French word

proportionnellement

Pronunciation

IPA/pʁopɔʁsjonɛləmɑ̃/

Meaning

  • adverbproportionally

Example

Les pénalités augmentent proportionnellement au nombre de jours de retard.

The penalties increase proportionally to the number of days overdue.

Illustration for proportionnellement (proportionally)

More examples

Les coûts sont proportionnellement répartis entre les participants.

The costs are distributed proportionally among the participants.

Core concept

A measuring scale whose quantities change together without altering their ratio.

Common phrases

  • répartir proportionnellement entre

    distribute proportionally among ___

  • proportionnellement à

    in proportion to ___

  • payer proportionnellement

    pay proportionally

Similar words

en proportion: In proportion, so that amounts increase or decrease equally relative to their size.
au prorata: With a whole distributed in proportion to the relevant shares.
dans la même proportion: With two or more amounts remaining in the same ratio.

Definition in French

D'une manière indiquant que deux grandeurs ou plus varient selon la même proportion.

Word origin

French inherited the noun proportion from Latin proportio and formed proportionnel, then added -ment to express the corresponding manner.

Usage tips

  • Proportionnellement takes à when linking the quantities or reference point, as in proportionnellement au nombre de jours de retard.

Opposites

  • disproportionnellementdisproportionatelyadverb
  • inégalementunequallyadverb

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