percent oor Afrikaans

percent

/pɜɹ.sɛnt/, /pəˈsɛnt/ adjektief, naamwoord

percentage.

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persent

naamwoord

A part or other object per hundred

Land covers about 30 percent of the surface of the earth.
Grond bedek omtrent 30 persent van die wêreld se oppervlakte.

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voorbeelde

In five years (1993-98), the number of animals almost halved, and by 2002 the population had plummeted by 97 percent.
Binne vyf jaar (1993-98) is die aantal diere met byna die helfte verminder, en teen 2002 was die bevolking 97 persent minder.

Only 24 percent of Sweden’s Lutheran clergymen feel they can preach about heaven and hell “with a clear conscience,” while a quarter of the French priests are even unsure about the resurrection of Jesus.
Net 24 persent van Swede se Lutherse geestelikes voel dat hulle “met ’n skoon gewete” oor die hemel en die hel kan preek, terwyl ’n kwart van die Franse priesters selfs onseker is oor die opstanding van Jesus.

Villages using the covers saw dengue fever rates go from between 11 and 22 percent down to 0.4 percent.
In dorpies waar die deksels gebruik is, het denguekoorsgevalle van tussen 11 en 22 persent tot 0,4 persent afgeneem.

However, since it is estimated that only 10 percent of victims report their loss, it is impossible to determine the full extent of the problem accurately.
Maar aangesien slegs 10 persent van die slagoffers na raming hulle verliese aanmeld, is dit onmoontlik om die volle omvang van die probleem met sekerheid te bepaal.

Small wonder that the recovery rate is a paltry 15 percent.
Dit is geen wonder dat ’n skrale 15 persent teruggevind word nie.

In the United States, the Mississippi River alone empties almost 60 percent more water into the sea each year than all the rivers and streams in Australia combined.
In die Verenigde State vloei daar elke jaar byna 60 persent meer water in die see uit die Mississippirivier alleen as uit al die riviere en strome in Australië saam.

Globally, the peak of auxiliary and regular pioneers together was 1,110,251, a 34.2-percent increase over 1996!
Wêreldwyd was die gesamentlike hoogtepunt in hulp- en gewone pioniers 1110 251, ’n vermeerdering van 34,2 persent oor 1996!

Interception rates for cocaine are about 30 percent and only 10 to 15 percent for heroin, the report said.
Omtrent 30 persent van die kokaïen en slegs 10 tot 15 persent van die heroïen word onderskep, het die verslag gesê.

On the other hand, one researcher estimated that a woman locked in a stormy marriage runs a 237 percent greater risk of bearing an emotionally or physically damaged baby than a woman in a secure relationship.
Aan die ander kant het een navorser bereken dat die moontlikheid 237 persent groter is dat ’n vrou wat in ’n stormagtige huwelik vasgevang is, ’n baba met emosionele of fisiese skade sal hê as ’n vrou in ’n hegte verhouding.

In 1996 the actual rate of suicide among those over 65 also went up, by 9 percent, for the first time in 40 years.
In 1996 het die aantal selfmoorde onder diegene ouer as 65 vir die eerste keer in 40 jaar ook toegeneem, met 9 persent.

On the other hand, 49 percent of boys want parents to “let children play outdoors,” while girls wish parents would “have fun playing with their children.”
Daarteenoor wil 49 persent van die seuns hê dat ouers “kinders buite moet laat speel”, terwyl meisies graag wil hê dat ouers “dit moet geniet om saam met hulle kinders te speel”.

The Asahi Evening News reports: “More than 50 percent of the polled students said yes to the assertions that ‘since present society attaches importance to money and things, spiritual affluence is being neglected.’”
Die Asahi Evening News berig: “Meer as 50 persent van die studente wat ondervra is, het saamgestem met die stellings dat ‘aangesien die teenswoordige gemeenskap waarde aan geld en dinge heg, geestelike rykdom verwaarloos word’.”

And scholastically Maria is in the top 10 percent of her class.
En op akademiese gebied is Maria een van die toppresteerders in haar klas.

Thus, many middle- aged women, regardless of culture or country, carry nearly 40 percent of their body weight in fat.
Dus bestaan baie middeljarige vroue, ongeag hulle kultuur of land, se liggaamsgewig uit amper 40 persent vet.

It is estimated that by the end of the war 93 percent of the population of the world was involved.
Daar word geskat dat 93 persent van die wêreldbevolking teen die einde van die oorlog daarby betrokke was.

Industries were given target dates to reduce river pollutants by 90 percent.
Nywerhede het ’n keerdatum gekry waarop hulle die rivier se besoedelstowwe met 90 persent moes verminder.

Forests cover about 45 percent of the land.
Woude bedek nagenoeg 45 persent van die land.

Today over 90 million Chinese are counted as elderly, and it is estimated that by the end of the century, the figure will rise to 130 million, or 11 percent of the population.
Vandag word oor die 90 miljoen Chinese as bejaard beskou, en daar word gereken dat die syfer teen die einde van die eeu tot 130 miljoen, of 11 persent van die bevolking, sal styg.

Experts estimate that of the vertebrates native to Germany, “40 percent of all mammals, 75 percent of reptiles, 58 percent of amphibians, 64 percent of freshwater fishes, and 39 percent of birds are endangered species,” reports the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Volgens die Süddeutsche Zeitung raam deskundiges dat van die gewerwelde diere wat inheems aan Duitsland is “40 persent van alle soogdiere, 75 persent reptiele, 58 persent amfibieë, 64 persent varswatervisse en 39 persent voëls bedreigde spesies is”.

According to the newspaper The Star of Johannesburg, 600,000 people worldwide —or 15 percent of all of those infected— have been infected with the AIDS virus from blood or blood products since AIDS was identified.
Volgens die Johannesburgse koerant The Star is 600 000 mense oor die hele wêreld—of 15 persent van almal wat besmet is—sedert vigs geïdentifiseer is deur bloed of bloedprodukte met die vigsvirus besmet.

Young husbands are the most willing to help; 60 percent of them agree that “men should share housework as much as they can,” and 29 percent claim that they “don’t mind helping.”
Jonggetroude mans is die gewilligste om te help; 60 persent van hulle stem saam dat “mans soveel moontlik met die huiswerk moet help” en 29 persent sê dat hulle “nie omgee om te help nie”.

The paper cites one estimate made by an attorney that 58.8 percent of suicide attempts by children are attributable to their being abused.
Die koerant meld ’n raming deur ’n prokureur waarin hy sê dat 58,8 persent van selfmoordpogings deur kinders toegeskryf kan word aan die feit dat hulle mishandel word.

According to the International Herald Tribune, over a billion TV sets cover the globe, 50 percent more than there were five years ago.
Volgens die International Herald Tribune is daar wêreldwyd meer as ’n miljard TV-stelle, 50 persent meer as vyf jaar gelede.

Nearly 20 percent of all high school students carry a weapon of some sort.
Bykans 20 persent van alle hoërskoolleerlinge dra die een of ander wapen.

Reported cases of child abuse in Japan soared 30 percent during fiscal 1998, compared with the previous year, says Asahi Evening News.
Aangemelde gevalle van kindermishandeling in Japan het gedurende die 1998-belastingjaar met 30 persent gestyg in vergelyking met die vorige jaar, sê Asahi Evening News.