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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVerhältnismaß
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Verhältnismaß
"Das Verhältnismaß ist in diesem Fall gewahrt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The principle or measure of proportionality, especially in legal and administrative contexts ensuring measures are appropriate and necessary.
"Das Gericht prüfte das Verhältnismaß der angeordneten Maßnahmen sorgfältig." - 2
A specific quantitative ratio or scale used for comparison.
"Das technische Design erfordert ein präzises Verhältnismaß zwischen den Komponenten."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from German 'Verhältnis' (ratio, proportion, relationship) and 'Maß' (measure, degree). The compound historically evolved in legal, technical, and mathematical contexts to denote proportionality or a standard ratio.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Verhältnismaß" is said worldwide
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proportionnalité
Transliteration: proportionnalité
"Le principe de proportionnalité doit être respecté."
Verhältnismaß
Transliteration: Verhältnismaß
"Das Verhältnismaß ist in diesem Fall gewahrt."
proporzionalità
Transliteration: proporzionalità
"Il principio di proporzionalità è fondamentale."
proporcionalidad
Transliteration: proporcionalidad
"Se debe aplicar el principio de proporcionalidad."
proporcionalidade
Transliteration: proporcionalidade
"A proporcionalidade da medida foi questionada."
अनुपात
Transliteration: anupat
"यह एक महत्वपूर्ण अनुपात है।"
比例
Transliteration: bǐlì
"我们必须保持正确的比例。"
비례성
Transliteration: biraeseong
"비례성의 원칙이 적용됩니다."
比例性
Transliteration: hireisei
"比例性の原則が重要です。"
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