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    Ración (en. Portion)

    /raˈsjon/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Fraction of food or drink that is assigned to a person.
    The army provides a daily ration to each soldier.
    El ejército proporciona una ración diaria a cada soldado.
    Portion of something that is usually consumed or used.
    The food ration in the cafeteria is enough for everyone.
    La ración de la comida en el comedor es suficiente para todos.
    Action of rationing; limiting the consumption of scarce goods.
    During the war, bread had to be rationed.
    Durante la guerra, hubo que racionar el pan.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'rationem', which means 'calculation' or 'measure'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    food ration
    Portion of food that is served or consumed.
    ración de comida
    daily ration
    Amount of something that is dispensed each day.
    ración diaria
    ration the resources
    To limit the use of scarce resources.
    racionar los recursos

    Related Words

    ration
    Limit the consumption of something.
    racionar
    rationing
    Action of distributing rations.
    racionamiento
    portion
    Part of something considered as a whole.
    porción

    Slang Meanings

    A sufficient amount of something.
    That party had a good ration of fun.
    Esa fiesta tuvo buena ración de diversión.
    Food, in a colloquial context.
    After training, we need a good ration.
    Después de entrenar, necesitamos una buena ración.