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How to Say "ration" in Spanish

The Spanish word forrationis raciónB2 level.

English → SpanishB2
nounB2
fixed amount of provisions
A small pile of dry biscuits and a piece of cheese wrapped in simple brown paper.

Examples

Los soldados recibieron su ración de combate.

The soldiers received their combat rations.

Durante la guerra, la ración de pan era muy pequeña.

During the war, the bread ration was very small.

El gobierno redujo la ración de agua durante la sequía.

The government reduced the water allowance during the drought.

Collective Use

When talking about rations for a group, you still use the plural 'raciones' to indicate multiple individual units distributed to many people.

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