portion

ración, porción

Cantidad de comida que se sirve a una persona.

En inglés sencillo: An amount of food served to one person.

• The portions here are huge.
• Give the children smaller portions.
• Would you like another portion of rice?

Cómo se usa: a portion of something (I ordered a portion of chips.)

Sinónimos: serving, helping

Expresiones frecuentes: small portion, generous portion, portion size

parte, porción

Una parte de algo más grande o de una cantidad total.

En inglés sencillo: A part of a larger thing or amount.

• This portion of the road is closed.
• She saved a large portion of her income.
• Which portions of the report have you read?

Cómo se usa: a portion of something (A portion of the money goes to charity.)

Sinónimos: part, share, section

Expresiones frecuentes: large portion, small portion, remaining portion

repartir, distribuir

Dividir algo en cantidades y entregarlas a distintas personas.

En inglés sencillo: To divide something into amounts and give them to different people.

• Please portion out the rice.
• They portioned the water out equally.
• We portioned out enough food for everyone.

Cómo se usa: portion something out among people (She portioned the bread out among the children.)

Sinónimos: divide up, share out, distribute

Expresiones frecuentes: portion something out, portion out food