transcription, транскрипция: [ pɔ:(r)ʃ(ə)n ]
( portions)
1.
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...
= part
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2.
A portion is the amount of food that is given to one person at a meal.
Desserts can be substituted by a portion of fresh fruit...
The portions were generous.
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