proportion

proporzione

Dimensione o quantità di una parte rispetto a un’altra parte o al tutto.

In inglese semplice: The size or amount of one part compared with another part or the whole.

• A small proportion of students walk to school.
• What proportion of your budget goes on food?
• The proportions of flour and water affect the dough.

Come si usa: a proportion of something (A large proportion of our income goes on rent.); in proportion to something (The cost rises in proportion to the size.)

Sinonimi: ratio, share

Espressioni comuni: proportion of something, large proportion, in proportion

ripartire equamente

Dividere qualcosa in parti uguali.

In inglese semplice: To divide something into equal shares.

• They proportioned the food into equal shares.
• We must proportion the supplies equally among the workers.
• The clerk proportioned the payment among the three owners.

Come si usa: proportion something among someone (They proportioned the supplies equally among the teams.)

Sinonimi: divide equally, apportion

Espressioni comuni: proportion the supplies, proportion something equally