portion

porzione

Quantità di cibo servita a una persona.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: a portion of something (I ordered a portion of chips.)

Sinonimi: serving, helping

Espressioni comuni: small portion, generous portion, portion size

parte, porzione

Una parte di qualcosa di più grande o di una quantità totale.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: a portion of something (A portion of the money goes to charity.)

Sinonimi: part, share, section

Espressioni comuni: large portion, small portion, remaining portion

spartire, distribuire

Dividere qualcosa in parti e darle a persone diverse.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: portion something out among people (She portioned the bread out among the children.)

Sinonimi: divide up, share out, distribute

Espressioni comuni: portion something out, portion out food