one fifth

UK
/wʌn ˈfɪfθ/
US
/wʌn ˈfɪfθ/

Translations

one-fifthnoun

one fifth

one-fifths
pl
UK
/wʌn fɪfθ/
US
/wʌn fɪfθ/
un cinquième
She ate one-fifth of the pizza, leaving the rest for her friends.
Elle a mangé un cinquième de la pizza, laissant le reste à ses amis.
Synonyms
20 percent
one out of five
one-fifthadjective

one fifth

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/wʌn ˈfɪfθ/
US
/wʌn ˈfɪfθ/
cinquièmeEmployé comme adjectif fractionnaire devant un nom.
The one-fifth share of the inheritance was allocated to each sibling.
La part d’un cinquième de l’héritage a été attribuée à chaque frère et sœur.
Synonyms
20 percent
twentieth part
one-fifthnumeral

one fifth

UK
/wʌn ˈfɪfθ/
US
/wʌn ˈfɪfθ/
Fractional numeral used in quantitative contexts
un cinquièmeFraction utilisée pour exprimer une part égale à 0,2.
One-fifth of the employees were laid off during the restructuring.
Un cinquième des employés ont été licenciés pendant la restructuration.

Definitions

one-fifthnoun
One of five equal parts of a whole.
She ate one-fifth of the pizza, leaving the rest for her friends.
one-fifthadjective
Constituting one part of five equal parts of a whole.
The one-fifth share of the inheritance was allocated to each sibling.
one-fifthnumeral
The fraction equal to one divided by five; 0.2 (20 %).
One-fifth of the employees were laid off during the restructuring.