portion

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɔːrʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɔrʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pôr′shən, pōr′-)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
portion n (section)porción nf
  sección nf
  parte nf
Note: Área es femenino pero se utiliza con el artículo el para evitar la cacofonía, igual que agua y hada.
 We need to resurface this portion of the road.
 Debemos repavimentar esta porción de la calle.
portion n (of food)porción nf
  ración nf
 Robert gave everyone a portion of stew.
 Robert le dio a todos una porción de guiso.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
portion n figurative (allocation of [sth] for [sb])parte nf
  porción nf
 Each of us receives his or her portion of troubles in this life.
 Todos recibimos nuestra parte de problemas en la vida.
portion n (part of an estate)parte nf
 All the heirs will receive their portions by the end of the month.
 Todos los herederos recibirán su parte a fin de mes.
portion [sth] out vtr phrasal sep (divide into portions)dividir⇒ vtr
  fraccionar⇒ vtr
 Agatha portioned the work out among the team, so that everyone had something to do.
 Agatha dividió el trabajo entre el equipo, para que todos tuvieran algo que hacer.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
marriage portion n archaic (law: dowry)dote nf
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'portion' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
airspace - aliquot - allocation - allotment - allowance - appetizer - chicken thigh - crowned - cut - daintiness - dainty - divvy - end - generous - helping - leg - lion's share - medallion - medium - middle ear - part - piece - pizza slice - proportion - quantum - quota - rear end - section - single-serve - slice - sliver - supersize - thigh - tithe - top part - tranche
Spanish:
porción - ración - cuota - parte - cantón - cupo - miaja - papo - pincho - quesito - racionero - solapo

Collocations: portion sizes, eat a [half, full, small, large, kid's] portion, only a [small, half] portion please, more...

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