proportion

/prəˈpɔːʃən/ noun

Translation

› [C] a part of a total number or amount

oran, nispet, miktar

Children make up a large proportion of the world's population. The class consists of both men and women in roughly equal proportions.13901796

out of proportion › If something is out of proportion, it is much bigger or smaller than it should be, when compared to other things.

gereğinden büyük, abartılı, oran dışı, orantısız; aşırı

The punishment is completely out of proportion to the crime.13901796

in proportion › If something is in proportion, it is the right size or shape when compared to other things.

oranında, nispetinde, orantılı

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in proportion to › If something changes in proportion to another thing, it changes to the same degree as that thing.

...a/e oranla/göre/nazaran/kıyasla

Your tax payment increases in proportion to your salary.13901796

blow/get sth out of proportion › to behave as if something that has happened is much worse than it really is

abartmak, büyütmek, mübalağa etmek

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(Definition of proportion noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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