rationner

On a notre riz, et en sachant qu'on a de la bouffe, on a rationné le riz pour les derniers jours à tenir.
I mean, we have our rice, and now that we know we have food, we rationed the rice for the amount of days that we have left.
La pauvre femme a rationné le seul morceau de pain qu'elle avait entre ses six enfants.
The poor woman rationed the only piece of bread she had among her six children.
En raison de la récession, le gouvernement a rationné à chaque famille un sac de farine et une douzaine d'œufs par semaine.
Because of the recession, the government rationed each family one bag of flour and a dozen eggs each week.
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