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help·ing  (hlpng)

n.

A single portion of food.

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helping [ˈhɛlpɪŋ]

n

(Cookery) a single portion of food taken at a meal

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

helping - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" serving, portion meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time mouthful, taste - a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it" drumstick - the lower joint of the leg of a fowl second joint, thigh - the upper joint of the leg of a fowl white meat, breast - meat carved from the breast of a fowl wing - the wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings" medallion - a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat); "medallions of veal" oyster - a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl parson's nose, pope's nose - the tail of a dressed fowl slice, piece - a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread" round of drinks, round - a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round" drink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" libation - a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

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helping

noun portion, serving, ration, piece, dollop (informal), plateful extra helpings of ice-cream

Translations

helping [ˈhelpɪŋ]

A. ADJ to give or lend sb a helping hand → echarle una mano a algn

B. N → porción f, ración f
he came back for second helpings → vino a servirse más

helping [ˈhɛlpɪŋ] n → portion f
helping hand n → coup m de main
to give sb a helping hand, to lend sb a helping hand → donner un coup de main à qn

helping

n (at table, fig) → Portion f; to take a second helping of something → sich (dat) → noch einmal von etw nehmen; he even had a third helping → er nahm sich (dat) → sogar noch eine dritte Portion; the public appetite for huge helpings of nostalgia → das Bedürfnis der Öffentlichkeit nach großen Portionen Nostalgie

adj attr to give or lend a helping hand to somebody → jdm helfen, jdm behilflich sein; if you want a helping hand … → wenn Sie Hilfe brauchen, …

helping [ˈhɛlpɪŋ] n → porzione f
you've had two helpings of dessert already → ti sei già servito due volte di dolce

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helping [ˈhɛlpɪŋ] n → porzione f
you've had two helpings of dessert already → ti sei già servito due volte di dolce