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I . proportion [prəˈpɔ:ʃən, Am -ˈpɔ:r-] N

1. proportion (relationship):

proportion
proporcja f
proportion
stosunek m
in proportion to sth
w stosunku do czegoś

2. proportion no pl (balance):

proportion
proporcja f
out of [all] proportion
nieproporcjonalny
out of [all] proportion
niewspółmierny
in proportion to sth
proporcjonalnie do czegoś

3. proportion (part of whole):

proportion
część f
proportion
odsetek m

4. proportion:

proportions pl (size, dimensions)
rozmiary mpl

5. proportion no pl MATH:

proportion
proporcja f

Phrases:

to keep things in proportion
trzeźwo oceniać sytuację

II . proportion [prəˈpɔ:ʃən, Am -ˈpɔ:r-] VB trans

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blow sth out of proportion VB

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blow sth out of proportion
przesadzać

Usage examples with proportion

out of [all] proportion
nieproporcjonalny
in proportion to sth
w stosunku do czegoś
to keep things in proportion
trzeźwo oceniać sytuację
in direct proportion to sth
wprost proporcjonalnie do czegoś
in inverse proportion [or relation] to sth
odwrotnie proporcjonalny do czegoś

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The proportion of households who owned their home outright compares to the regional average of 35.1%.
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In older specimens, the proportion of broom and mixed tissues tends to decline, and the laburnum to predominate.
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The proportion of overage machines in 1979 had increased to 77% from 47% in 1952.
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The development received 410,454 visitors in 2009, of which the largest proportion, almost 30% were Singaporean.
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Between 1995 and 2008, the amount of consumer loans has steadily increased out of proportion to bank reserves.
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Although returnability lessens the risk for book stores and helps POD authors get through the door, only a certain proportion of such stock can be returned.
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The proportion of part-time workers was one of the lowest in OECD in 1999.
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The giant panda cub is the smallest baby, compared in proportion to the parents, of any placental mammal.
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The proportion of businesses holding a cash surplus has remained relatively steady for the past four years.
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It is considered good practice to proportion the tenon as one third the thickness of the rail, or as close to this as is practical.
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