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slice

UK
/slaɪs/
US
/slaɪs/
slice down
slice off
slice out
slice up

Translations

slicenoun
slices
pl
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pelle à tarteUstensile de service pour les tartes et les gâteaux.
She used a slice to serve the pie.
Elle a utilisé une pelle à tarte pour servir la tarte.
She took a slice of cake and placed it on her plate.
Elle a pris une tranche de gâteau et l'a posée sur son assiette.
trancheInformatique et mathématiques.
You can take a slice of the list to work with just the first ten items.
Vous pouvez prendre une tranche de la liste pour ne travailler qu'avec les dix premiers éléments.
He wanted a slice of the profits from the business deal.
Il voulait une part des bénéfices de l'opération commerciale.
Additional translations
sliceTerme de golf et de tennis, emprunt courant en français.
Synonyms
cut
section
fragment
piece
segment
portion
wedge
sliver
sliceverb
sliced
Past Simple
sliced
Past Participle
slicing
Gerund
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réduireSens économique ou quantitatif.
The company plans to slice its budget by 20% next year.
L'entreprise prévoit de réduire son budget de 20 % l'année prochaine.
couper en tranches
She carefully sliced the bread for the sandwiches.
Elle a soigneusement coupé le pain en tranches pour les sandwiches.
fendreSens figuré ou de mouvement rapide à travers une matière.
The skater sliced through the ice with precision.
Le patineur a fendu la glace avec précision.
Additional translations
slicerTerme sportif, notamment au golf et au tennis.
Synonyms
carve
chop
cleave
divide
section
pare
sever
cut
sliceadjective
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Attributive use: occurs before another noun (e.g. "slice thickness")
de coupeEmploi technique, notamment en imagerie médicale.
Slice thickness is a critical setting in CT imaging.
L'épaisseur de coupe est un paramètre crucial en imagerie TDM.

Definitions

slicenoun
A thin, broad piece of food, such as bread, meat, or cake, cut from a larger portion.
She took a slice of cake and placed it on her plate.
A portion or share of something.
He wanted a slice of the profits from the business deal.
A stroke that makes the ball curve in the air, typically in sports like golf or tennis.
His slice sent the golf ball veering off to the right.
A flat-bladed utensil used for lifting or serving pieces of food such as cake or pie.
She used a slice to serve the pie.
In computing or mathematics, a subset or segment of a larger data structure, such as an array or list.
You can take a slice of the list to work with just the first ten items.
sliceverb
To cut something into thin, flat pieces.
She carefully sliced the bread for the sandwiches.
To move quickly and easily through something.
The skater sliced through the ice with precision.
To reduce or decrease something significantly.
The company plans to slice its budget by 20% next year.
To hit (a ball) so that it curves to the side in flight, especially in sports like golf or tennis.
He sliced the ball into the rough.
sliceadjective
(attributive) Relating to or consisting of a slice or slices.
Slice thickness is a critical setting in CT imaging.
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