fraction

fracción, pequeña parte

Una parte de algo, especialmente una parte muy pequeña.

En inglés sencillo: A part of something, especially a very small part.

• We paid only a fraction of the cost.
• She paused for a fraction of a second.
• Only a small fraction of the visitors stayed overnight.

Cómo se usa: a fraction of something (The repairs cost a fraction of the price of a new car.)

Sinónimos: part, portion

Antónimos: whole

Expresiones frecuentes: a fraction of something, tiny fraction, fraction of a second

fracción, quebrado

Número escrito con otro debajo, como 1/2 o 3/4, que representa partes de una unidad.

En inglés sencillo: A number written as one number over another, such as one half or three quarters.

• One half is a fraction.
• We learned to add fractions at school.
• Can you write this decimal as a fraction?

Expresiones frecuentes: add a fraction, simplify a fraction, proper fraction, equivalent fraction