a media ración
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “at half ration”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a ˌmedja raˈθjon/ [a ˌme.ð̞ja raˈθjõn] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /a ˌmedja raˈsjon/ [a ˌme.ð̞ja raˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: a me‧dia ra‧ción
Adverb
- (idiomatic) on limited rations
Further reading
- “a media ración”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024