Raciones (en. Rations)

/raˈθiones/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Portions of food, usually served on a plate or container.

The restaurant offers generous rations.

El restaurante ofrece raciones abundantes.

Amount of a product assigned for daily consumption.

In the dining hall, limited rations are served to students.

En el comedor se sirven raciones limitadas a los estudiantes.

Division of something into parts or shares.

The doctor recommends eating small rations throughout the day.

El médico recomienda comer raciones pequeñas a lo largo del día.

From Latin 'rationem', which means calculation, account, or reason.

war rations

Portions of food intended for emergency situations.

raciones de guerra

like rations

To refer to the way in which food is served.

como raciones

ration

To decrease the amount of something for controlled consumption.

racionar

rationing

Practice of distributing limited rations in times of scarcity.

racionamiento

portion

Part or quantity that is served or taken from a whole.

porción

Weight gain in a person due to overeating.

Eating so many rations is taking a toll on him.

Comer tantas raciones le está pasando factura.

Exaggerated rations as a joke among friends.

At the party, we were served hilarious rations.

En la fiesta nos sirvieron unas raciones de risa.