portion

• Sustantivo que designa una parte, cantidad o ración de algo, frecuentemente usado en el contexto de la comida, las cantidades o la división de un todo.

A noun referring to a part, share, or serving of something, often used in the context of food, quantities, or divisions of a whole.

1. Part of a wholeB1formal

   A part or share of something larger.

   Parte de un todo

   • She ate only a small portion of her meal.
   • The company donated a portion of its profits to charity.
   • He inherited a significant portion of the estate.

   Sinónimosallocationbitchunkfractionpartpiecequotarationsectionsegmentshareslice

2. Serving of foodA2formal

   An amount of food served to one person.

   Ración de comida

   • The restaurant serves generous portions of pasta.
   • She asked for a smaller portion of dessert.
   • The portion sizes here are quite large.

   Sinónimosplatefulrationservingshare

3. Allotted shareB1formal

   A specific amount or quantity assigned to someone.

   Porción asignada

   • Each student received a portion of the research budget.
   • The government allocated a portion of funds for education.
   • His portion of the inheritance was substantial.

   Sinónimosallocationallotmentallowancedivisionmeasurepartquotarationshare

• Verbo que se utiliza para indicar la acción de dividir algo en partes o distribuir porciones.

A verb used to indicate the act of dividing something into parts or distributing shares.

1. Divide and distributeB2formal

   To divide something into parts and give them to people.

   repartir en porciones

   • She portioned the cake among the children.
   • The food was portioned out equally to all guests.
   • He portioned the land into several lots for sale.

   Sinónimosallocateallotapportiondistributedividedole outparcel outrationshare-out

Variantes phrasalportion out