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1 to blow something up out of all proportion
exagerar algo desmesuradamenteEnglish-spanish dictionary > to blow something up out of all proportion
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2 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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3 blow up
1) (to break into pieces, or be broken into pieces, by an explosion: The bridge blew up / was blown up.) volar, explotar, estallar2) (to fill with air or a gas: He blew up the balloon.) inflar3) (to lose one's temper: If he says that again I'll blow up.) perder los estribosblow up vb1. hacer volar / explotar2. hinchar / inflarcan you help me blow up the balloons? ¿me ayudas a hinchar los globos?blow up viexplode: estallar, hacer explosiónblow up vtblast: volar, hacer volarv.• soplar v.• volar (Detonar) v.1) v + adva) ( explode) \<\<bomb\>\> estallar, hacer* explosión; \<\<car\>\> saltar por los airesb) ( begin) \<\<wind/storm\>\> levantarse; \<\<conflict\>\> estallarto blow up into something: the affair blew up into a major scandal — el caso terminó en un gran escándalo
c) ( become angry) (colloq) explotar (fam)2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<mine/car\>\> volar*b) \<\<balloon\>\> inflarc) (colloq) \<\<incident\>\> exagerar, sacar* de quicioit's been blown up out of all proportion — lo han sacado totalmente de quicio
d) \<\<photo\>\> ampliar*1. VT + ADV1) (=explode) [+ bridge etc] volar2) (=inflate) [+ tyre etc] inflar, hinchar (Sp)3) (=enlarge) [+ photo] ampliar4) (=exaggerate) [+ event etc] exagerarthey blew it up out of all proportion — se exageró una barbaridad sobre eso, se sacó totalmente de quicio
5) * (=reprimand)2. VI + ADV1) [explosive] estallar, explotar; [container] estallar, reventarhis allegations could blow up in his face — con esas acusaciones le podría salir el tiro por la culata *
2) [storm] levantarse3) (fig)a) [row etc] estallarb) * (in anger) salirse de sus casillas ** * *1) v + adva) ( explode) \<\<bomb\>\> estallar, hacer* explosión; \<\<car\>\> saltar por los airesb) ( begin) \<\<wind/storm\>\> levantarse; \<\<conflict\>\> estallarto blow up into something: the affair blew up into a major scandal — el caso terminó en un gran escándalo
c) ( become angry) (colloq) explotar (fam)2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<mine/car\>\> volar*b) \<\<balloon\>\> inflarc) (colloq) \<\<incident\>\> exagerar, sacar* de quicioit's been blown up out of all proportion — lo han sacado totalmente de quicio
d) \<\<photo\>\> ampliar*
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