Engelsk navneord: portion | |||
1. | portion something determined in relation to something that includes it | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself. I read a portion of the manuscript. The smaller component is hard to reach. The animal constituent of plankton. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | component, component part, constituent, part | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | relation | ||
Mere specifikke termer | balance, base, basis, butt, detail, item, item, language unit, linguistic unit, member, particular, point, remainder, residual, residue, residuum, rest, subpart, substance, unit | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | meronymy, part to whole relation | ||
2. | portion (om genstand) something less than the whole of a human artifact | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The rear part of the house. Glue the two parts together. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | part | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | object, physical object | ||
Mere specifikke termer | appendage, backbone, bit, bottleneck, bulb, butt, component, constituent, cutout, element, foible, fore edge, foredge, forte, fraction, heel, hub, jetsam, limb, neck, peen, piece, pressing, seat, section, segment, shank, spine, stub, toe, turnout, upstage, upstairs, waist, widening, wreckage | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | unit, whole | ||
3. | portion (om handling) the allotment of some amount by dividing something | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Death gets more than its share of attention from theologians. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | parcel, share | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling | ||
4. | portion (om forhold) assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He wanted his share in cash. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | part, percentage, share | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | assets | ||
Mere specifikke termer | allocation, allotment, allowance, cut, dispensation, dole, interest, piece, profit sharing, ration, slice, split, stake, tranche, way | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | earnings, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits | ||
5. | portion (om tilstand) your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Whatever my fortune may be. Deserved a better fate. Has a happy lot. The luck of the Irish. A victim of circumstances. Success that was her portion. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | circumstances, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, luck | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | condition | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bad luck, failure, good fortune, good luck, ill luck, luckiness, misfortune, providence, tough luck | ||
6. | portion (om forhold) money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | dower, dowery, dowry | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | gift | ||
7. | portion (om mad) an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The helpings were all small. His portion was larger than hers. There's enough for two servings each. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | helping, serving | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | ||
Mere specifikke termer | breast, drink, drumstick, libation, medallion, oyster, parson's nose, piece, pope's nose, round, round of drinks, second joint, slice, thigh, white meat, wing | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | mouthful, taste | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | meal, repast | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: portion | |||
1. | portion (om forhold) give out | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | We were assigned new uniforms. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | allot, assign | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out | ||
Mere specifikke termer | allocate, allow, apportion, appropriate, earmark, reserve, set aside | ||