English | German | |
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portion; helping; serving | Portion {f} (beim Essen) [cook.] | |
portions; helpings; servings | Portionen {pl} | |
a small portion | eine kleine Portion | |
This is his third serving of potato chips. | Das ist jetzt schon seine dritte Portion Pommes frites. | |
Is it be possible (for me/him/her) to have a children's portion / child's portion? | Ist es möglich, eine Kinderportion zu bekommen? | |
to backfire | schiefgehen; ins Auge gehen [ugs.] {vi} | |
It backfired on me/him/her. | Der Schuss ging nach hinten los. | |
That was a close shave. [coll.] | Das war knapp.; Das wäre fast schiefgegangen.; Das ging beinahe ins Auge. |