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dis·pro·por·tion·ate

(dĭs′prə-pôr′shə-nĭt)
adj.
Out of proportion, as in size, shape, or amount.
dis′pro·por′tion·ate·ly adv.
dis′pro·por′tion·ate·ness n.
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Adv. 1. disproportionately - out of proportion; "this wall is disproportionately long"
proportionately - in proportion; "the height of this wall must be reduced proportionately to give the room pleasant dimensions"
2. disproportionately - to a disproportionate degree; "his benefits were disproportionately generous"
proportionally, proportionately - to a proportionate degree; "your salary will rise proportionately to your workload"
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Translations
بِصورَةٍ غَيْر مُتَناسِبَه
nepoměrněnepřiměřeně
uforholdsmæssigt
epäsuhtaisestisuhteettomasti
aránytalanul
ójafnt, misjafnt
neúmerne
orantısız biçimde

disproportionately

[ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃnɪtlɪ] ADV → desproporcionadamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

disproportionately

[ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːrʃənətli] adv
disproportionately high → disproportionné(e)
a disproportionately high suicide rate → un taux de suicide disproportionné
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

disproportionately

adv (+adj) → unverhältnismäßig ; affect → unverhältnismäßig stark ; suffer → unverhältnismäßig viel; disproportionately large numbers of ... → unverhältnismäßig viele ...; immigrants were disproportionately represented → Einwanderer stellten einen unverhältnismäßig großen Anteil dar ; the new tax will fall disproportionately on the poor → die neue Steuer wird die Armen unverhältnismäßig stark belasten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

disproportionately

[ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃnɪtlɪ] adv → in modo sproporzionato
disproportionately large → di una grandezza sproporzionata
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

disproportionate

(disprəˈpoːʃənət) adjective
(often with to) too large or too small in relation to something else. His head looks disproportionate (to his body). buite verhouding غَيْر مُتَناسِب، غَيْر مُتَكافِئ несъразмерен desproporcionado nepřiměřený (k) unverhältnismäßig i misforhold δυσανάλογος desproporcionado ebavõrdeline بی تناسب؛ نا متناسب suhteeton disproportionné שְׁאֵינוֹ בַּיָחַס הַנָכוֹן असंगति nesklad, nesrazmjer aránytalan tidak sesuai ósamsvarandi, í röngu hlutfalli sproporzionato 不釣合いな 불균형인 neproporcingas neproporcionāls tidak seimbang onevenredig uforholdsmessig, urimelig i forhold til nieproporcjonalny بې تناسب desproporcionado disproporţional (faţă de) непропорциональный neprimeraný (k) nesorazmeren neproporcionalan oproportionerlig ไม่ได้สัดส่วน orantısız 不相稱的,不成比例的 непропорційний, нерозмірний تناسب ، اعتدال سے عاری thiếu cân đối 不相称的,不成比例的
ˌdisproˈportionately adverb
oneweredig, ongelyk بِصورَةٍ غَيْر مُتَناسِبَه / مُتَكافِئَه несъразмерно desproporcionadamente nepřiměřeně, nepoměrně unverhältnismäßig uforholdsmæssigt δυσανάλογα desproporcionadamente ebavõrdeliselt بطور نامتناسب suhteettomasti de façon disproportionnée בְּיָחַס לֹא נָכוֹן असंगति से neskladan, nesrazmjeran aránytalanul secara tidak sesuai ójafnt, misjafnt in modo sproporzionato 不釣合いに 불균형 하게 neproporcingai neproporcionāli secara tidak seimbang onevenredig uforholdsmessig nieproporcjonalnie د نا متناسب توګه desproporcionadamente (în mod) dis­proporţional непропорционально neúmerne nesorazmerno neproporcionalno oproportionerligt อย่างไม่ได้สัดส่วน orantısız biçimde 不成比例地 непропорційно غیر متناسب انداز میں thiếu cân đối 不相称地,不成比例地
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