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1 in inverse proportion to
phrMECH ENG en proporción inversa aEnglish-Spanish technical dictionary > in inverse proportion to
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2 inverse
tr[ɪn'vɜːs]1 inverso,-a1 lo inverso, lo contrario\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin inverse ratio/proportion en proporción inversainverse [ɪn'vərs, 'ɪn.vərs] adj: inverso♦ inversely advinverse n: inverso madj.• inverso, -a adj.
I 'ɪn'vɜːrs, 'ɪnvɜːrs, ˌɪn'vɜːs, 'ɪnvɜːsadjective (usu before n) (opposite, reversed) inversoin inverse order o sequence — a la inversa, en orden inverso
in inverse proportion/relation to something — en proporción/relación inversa a algo
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noun (no pl)['ɪn'vɜːs]the inverse — ( Math) el inverso
1.ADJ inverso2.Nthe inverse — lo inverso, lo contrario
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I ['ɪn'vɜːrs, 'ɪnvɜːrs, ˌɪn'vɜːs, 'ɪnvɜːs]adjective (usu before n) (opposite, reversed) inversoin inverse order o sequence — a la inversa, en orden inverso
in inverse proportion/relation to something — en proporción/relación inversa a algo
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noun (no pl)the inverse — ( Math) el inverso
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3 proportion
prə'po:ʃən1) (a part (of a total amount): Only a small proportion of the class passed the exam.) proporción2) (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).) proporción•- 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
proportion n proporcióntr[prə'pɔːʃən]1 (ratio) proporción nombre femenino3 (correct relation) proporción nombre femenino1 dimensiones nombre femenino plural, proporciones nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in proportion / be out of proportion estar proporcionado,-a / no estar proporcionado,-ato be in proportion to/with something / be out of proportion to/with something guardar proporción con algo / no guardar proporción con algoto blow something up out of all proportion exagerar algo desmesuradamenteto get/keep things in proportion guardar el sentido de la medidato get things out of proportion exagerar las cosasto have a sense of proportion tener sentido de la medidaproportion [prə'porʃən] vt: proporcionarwell-proportioned: de buenas proporciones1) ratio: proporción f2) symmetry: proporción f, simetría fout of proportion: desproporcionado3) share: parte f4) proportions nplsize: dimensiones fpln.• lindeza s.f.• medida s.f.• proporción s.f.• relación s.f.v.• proporcionar v.
I prə'pɔːrʃən, prə'pɔːʃən1) ( part) (no pl) parte f, porcentaje ma large o high proportion of the voters — gran parte de los votantes, un gran porcentaje de los votantes
2) c u ( ratio) proporción fto vary in direct/inverse proportion with something — variar* en proporción directa/inversa a algo
3) u ( proper relation) proporción fthe head isn't in proportion to the body — la cabeza no está (bien) proporcionada or está desproporcionada con respecto al cuerpo
4) proportions pl ( size) proporciones fpl, dimensiones fpl
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[prǝ'pɔːʃǝn]well-proportioned — de buenas proporciones, bien proporcionado
1. N1) (=ratio) proporción fin/out of proportion — proporcionado/desproporcionado
to be in/out of proportion (to one another) — estar en/no guardar proporción (el uno con el otro)
to be in/out of proportion to or with sth — estar en/no guardar proporción con algo
and the rest in proportion — y lo demás en proporción; (Comm) y lo demás a prorrata
to see sth in proportion — (fig) ver algo en su justa medida
it has been magnified out of all proportion — (fig) se ha exagerado mucho
sense of proportion — (fig) sentido m de la medida
2) (=part, amount) parte fwhat proportion is in private hands? — ¿qué porción queda en manos de particulares?
3) proportions (=size) dimensiones fpl2.VTto proportion sth to sth — [+ charge, cost] adecuar algo a algo
well-proportioned — [room] de buenas proporciones; [woman's figure] bien proporcionado; [man's figure] bien armado
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I [prə'pɔːrʃən, prə'pɔːʃən]1) ( part) (no pl) parte f, porcentaje ma large o high proportion of the voters — gran parte de los votantes, un gran porcentaje de los votantes
2) c u ( ratio) proporción fto vary in direct/inverse proportion with something — variar* en proporción directa/inversa a algo
3) u ( proper relation) proporción fthe head isn't in proportion to the body — la cabeza no está (bien) proporcionada or está desproporcionada con respecto al cuerpo
4) proportions pl ( size) proporciones fpl, dimensiones fpl
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well-proportioned — de buenas proporciones, bien proporcionado
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4 inverse
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5 in inverse ratio/proportion
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6 proporción
proporción sustantivo femenino 1 ( relación) proportion; 2
proporción sustantivo femenino
1 (relación) proportion: su precio no guarda proporción con su calidad, the price is out of proportion to its quality
la proporción de nacimientos y muertes, the proportion of births to deaths 2 proporciones, (tamaño) size sing: un desastre de grandes proporciones, a huge disaster
3 Mat ratio ' proporción' also found in these entries: Spanish: índice - tasa - a - en - medida - por English: proportion - proportionate - ratio - inverse - odds -
7 ratio
'reiʃiəuplural - ratios; noun(the amount or proportion of one thing compared to another: There is a ratio of two girls to one boy in this class.) proporcióntr['reɪʃɪəʊ]n.• proporción s.f.• razón (Matemática) s.f.• relación s.f.• índice s.m.'reɪʃəʊ, -ʃiəʊ, 'reɪʃiəʊin a ratio of two to one — en una proporción or relación de dos a uno
a high pupil-teacher ratio — un elevado número or (téc) ratio de alumnos por profesor
['reɪʃɪǝʊ]N razón fin inverse ratio — en proporción or razón inversa
in direct ratio to — en proporción or razón directa con
* * *['reɪʃəʊ, -ʃiəʊ, 'reɪʃiəʊ]in a ratio of two to one — en una proporción or relación de dos a uno
a high pupil-teacher ratio — un elevado número or (téc) ratio de alumnos por profesor
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