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  • 31portion — por|tion1 [ˈpo:ʃən US ˈpo:r ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin portio] 1.) a part of something larger, especially a part that is different from the other parts portion of ▪ The front portion of the rocket breaks off. ▪ The rent on… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32PORTION — n. f. Partie d’un tout divisé, ou considéré comme tel. Les héritiers ont partagé tout le bien du défunt en quatre portions. Portions égales. Portions inégales. La moindre portion. La meilleure portion. Portion de cercle. Il ne retint pour lui… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 33portion — I UK [ˈpɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n] / US [ˈpɔrʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms portion : singular portion plural portions ** 1) a) a part of an amount or total portion of: We re spending a larger portion of our income on entertainment. Only a small portion of… …

    English dictionary

  • 34portion — por|tion1 [ pɔrʃn ] noun count ** 1. ) portion of a part of an amount or total: We re spending a larger portion of our income on entertainment. Only a small portion of the population could tell you what the government s policy is. a ) a part of… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 35portion — [[t]pɔ͟ː(r)ʃ(ə)n[/t]] portions 1) N COUNT: N of n A portion of something is a part of it. Damage was confined to a small portion of the castle... I have spent a fairly considerable portion of my life here... I had learnt a portion of the Koran …

    English dictionary

  • 36portion — 1 noun (C) 1 a part of something larger, especially a part that is different from the other parts (+ of): The front portion of the rocket breaks off. | The factory represents only a small portion of the company s interests. 2 an amount of food… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 37Portion congrue — Dans de nombreuses paroisses de France sous l Ancien Régime, la dîme n est pas perçue directement par le curé mais par de gros décimateurs appelés curé primitif : ceux ci reversent au curé desservant une partie de cette dîme appelée la… …

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  • 38portion — noun 1 part/share ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, good, huge, large, major, significant, sizeable, substantial ▪ small …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 39Portion — Batzen (umgangssprachlich); Brocken; Klumpen; Klumpatsch (umgangssprachlich); Haufen; Stück * * * Por|ti|on [pɔr ts̮i̯o:n], die; , en: meist für eine Person bestimmte, abgemessene Menge [von Speisen]: die Portionen in der Kantine sind sehr klein; …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 40Portion — Por·ti·on [ tsi̯oːn] die; , en; 1 die Menge Essen, die für eine Person bestimmt ist <eine große, doppelte Portion; eine Portion Eis, Kartoffelsalat, Pommes frites> 2 eine Portion Kaffee / Tee zwei Tassen (ein Kännchen) Kaffee / Tee || ID… …

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