la porción
-the portion
See the entry for porción.

porción

la porción(
pohr
-
syohn
)
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. portion
El país explota solo una porción de sus recursos naturales.The country exploits only a portion of its natural resources.
b. chunk
Gastamos una porción de los fondos en reparaciones.We spend a chunk of the funds in repairs.
a. piece
Me comí dos porciones de pastel de chocolate.I had two pieces of chocolate cake.
b. slice
Ya estoy lleno. Me comí cuatro porciones de pizza.I'm full already. I ate four slices of pizza.
a. share
A mí se me ocurrió la idea del proyecto, así que recibo una porción más grande de las ganancias.I came up with the idea of the project, so I get a larger share of the profits.
a. helping
Todavía tengo hambre. ¿Puedo servirme otra porción?I'm still hungry. May I have another helping?
b. serving
Esta receta de lasaña rinde cuatro porciones.This recipe of lasagna makes four servings.
c. portion
El anfitrión calculó una porción y media de ceviche por invitado.The host estimated one and a half portions of ceviche per guest.
a. number
Queda todavía una porción de cosas por resolver antes de cerrar el proyecto.There are still a number of things that need to be resolved before we can bring the project to a close.
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