portion

  • 51portion —    Breuvage. Portion cordiale; dites, potion , s. f.: potion calmante …

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  • 52portion — noun 1》 a part or share.     ↘an amount of food suitable for or served to one person.     ↘Law the part or share of an estate given or descending by law to an heir. 2》 archaic a person s destiny or lot. 3》 (also marriage portion) archaic a dowry …

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  • 53portion — I. n. 1. Part, piece, fragment, bit, scrap, morsel. 2. Share, allotment, division, parcel, lot, quantity, dividend, quota, contingent. 3. Fate, final state. 4. Dowry, wife s fortune. 5. Share, inheritance. II. v. a. 1 …

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  • 54portion — [ˈpɔːʃ(ə)n] noun [C] 1) a part of something Only a small portion of the population could read.[/ex] 2) the amount of food that one person eats at a meal If you eat smaller portions, you will begin to lose weight.[/ex] …

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  • 55portion — por•tion [[t]ˈpɔr ʃən, ˈpoʊr [/t]] n. 1) a part of a whole, either separated from or integrated with it; segment 2) an amount of food served to one person; serving; helping 3) the part of a whole allotted or belonging to a person or group; share… …

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  • 56Portion — Por|ti|on , die; , en <lateinisch> ([An]teil, abgemessene Menge); er ist nur eine halbe Portion (umgangssprachlich für er ist sehr klein, er zählt nicht) …

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  • 57portion — dalis statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Tam tikras visumos kiekis, sudedamasis elementas. atitikmenys: angl. fraction; part; piece; portion vok. Anteil, m; Quote, f; Rate, f rus. доля, f; часть, f pranc. fraction, f;… …

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  • 58portion — porcija statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Vienu kartu imamas medžiagos kiekis. atitikmenys: angl. portion rus. порция …

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  • 59Portion — * Er hat seine Portion. (S. ⇨ Ansehen 29.) Ist wieder angetrunken. Holl.: Hij heeft den brij in t lijf. (Harrebomée, I, 90.) …

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  • 60portion — n. & v. n. 1 a part or share. 2 the amount of food allotted to one person. 3 a specified or limited quantity. 4 one s destiny or lot. 5 a dowry. v.tr. 1 divide (a thing) into portions. 2 (foll. by out) distribute. 3 give a dowry to. 4 (foll. by… …

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