vulgar fraction in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for vulgar fraction in the English»French Dictionary

vulgar fraction N MATH

vulgar fraction

fraction f ordinaire

Translations for vulgar fraction in the English»French Dictionary

fraction [Brit ˈfrakʃ(ə)n, Am ˈfrækʃ(ə)n] N

1. fraction MATH:

fraction (gen) (portion)

fraction f (of de)

2. fraction (tiny amount):

fraction

part f infime

a fraction of what I need

une part infime de ce dont j'ai besoin

to miss by a fraction

manquer d'un cheveu

to move a fraction

bouger d'un rien

a fraction higher/lower

un tout petit peu plus haut/plus bas

vulgar [Brit ˈvʌlɡə, Am ˈvəlɡər] ADJ

1. vulgar (tasteless):

vulgar furniture, clothes, building

de mauvais goût

vulgar behaviour, curiosity

déplacé

vulgar taste

douteux/-euse

vulgar person

vulgaire, qui a mauvais goût

2. vulgar (rude):

vulgar

grossier/-ière, vulgaire

3. vulgar LING:

vulgar Latin

vulgaire

vulgar fraction in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for vulgar fraction in the English»French Dictionary

fraction [ˈfræk·ʃ ə n] N

fraction

fraction f

by a fraction

d'une fraction

a fraction of a second

une fraction de seconde

vulgar [ˈvʌl·gər] ADJ a. pej

vulgar

vulgaire

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A hundredth is written as a decimal fraction as 0.01, and as a vulgar fraction as 1/100.

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Instead, either decimal or vulgar fractions can be represented natively in finger binary.

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The contrast here is between decimals and vulgar fractions, and decimal divisions and other divisions of measures, like the inch.

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Not only does it demean those slept with, it demeans the sleeper who becomes reduced to a mere vulgar fraction himself.

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