Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Minority"
The meaning of "Minority" in various phrases and sentences
Q:
"We were outnumbered."
It means "We were in the minority" or "We were in the majority"
ne anlama geliyor?
It means "We were in the minority" or "We were in the majority"
ne anlama geliyor?
A:
We were outnumbered means there were more of them than there were of us — it can only mean we were in the minority. It can’t mean we were in the majority.
Q:
a minority investor in Deciem and to strip Brandon Truaxe as in The Ontario judge sided with beauty giant Estée Lauder, a minority investor in Deciem, to strip Brandon Truaxe of his role as co-chief executive. ne anlama geliyor?
A:
a minority investor = someone who owns part of a company, but does not own the biggest part of it
strip Brandon Truaxe of his role = force Brandon Truaxe to quit his job
strip Brandon Truaxe of his role = force Brandon Truaxe to quit his job
Q:
minority ne anlama geliyor?
A:
When you are talking about more than one group, the group with less people is the minority.
Q:
Token minority ne anlama geliyor?
A:
the only non white person in a group of people
Q:
you have to be a minority sidekick in a bad movie to pull that off ne anlama geliyor?
A:
The minority is a small part of something. For example, in America Caucasians are the majority and Asians are a minority. There are many Caucasians living in America, but not many Asians.
A sidekick is a superhero's assistant. For example, Robin is Batman's sidekick.
To pull something off means to get away with doing something, usually bad or unlikely. For example, "Only Houdini could pull off an amazing escape like that!"
So, to pull off whatever "that" is, you would have to be a minority, a sidekick, and it would only happen in a movie, not in real life. I may be able to explain more if you let me know what "that" action is.
A sidekick is a superhero's assistant. For example, Robin is Batman's sidekick.
To pull something off means to get away with doing something, usually bad or unlikely. For example, "Only Houdini could pull off an amazing escape like that!"
So, to pull off whatever "that" is, you would have to be a minority, a sidekick, and it would only happen in a movie, not in real life. I may be able to explain more if you let me know what "that" action is.
Example sentences using "Minority"
Q:
minority ile örnek cümleler göster.
A:
thank you very much
Q:
minority ile örnek cümleler göster.
A:
minority is used as opposed to majority for example a minority government is a government that doesn't have support by the majority of the Parliament.
Q:
minority ile örnek cümleler göster.
A:
Asian people is a 'minority' in UK.
Synonyms of "Minority" and their differences
Q:
visual minority ve visible minority arasındaki fark nedir?
A:
Where exactly did you see the term “visual minority”? To me, it doesn't sound very idiomatic.
A visible minority = A visually recognizable racial group
Eg.
“It's wrong to presume that white people won't adequately represent minorities, or that a visible minority can inherently represent them any better.”
A visible minority = A visually recognizable racial group
Eg.
“It's wrong to presume that white people won't adequately represent minorities, or that a visible minority can inherently represent them any better.”
Q:
You might be in the minority. ve You might be the minority. arasındaki fark nedir?
A:
“in” is used to state “a part of”; meaning it is “one or more”, without it the minority is just you.
So the first sentence is always grammatically correct, but the second sentence is only correct if you are alone.
The first sentence is more natural.
So the first sentence is always grammatically correct, but the second sentence is only correct if you are alone.
The first sentence is more natural.
Q:
Only a tiny minority of people ve Only a small fraction of people arasındaki fark nedir?
A:
'Fraction' 한국어로 '분수'예요.
Both your sentences mean the same thing! 'A tiny minority' and 'a small fraction' are just different ways of picturing the same idea.
A minority of people:
Both your sentences mean the same thing! 'A tiny minority' and 'a small fraction' are just different ways of picturing the same idea.
A minority of people:
Translations of "Minority"
Q:
Bunu İngilizce (Birleşik Krallık) da nasıl dersiniz? minority
A:
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Other questions about "Minority"
Q:
Which is better: 'They are a minority' or 'They are in the minority'?
Do these sentences differ?
Do these sentences differ?
A:
When referring to a whole group of people, you would use "They are a minority" Example: People with curly hair are a minority here.
To say "They are in the minority" means that someone is part of the minority group. For example, "My curly-haired daughters are in the minority"
To say "They are in the minority" means that someone is part of the minority group. For example, "My curly-haired daughters are in the minority"
Q:
1. Being a minority sometimes makes me feel like I'm an outsider.
2. Being a minority sometimes makes me feel like an outsider.
Are these natural?
Are these the same meanings?
How do you personally say?
(Or which do you personally use?)
2. Being a minority sometimes makes me feel like an outsider.
Are these natural?
Are these the same meanings?
How do you personally say?
(Or which do you personally use?)
A:
they are both very natural and they do have the same meaning. personally, i would use the second one just because it’s shorter than the first, but honestly they both sound very natural.
Q:
even though minority people try to reduce carbon footprint, it's not going well. bu doğru görünüyor mu?
A:
Even though minority of the population tried their best to reduce carbon footprint-still- nothing has changed.
Q:
We should protect minority people, but the social trend is going in the opposite way to what they should'be aiming at. bu doğru görünüyor mu?
A:
We should protect minority people, but the social trend is going in the opposite direction instead of aiming towards the way we should be going.
Q:
You might find yourself in the minority,but have confidence in yourself and have the courage to put your beliefs into action bu doğru görünüyor mu?
A:
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