was rationing
-estuve racionando
Past progressiveconjugation ofration.There are other translations for this conjugation.

ration

ration(
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shihn
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la ración
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Everybody complained when their food rations were reduced.Todos se quejaron cuando les redujeron sus raciones de comida.
b. la porción
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Take your ration and be grateful that you get anything at all.Toma tu porción y está agradecido por recibir al menos algo.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. racionar
Because of the recession, the government rationed each family one bag of flour and a dozen eggs each week.Debido a la recesión, el gobierno les racionó una bolsa de harina y una docena de huevos a cada familia por semana.
rations
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
a. los víveres
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Make sure you pack enough rations for your trip so you don't get hungry at sea.Asegúrate de empacar suficientes víveres para tu viaje para no tener hambre en el mar.
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