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I. ra·tion [ˈræʃən] N

1. ration (fixed amount):

ration
Ration f <-, -en>
butter/milk/sugar ration
Butter-/Milch-/Zuckerration f
ration of food
Essensration f
ration book hist
Bezugsscheinbuch nt hist
ration card hist
Bezugsschein m <-(e)s, -e> hist
daily ration
Tagesration f <-, -en>
a full/short ration
eine ganze/halbe Ration
to be [put] on short rations
auf halbe Ration gesetzt werden
more than one's ration of sth fig
jede Menge inf
combat ration MIL
Feldration f

2. ration (food supplies):

rations pl
[Lebensmittel]marken pl

II. ra·tion [ˈræʃən] VB trans

to ration sth
etw rationieren
my children would watch television all day long, but I ration it
meine Kinder würden den ganzen Tag vor dem Fernseher sitzen, aber ich erlaube ihnen nur ganz bestimmte Fernsehzeiten
to ration sth to sth
etw auf etw acc beschränken
I ration myself to three cups of coffee a day
ich habe mir ein Limit von drei Tassen Kaffee pro Tag gesetzt
to ration sb
jdn kurzhalten inf

ˈiron ra·tion N dated

iron ration
eiserne Ration

ration out VB trans

to ration sth ⇆ out
etw [in Rationen] austeilen [o. aufteilen]
Present
Iration
youration
he/she/itrations
weration
youration
theyration
Past
Irationed
yourationed
he/she/itrationed
werationed
yourationed
theyrationed
Present Perfect
Ihaverationed
youhaverationed
he/she/ithasrationed
wehaverationed
youhaverationed
theyhaverationed
Past Perfect
Ihadrationed
youhadrationed
he/she/ithadrationed
wehadrationed
youhadrationed
theyhadrationed
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