proper fraction in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for proper fraction in the English»French Dictionary

proper fraction N

proper fraction

fraction f proprement dite

Translations for proper 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

I.proper [Brit ˈprɒpə, Am ˈprɑpər] N REL

proper

propre m

II.proper [Brit ˈprɒpə, Am ˈprɑpər] ADJ

1. proper (right):

proper term, spelling

correct

proper order, manner, tool, choice, response

bon/bonne

proper sense

propre

proper precautions

nécessaire

proper clothing

qu'il faut after n

it is only proper for sb to do

il est tout naturel que qn fasse

it's only proper for her to keep the money

il est tout naturel qu'elle garde l'argent

everything is in the proper place

tout est à sa place

to go through the proper channels

passer par la filière officielle

in the proper way

correctement, comme il faut

2. proper (adequate):

proper funding, recognition

convenable

proper education, training

bon/bonne

proper care, control

requis

there are no proper safety checks

il n'y a pas les contrôles de sécurité requis

we have no proper tennis courts

nous n'avons pas de courts de tennis convenables

it has proper facilities

c'est bien équipé

3. proper (fitting):

proper to form position, status

convenant à

to show proper respect for tradition/for the dead

montrer le respect dû à la tradition/aux morts

I did as I thought proper

j'ai agi comme je l'ai jugé bon

4. proper (respectably correct):

proper person

correct

proper upbringing

convenable

it wouldn't be proper to do

ce ne serait pas convenable de faire

it is only proper that he be invited

ce serait correct de l'inviter

prim and proper

très convenable

to do the proper thing by a girl euph

se marier pour régulariser la situation

5. proper (real, full):

proper doctor, holiday, job

vrai

proper attr opportunity

bon/bonne

he did a proper job of repairing the car

il a bien réparé la voiture

6. proper (complete) inf:

I felt a proper fool!

je me suis senti complètement stupide!

it was a proper disaster

c'était un désastre complet

we're in a proper mess or pickle now

nous voilà dans de beaux draps

7. proper (actual) après n:

in the village proper

dans le village même

the show/competition proper

le spectacle/concours proprement dit

8. proper (particular to) form:

proper to sb/sth

propre à qn/qc

III.proper [Brit ˈprɒpə, Am ˈprɑpər]

to beat sb good and proper fig

battre qn haut la main

proper fraction in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for proper fraction in the English»French Dictionary

proper fraction N MATH

proper fraction

fraction f

Translations for proper fraction in the English»French Dictionary

fraction [ˈfrækʃən] N

fraction

fraction f

by a fraction

d'une fraction

a fraction of a second

une fraction de seconde

I.proper [ˈprɒpəʳ, Am ˈprɑ:pɚ] ADJ

1. proper (real):

proper meal, tool, teacher

vrai(e)

they haven't got proper classrooms

ils n'ont pas de véritables salles de classe

2. proper (suitable, correct):

proper method, training, place

convenable

to make proper safety checks

effectuer des contrôles de sécurité convenables

the proper time for sth

le moment qui convient pour qc

3. proper (socially respectable):

proper

respectable

to be proper to +infin

être bien pour +infin

it's right and proper for him to do that

c'est tout à fait normal qu'il le fasse

4. proper form (itself):

in Paris proper

dans Paris intra-muros

the teaching proper

l'enseignement à proprement parler

II.proper [ˈprɒpəʳ, Am ˈprɑ:pɚ] ADV Brit inf

1. proper (very):

proper

proprement

2. proper iron hum (genteelly):

proper

correctement

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These fractions can be found by the method of continued fractions: this arithmetical technique provides a series of progressively better approximations of any real numeric value by proper fractions.

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