Translation of rations from English into Dutch
Noun, plural
food
- During the war, soldiers received daily rations.Tijdens de oorlog ontvingen soldaten dagelijkse rantsoenen.
resource portion
- The refugees were given rations of water and bread.De vluchtelingen kregen rantsoenen van water en brood.
Expressions with rations: examples in English and translations in Dutch
Images of rations
(food) rantsoen
Synonyms and analogies of rations in English
Examples of rations in a sentence
Rations were scarce during the harsh winter. During the war, soldiers received daily rations. The hikers packed enough rations for a week-long trip.
restrict use
limit the consumption of something- The government decided to ration gasoline during the crisis.De regering besloot tijdens de crisis benzine te rantsoeneren
distribution
supply a fixed allowance of something- The government will ration water during the drought.De overheid zal water rantsoeneren tijdens de droogte.
normal consumption
amount of something normally consumed- He had his usual ration of morning coffee.Hij had zijn gebruikelijke portie ochtendkoffie.
resources
fixed portion of resources given during scarcity- Each family received a ration of rice weekly.Elke familie ontving wekelijks een rantsoen rijst.
military
- Soldiers were issued their daily ration before the march.Soldaten kregen hun dagelijkse rantsoen voor de mars.
Expressions with ration: examples in English and translations in Dutch
Translations of "rations" in Context ordered by category and frequency
The soldiers were given rations to last through the harsh winter.
De soldaten kregen rantsoenen om de strenge winter door te komen.
During the emergency, rations of bread were distributed to the villagers.
Tijdens de noodsituatie werden er porties brood uitgedeeld aan de dorpsbewoners.
Mom and I used to share our rations with you.
Mam en ik deelden ons voedsel met je.
Roman soldiers on campaign carried three days' rations and foraged.
Romeinse soldaten hadden drie dagen proviand mee op hun tochten.
It'll be nice to finally have enough rations.
Het zal mooi zijn dat we genoeg voorraden hebben, weet je.
rations: Examples and translations in context
His daily rations included bread, cheese, and dried fruit.
Zijn dagelijkse rantsoen bestond uit brood, kaas en gedroogd fruit.
The astronauts survived on rations during their six-month mission in space.
De astronauten leefden tijdens hun zes maanden durende ruimtemissie van rantsoenen.
She described how her family remained on rations throughout the difficult times.
Ze beschreef hoe haar gezin op rantsoen bleef gedurende de moeilijke periode.
She carefully divided the rations among the group of refugees.
Ze deelde de rantsoenen zorgvuldig uit onder de groep vluchtelingen.
Being on rations forced the hikers to plan every meal carefully.
Op rantsoen zijn dwong de wandelaars om elke maaltijd zorgvuldig te plannen.
Each hiker packed their rations carefully for the long trek.
Elke wandelaar pakte zijn of haar rantsoen zorgvuldig in voor de lange tocht.
The explorers remained on rations to conserve their limited food supplies.
De ontdekkingsreizigers bleven op rantsoen om hun schaarse voedselvoorraad te sparen.
Our team had to be on rations while stranded in the remote area.
Ons team moest op rantsoen leven terwijl we vastzaten in het afgelegen gebied.
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