razão — meaning in English
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English meaning
- rate noun A measure of how fast something happens, or how one quantity compares to another.
- ratio noun A comparison between two amounts, showing how many times one contains the other.
- reason noun A cause or explanation for something; the motive behind an action.
- sake noun The purpose, reason, or benefit behind doing something (used in phrases like "for the sake of").
Senses
razão is used for these senses in English:
- rate The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another. [from 15th c.]
- ratio A number representing a comparison between two named things.
- ratio (Internet) The number of comments to a post or other expression on social media relative to the number of likes; a high ratio suggests disagreement with the contents of the original post.
- reason An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.
- reason That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
- reason (uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
- sake purpose or end; reason
rate — full definition
- noun A measure of how fast something happens, or how one quantity compares to another.
- noun A fixed price charged for something.
- verb To give something a score or ranking based on quality.
ratio — full definition
- noun A comparison between two amounts, showing how many times one contains the other.
- verb In social media slang, to reply to a post with far more engagement than the post itself received, usually to criticize or mock it.