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portion

portion

Meaning of portion

English

an amount of something that is part of a whole

Русский

сколько приходится на кого-то из общего, например из наследства

portion

Pronunciation

British English
/ˈpɔːʃən/
American English
/ˈpɔrʃən/

portion with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом portion

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

9 сочетаний

Часть целого

Part of a whole
a large portion of
большая часть

A large portion of my salary goes to rent every month.

Большая часть моей зарплаты каждый месяц уходит на аренду.

equal portions
равные доли

We split the leftover cake into four equal portions.

Мы разделили оставшийся торт на четыре равные доли.

  • a portion ofчасть
  • a significant portion ofзначительная часть
  • a small portion ofнебольшая часть

Еда

Food
a generous portion
щедрая порция

The waiter brought us a generous portion of fries to share.

Официант принёс нам щедрую порцию картошки фри на двоих.

portion size
размер порции

I use smaller plates at home to keep my portion size down.

Дома я пользуюсь тарелками поменьше, чтобы уменьшить размер порции.

  • portion controlконтроль размера порций
  • a double portionдвойная порция

portion usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Each of us paid a portion of the bill.

Каждый из нас заплатил свою долю счёта.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

A large portion of the budget is for food.

Большая доля бюджета идёт на еду.

portion synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between portion, share, part, proportion, and fraction

S
🇬🇧English
share

The part that belongs to someone

very often

ENEveryone paid their share of the dinner.

P
🇬🇧English
part

The most general word

very often

ENPart of the road is closed.

Advanced: broader words

P
🇬🇧English
proportion

A part seen as a ratio or percentage

often

ENA large proportion of students live at home.

F
🇬🇧English
fraction

A small part of something

often

ENI bought it for a fraction of the price.

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portion meaning: what does it mean?

an amount of something that is part of a whole

portion pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

portion is pronounced as /ˈpɔːʃən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

portion definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Каждый из нас заплатил свою долю счёта. Translation: Each of us paid a portion of the bill.

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