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Meaning of desproporcionat | Babel Free

Adjective feminine CEFR C2
[dəs.pɾu.pur.si.uˈnat]

Definitions

disproportionate (that does not have the proper proportion)

Examples

“«Les imatges mostren un ús desproporcionat de la força per part dels agents». Qui ho ha escrit sap que la policia té l'obligació de fer un ús proporcionat de la força a l'hora d'imposar la llei. Si és desproporcionat, ja està fent malament les coses. Els policies, en la intimitat, riuen molt a costa d'aquest principi de proporcionalitat.”

"The images show a disproportionate use of force by the officers." Whoever wrote it knows that the police have an obligation to make a proportionate use of force when enforcing the law. If it is disproportionate, they are already doing things wrong. The police, in private, laugh a lot at the expense of this principle of proportionality.

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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