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ra·tion  (rshn, rshn)

n.

1. A fixed portion, especially an amount of food allotted to persons in military service or to civilians in times of scarcity.

2. rations Food issued or available to members of a group.

tr.v. ra·tioned, ra·tion·ing, ra·tions

1. To supply with rations.

2. To distribute as rations: rationed out flour and sugar. See Synonyms at distribute.

3. To restrict to limited allotments, as during wartime.

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[French, from Latin rati, ratin-, calculation; see ratio.]

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ration [ˈræʃən]

n

1.

a.  a fixed allowance of food, provisions, etc., esp a statutory one for civilians in time of scarcity or soldiers in time of war a tea ration

b.  (as modifier) a ration book

2. a sufficient or adequate amount you've had your ration of television for today

vb (tr)

1. (Military) (often foll by out) to distribute (provisions), esp to an army

2. to restrict the distribution or consumption of (a commodity) by (people) the government has rationed sugar sugar is short, so I'll have to ration you See also rations

[via French from Latin ratiō calculation; see reason]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ration - the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced" fare - the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed field ration - rations issued for United States troops in the field
	2.	ration - a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity) share, percentage, portion, part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"
Verb	1.	ration - restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city" circumscribe, confine, limit - restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
	2.	ration - distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed" ration out allocate, apportion - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"

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ration

noun

allowance, quota, allotment, provision, helping, part, share, measure, dole, portion The meat ration was down to one pound per person per week.

plural noun

supplies, stores, provisions, necessities, food, commons (Brit.), kai (N.Z. informal), provender emergency food rations

verb

1. limit, control, restrict, save, budget, conserve Staples such as bread, rice and tea are already being rationed.

2. distribute, issue, deal, dole, allocate, give out, allot, mete, apportion, measure out, parcel out I had a flask so I rationed out cups of tea

Translations

ration [ˈræʃən]

A. N (= portion) → ración f, porción f rations (Mil etc) → víveres mpl, suministro msing
to be on ration [bread, milk] → estar racionado
to be on short rations → andar escaso de víveres
when they put bread on the ration → cuando racionaron el pan
it's off the ration now → ya no está racionado
to draw one's rations → recibir los víveres

B. VT (also ration out) → racionar
they are rationed to one kilo a day → están racionados a un kilo por día

C. CPD ration book, ration card N → cartilla f de racionamiento

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ration [ˈræʃ^ən]

n → ration f
the weekly bread ration → la ration de pain hebdomadaire ration book, ration card, ration coupon

vt → rationner rations

npl → rations fpl
emergency food rations → des rations alimentaires d'urgence

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ration [, (US)]

n → Ration f; (fig) → Quantum nt; rations (= food) → Rationen pl; to put somebody on short rations → jdn auf halbe Ration setzen; ration book → Bezugsscheinbuch nt; ration card or coupon (Brit) → Bezugsschein m; (for food) → ˜ Lebensmittelkarte f → /-marke f

vt goods, food → rationieren; (state, government also) → bewirtschaften; there is a sugar shortage, so it’s being rationed → Zucker ist knapp und wird daher rationiert; he was rationed to 1 kg → ihm wurde nur 1 kg erlaubt; I’m going to ration you to one biscuit a day → ich werde dich kurzhalten, du bekommst nur einen Keks pro Tag; he rationed himself to five cigarettes a day → er erlaubte sich (dat) → nur fünf Zigaretten pro Tag

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ration [ˈræʃ/ən]

1. n → razione f
to be on ration (food) → essere razionato/a
to be on short rations (person) → essere a razioni ridotte

2. vt (also ration out) → razionare
to ration sb to sth → imporre a qn un limite di qc

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ration [ˈræʃ/ən]

1. n → razione f
to be on ration (food) → essere razionato/a
to be on short rations (person) → essere a razioni ridotte

2. vt (also ration out) → razionare
to ration sb to sth → imporre a qn un limite di qc

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ration

n ration [ˈrӕʃən]

a measured amount of food etc allowed during a particular period of time The soldiers were each given a ration of food for the day. rantsoen حِصَّه дажба příděl ration die Ration μερίδα φαγητού ración (toidu)norm جیره روزانه annos ration מָנָה रसद obrok élelmiszeradag jatah matarskammtur razione 配給 (식품의) 할당량 norma, davinys norma; deva catuan rantsoen rasjon racja, przydział ração raţie паёк prídel obrok hrane sledovanje ranson ปริมาณอาหาร tayın, rasyon 配給 порція, раціон مقرر شدہ خوراک khẩu phần 定量

v

to allow only a certain amount of (food etc) to a person or animal during a particular period of time During the oil shortage, petrol was rationed. gerantsoeneer يُوَزِّع بِحِصَص مُعَيَّنَه разпределям на дажби (být) na příděl rationere rationieren μοιράζω με δελτίο racionar normeerima سهمیه بندی کردن؛ جیره بندی کردن säännöstellä rationner לְהַקצִיב निश्चित आहार-मात्रा देना ograničiti adagol, jegyre ad menjatah skammta razionare 配給する (할당량으로) 지급하다 normuoti normēt (devu) dicatu rantsoeneren rasjonere, sette på rasjon racjonować racionar a raţionaliza нормировать (byť) na prídel omejiti porabo ograničiti snabdevanje ransonera ปริมาณอาหารที่แบ่งสรร vesika ile vermek, karne ile dağıtmak 配給 видавати пайок مقرر شدہ خوراک دینا chia khẩu phần 配给

n pl rations

the amount of food allowed to a soldier etc. rantsoen أرْزاق احْتِياطيَّه дажби dávky potravin ration die Verpflegung σιτηρέσιο (πληθ.) ración toiduportsjonid آذوقه؛ خوراک muona-annos rations הַקצָבָה राशन ograničeni obroci (napi) élelem, (fej)adag jatah skammtur razioni 配給量 배급량 maisto davinys pārtikas deva jumlah catuan rantsoen rasjon aprowizacja, racja ração provizii норма довольствия proviant obroki hrane sledovanje []ranson ปริมาณอาหารสำหรับทหาร tayın, erzak 官兵的每日口糧 продовольство رسد khẩu phần thức ăn trong quân đội 给养

ration out

to give or allow a ration of (food etc), eg to a number of people. rantsoeneer, uitdeel يُعْطي حِصَّة طعام إلى عَدَد من الناس снабдявам с провизии vydat na příděl uddele i rationer zuteilen χωρίζω φαγητό σε μερίδες racionar normi järgi jagama تقسیم کردن خوراک säännöstellä rationner לְהַקצִיב (आपूर्ति) सीमित करना, लागू करना racionirano snadbjevanje kiadagol membagikan jatah skammta razionare 配給する 배급하다 išduoti/skirti davinį izsniegt devu; izdalīt mencatukan op rantsoen stellen dele ut rasjoner, porsjonere ut, rasjonere wydzielać, racjonować racionar a împărţi în mod egal выдавать паёк vydať na prídel dodeliti obrok ograničiti snabdevanje ransonera ut ปันส่วน dağıtmak 配給(食物等) нормувати تھوڑی تھوری مقدار میں دینا chia khẩu phần 分发