"fraction" meaning in French

See fraction in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fʁak.sjɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-fraction.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-fraction.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-fraction.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-fraction.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-fraction.wav Forms: fractions [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French fraction, borrowed from Latin fractiō. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|fraction|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French fraction, {{inh+|fr|fro|fraction}} Inherited from Old French fraction, {{bor|fr|la|fractiō}} Latin fractiō Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} fraction f (plural fractions)
  1. (now rare) breakup Tags: archaic, feminine
    Sense id: en-fraction-fr-noun-08WUVybL Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 23 35
  2. fraction (small amount) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fraction-fr-noun-8QxdhORm Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 23 35
  3. (arithmetic) fraction Tags: feminine Coordinate_terms: numérateur, dénominateur
    Sense id: en-fraction-fr-noun-LA8PRYGq Categories (other): French terms with collocations, Arithmetic, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 23 35 Topics: arithmetic
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fractionnaire, fractionnel, fractionner Related terms: fracture

Inflected forms

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          "english": "I fell asleep for a fraction of a second.",
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