"proportion" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

proportion sustantivo

sustantivo + proportion
Kolokacji: 18
proportion of one's income • proportion of students • proportion of people • proportion of one's citizens • body proportion • ...
proportion + verbo
Kolokacji: 32
proportion rises • proportion increases • proportion falls • proportion varies • proportion declines • ...
verbo + proportion
Kolokacji: 17
reach proportions • contain a proportion • assume proportions • make up a proportion • blow out of proportion • ...
adjetivo + proportion
Kolokacji: 125
large proportion • high proportion • small proportion • significant proportion • great proportion • direct proportion • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 27
(4) direct, inverse
Kolokacji: 2
(8) certain, definite
Kolokacji: 2
(10) mythic, mythical, legendary
Kolokacji: 3
(11) historic, momentous
Kolokacji: 2
(14) perfect, ideal
Kolokacji: 2
1. alarming proportion = niepokojąc proporcję alarming proportion
2. frightening proportion = przerażając proporcję frightening proportion
  • A survey last year showed that a frightening proportion of child car seats would not do their job properly as they hadn't been fitted correctly.
  • The gunmetal sheen of the vessel seemed to swell in frightening proportions as it inched downward.
  • The silence grew again, swelling to almost frightening proportions before Isgrimnur broke it.
  • The city faces a teacher shortage of even more frightening proportions.
  • The simper had grown to frightening proportions.
  • His commitment took on frightening proportions.
  • A world where insects and arachnids grow to frightening proportions.
  • Even families that can afford private counseling for children usually do not seek it until behavioral, emotional or academic problems reach frightening proportions.
  • Thus, according to splitters, the number of endangered species can soar to frightening proportions.
  • He pulled out and looked at her, anger enlarging his eyes to frightening proportions.
3. formidable proportion = potężna proporcja formidable proportion
4. terrifying proportion = przerażając proporcję terrifying proportion
(18) overall, rough, approximate
Kolokacji: 3
(20) overwhelming, exaggerated
Kolokacji: 2
(21) monstrous, grotesque
Kolokacji: 2
(24) epidemic, pandemic
Kolokacji: 2
(25) elegant, graceful, exquisite
Kolokacji: 3
(26) harmonious, balanced
Kolokacji: 2
(27) constant, variable
Kolokacji: 2
preposición + proportion
Kolokacji: 10
of proportions • in proportion • to proportions • out of proportion • for a proportion • ...

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