to L. plenus full. See {Full}, and cf. {Double}.] Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended. [1913 Webster] All … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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quantity — Synonyms and related words: Alexandrine, a mass of, a world of, abundance, accent, accentuation, accommodation, account, acres, affluence, aggregate, amount, amphibrach, amphimacer, ample sufficiency, ampleness, amplitude, anacrusis, anapest,… … Moby Thesaurus
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