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Dictionary: help·ing   (hĕl'pĭng) pronunciation
n.
A single portion of food.


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noun

    An individual quantity of food: mess, portion, serving. See ingestion.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - An individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal. v. - Providing assistance to; Contributing aid to; Cooperating with; Relieving.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an individual portion of food or drink
  Synonyms: portion, serving


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - portion, forsyning

idioms:

  • a helping of    en portion

Nederlands (Dutch)
portie, het helpen, helpend

Français (French)
n. - (gén) portion

Deutsch (German)
n. - Portion

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μερίδα φαγητού, σερβίρισμα

idioms:

  • a helping of    μια μερίδα

Italiano (Italian)
porzione

idioms:

  • a helping of    una porzione di

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ajuda (f), porção (f) ou prato (m) de comida

idioms:

  • a helping of    um pouco de (porção de comida)

Русский (Russian)
помощь, порция

idioms:

  • a helping of    порция чего-л.

Español (Spanish)
n. - porción, plato

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - portion (mat.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
帮助, 一份, 协助

idioms:

  • a helping of    一份, 一客

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 幫助, 一份, 協助

idioms:

  • a helping of    一份, 一客

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 도움, 한 그릇, 음식물을 그릇에 담기

idioms:

  • a helping of    ~을 청하기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 手助け, ひと盛り, 一盛り
adj. - 救いの

idioms:

  • a helping of    一人前
  • helping hand    援助の手

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حصه من الطعام على المائدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מנה (בארוחה)‬


 
 
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