proportion
/pro-por-shən/
n-ct.
1.
Def.: kaluag wey kasulug kunterè te lein
MS: kaluag wey kasulug kunterè te lein
the size of one number or quantity compared to another number or quantity.
What is the proportion of males to females in the group?
Nekey ka kasulug te me lukes kunterè te me malitan te punduk?
Pork is only a small proportion of our food.
Ka karni deisek dè se karakelan te pegkeen ta.
n-uc.
2.
Def.: karaniyan te lein lein ne baad ne eleg ka kaluag wey karakelan kunterè te duma.
a relationship between different parts in which they are all a good size or amount compared with each other.
He is very short, so his big feet are not in proportion to his height.
Amana sikandin ne malibutut, su ka derakel ne paa rin kenè ne eleg te kalayat din.
vt.
3.
Def.: egbaad-baaren te nateil ne karakelan wey ke kaluag
If you proportion something, you make it so that the different parts are a certain size or amount compared with each other.
He proportioned the house so that it had a very low roof.
Migbaad-baad din ka kaluag te baley rin eyew due mababew ne atep.
Sem.Dom.: AWL3
proportions
/pro-por-shənz/
n-pl.
Def.: me seked te kaluahan wey ke karakelan te minsan nekey
the measurements of how big something is.
The proportions of this house are 10ft x 12ft x 6ft
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