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slab

/slæb/

slabnoun

slabs

/slæb/

Translations

dalleSens courant dans le bâtiment et le pavage.

The workers laid a concrete slab for the new sidewalk.

Les ouvriers ont posé une dalle en béton pour le nouveau trottoir.

brameSens technique en métallurgie.

The steel mill produces slabs that are later rolled into sheets.

L’aciérie produit des brames qui sont ensuite laminées en tôles.

tranche épaissePour une grande tranche de nourriture, surtout de viande.

He served a slab of roast beef on the plate.

Il a servi une tranche épaisse de rôti de bœuf dans l’assiette.

Definitions

A large, thick, flat piece of stone, concrete, or wood, typically used for paving or as a building material.

The workers laid a concrete slab for the new sidewalk.

A large, thick slice or piece of something, especially food.

He served a slab of roast beef on the plate.

A semifinished piece of metal in the form of a thick rectangular block, intended for further processing such as rolling.

The steel mill produces slabs that are later rolled into sheets.

Synonyms

sheet

plate

slab of concrete

slabbed stone

panel

block

slabverb

slabbed

Past Simple

slabbed

Past Participle

slabbing

ing-form

/slæb/

Translations

dallerAu sens de recouvrir ou poser avec des dalles.

The workers slabbed the walkway with concrete to create a smooth path.

Les ouvriers ont dallé l’allée avec du béton pour créer un passage lisse.

Additional translations

découperAu sens de couper en morceaux épais et plats.

Definitions

To cover or lay with slabs.

The workers slabbed the walkway with concrete to create a smooth path.

To cut or divide (something) into thick, flat pieces.

The butcher slabbed the pork belly for the barbecue.

Synonyms

flagstone

lay (slabs)

lay slabs

slice

cut into slabs

chop into slabs

slabadjective

/slæb/

Used attributively to describe things made of or relating to slabs.

Translations

épaisSens descriptif : plat et épais.

They built a slab cabin with rough-hewn walls.

Ils ont construit une cabane épaisse aux murs grossièrement taillés.

Definitions

Made of, consisting of, or resembling a slab; flat and thick.

They built a slab cabin with rough-hewn walls.

Synonyms