proper fraction in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for proper fraction in the English»Spanish Dictionary

proper fraction N

proper fraction

fracción f propia

Translations for proper fraction in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. fraction MATH:

fraction

fracción f

fraction

quebrado m

2. fraction (small amount) no pl:

a fraction of the budget

una mínima parte del presupuesto

we achieved the same results at a fraction of the cost

obtuvimos los mismos resultados por un porcentaje mínimo del costo

a fraction of a second

un instante

a fraction of a second

una fracción de segundo

the car missed him by a fraction

no faltó nada para que el coche le diera

the car missed him by a fraction

el coche no le dio por un pelo inf

his eyebrows lifted a fraction

levantó ligeramente las cejas

the door opened a fraction

la puerta se abrió ligeramente

a fraction higher/lower

ligeramente superior/inferior

3. fraction CHEM:

fraction

fracción f

I.proper [Am ˈprɑpər, Brit ˈprɒpə] ADJ

1. proper (correct) attr, no comp:

proper treatment/procedure

apropiado

proper treatment/procedure

adecuado

proper answer/pronunciation

correcto

it's not in its proper place

no está en su sitio or lugar

that's not the proper way to pronounce it

así no se pronuncia

that's not the proper way to pronounce it

esa no es la pronunciación correcta

the proper tool for the job

la herramienta adecuada or apropiada para el trabajo

this isn't the proper moment to talk about that

este no es el momento más indicado or oportuno para hablar de eso

the proper respect

el debido respeto

2.1. proper attr, no comp (genuine):

proper

verdadero

they didn't give us a proper chance

no nos dieron una verdadera oportunidad

she never has a proper meal

nunca hace una comida como es debido or como Dios manda

2.2. proper Brit inf:

proper attr, no comp as intensifier

verdadero

proper attr, no comp as intensifier

auténtico

he's a proper gent

es todo un caballero

3.1. proper behavior/person:

proper

correcto

we shall do as we think proper

haremos lo que nos parezca bien or correcto

it is only (right and) proper that he should have first choice

lo justo es que elija él primero

I thought it proper to ask your permission

me pareció que lo correcto era pedirle permiso

3.2. proper (overly decorous):

proper

recatado

proper

remilgado

4.1. proper (in the strict sense):

proper after n

propiamente dicho

we had still not reached the mountain proper

todavía no habíamos llegado a la montaña propiamente dicha

4.2. proper (belonging) form pred:

to be proper to

ser propio de

II.proper [Am ˈprɑpər, Brit ˈprɒpə] ADV Brit

1. proper (correctly):

proper inf

como Dios manda

2. proper region as intensifier:

I was proper chuffed, I was!

estaba contentísimo

proper fraction in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for proper fraction in the English»Spanish Dictionary

proper fraction N MATH

proper fraction

fracción f propia

Translations for proper fraction in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fraction [ˈfrækʃən] N

fraction

fracción f

I.proper [ˈprɒpəʳ, Am ˈprɑ:pɚ] ADJ

1. proper (real):

proper

verdadero, -a

a proper job

un trabajo como es debido

2. proper (appropriate):

proper time, place, method

apropiado, -a

proper use

correcto, -a

proper meaning

sentido m exacto

3. proper (socially respectable):

to be proper to do sth

ser debido hacer algo

4. proper form (itself):

proper

verdadero, -a

it's not in London proper

no está en Londres propiamente dicho

5. proper Brit inf (total):

proper

completo, -a

I felt a proper idiot

me sentí un verdadero idiota

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

1. proper (very):

proper

muy

2. proper iron (genteelly):

proper

como Dios manda

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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