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sliver

UK
/ˈslɪvə/
US
/ˈslɪvɚ/

Translations

slivernoun
slivers
pl
UK
/ˈslɪvə/
US
/ˈslɪvɚ/
She carefully removed a sliver of glass from her finger.
Elle a retiré avec précaution une lamelle de verre de son doigt.
bribeS’emploie surtout au sens figuré pour une petite quantité.
Despite the setbacks, she still held on to a sliver of hope.
Malgré les revers, elle gardait encore une bribe d’espoir.
Additional translations
mècheSens textile.
Synonyms
shard
fragment
shred
strip
piece
bit
splinter
slice
sliververb
slivered
Past Simple
slivered
Past Participle
slivering
Gerund
UK
/ˈslɪvə/
US
/ˈslɪvər/
se fendreSens intransitif ; en parlant d’un matériau qui se fragmente en petits éclats.
The old wooden plank slivered under the weight.
La vieille planche de bois s’est fendue sous le poids.
couper en fines lamelles
She slivered the almonds before adding them to the salad.
Elle a coupé les amandes en fines lamelles avant de les ajouter à la salade.
Additional translations
mettre en mècheSens technique textile.
Synonyms
splinter
shred
trim
carve
chip
slice
slit
shave
pare
split

Definitions

slivernoun
A small, thin, narrow piece of something cut or split off a larger piece.
She carefully removed a sliver of glass from her finger.
A small or narrow portion or amount of something, often abstract.
Despite the setbacks, she still held on to a sliver of hope.
A continuous, untwisted strand of textile fibers produced during carding or combing.
The sliver was fed into the spinning frame to create yarn.
sliververb
To cut or break into small, thin pieces.
She slivered the almonds before adding them to the salad.
To break or split into small, thin pieces; to splinter (intransitive).
The old wooden plank slivered under the weight.
To produce a continuous untwisted strand of textile fibres by carding or combing.
In the mill, the wool was slivered before being spun into yarn.
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