portion

• Nom désignant une partie, une quantité ou une fraction d'un tout, souvent utilisé pour la nourriture, les quantités ou la division d'un ensemble.

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.

   Partie d'un tout

   • 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.

   Synonymesallocationbitchunkfractionpartpiecequotarationsectionsegmentshareslice

2. Serving of foodA2formal

   An amount of food served to one person.

   Portion de nourriture

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

   Synonymesplatefulrationservingshare

3. Allotted shareB1formal

   A specific amount or quantity assigned to someone.

   Part allouée

   • 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.

   Synonymesallocationallotmentallowancedivisionmeasurepartquotarationshare

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de diviser quelque chose en portions ou de répartir des parts.

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.

   répartir en parts

   • 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.

   Synonymesallocateallotapportiondistributedividedole outparcel outrationshare-out

Variantes phrasalportion out