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ration

/ˈɹæʃən/

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noun

Ración, porción

A portion of some limited resource allocated to a person or group.

Examples :

"During the drought, each family received a daily ration of water. "

Durante la sequía, cada familia recibió una ración diaria de agua.

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verb

Racionar, suministrar

To supply with a ration; to limit (someone) to a specific allowance of something.

Examples :

"We rationed ourselves to three sips of water a day until we were rescued."

Nos racionamos a tres sorbos de agua al día hasta que nos rescataron.

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verb

Racionar, limitar

To portion out (especially during a shortage of supply); to limit access to.

Examples :

"By the third day on the raft, we had to ration our water."

Para el tercer día en la balsa, tuvimos que racionar nuestra agua.

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verb

Racionar, restringir

To restrict (an activity etc.)

Examples :

"Our present health care system is rationed only to those who can afford it because of unnecessary high cost, lack of insurance coverage by 47 million people, and exorbitant prescription prices."

Nuestro actual sistema de atención médica está racionado solo para aquellos que pueden pagarlo debido a los costos innecesariamente altos, la falta de cobertura de seguro para 47 millones de personas y los precios exorbitantes de los medicamentos recetados.

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