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slab

/slæb/

slabnoun

slabs

/slæb/

Translations

плита

The workers laid a concrete slab for the new sidewalk.

Рабочие уложили бетонную плиту для нового тротуара.

пластина

The archaeologists discovered an ancient stone slab with inscriptions.

Археологи обнаружили древнюю каменную пластину с надписями.

Additional translations

глыба

блок

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

slab of concrete

slabbed stone

panel

block

plate

slabverb

slabbed

Past Simple

slabbed

Past Participle

slabbing

Gerund

/slæb/

Translations

разрезать

He decided to slab the wood into smaller pieces.

Он решил разрезать дерево на более мелкие куски.

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

hew

section

lay (slabs)

split

chop into slabs

cut into slabs

slice

lay slabs

flagstone

pave

slabadjective

/slæb/

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

Definitions

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

They built a slab cabin with rough-hewn walls.

Synonyms