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slice

/slaɪs/

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noun

Rebanada

That which is thin and broad.

Examples :

"The cake had a beautiful slice, thin and wide, perfect for sharing. "

El pastel tenía una hermosa rebanada, delgada y ancha, perfecta para compartir.

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noun

Rebanada

A thin, broad piece cut off.

Examples :

"Jim was munching on a slice of toast."

Jim estaba comiendo una rebanada de tostada.

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noun

Rebanada, porción

An amount of anything.

Examples :

"A slice of cake was all that was left for dessert. "

Una rebanada de pastel era todo lo que quedaba para el postre.

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noun

Porción, rebanada

A piece of pizza.

Examples :

"I took a big slice of pizza for lunch. "

Tomé una porción grande de pizza para el almuerzo.

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noun

Rebanada, porción

A snack consisting of pastry with savoury filling.

Examples :

"I bought a ham and cheese slice at the service station."

Compré una rebanada de jamón y queso en la estación de servicio.

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noun

Rebanada, trozo

A broad, thin piece of plaster.

Examples :

"The plasterer carefully applied a thin slice of plaster to the damaged wall. "

El yesero aplicó cuidadosamente una fina rebanada de yeso a la pared dañada.

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noun

Cuchillo, espátula

A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink.

Examples :

"The chef used the special fish slice to carefully lift the delicate cod from the pan. "

El chef usó el cuchillo especial para pescado para levantar cuidadosamente el bacalao delicado de la sartén.

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noun

Bandeja, fuente

A salver, platter, or tray.

Examples :

"The caterer brought a large slice to the table for the party snacks. "

El catering trajo una fuente grande a la mesa para los aperitivos de la fiesta.

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noun

Pala, espátula

A plate of iron with a handle, forming a kind of chisel, or a spadelike implement, variously proportioned, and used for various purposes, as for stripping the planking from a vessel's side, for cutting blubber from a whale, or for stirring a fire of coals; a slice bar; a peel; a fire shovel.

Examples :

"The carpenter used the slice to carefully remove the old planks from the wooden wall. "

El carpintero usó la espátula para quitar cuidadosamente los tablones viejos de la pared de madera.

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noun

Cuña

One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching.

Examples :

"The shipbuilders carefully inserted the slice into the cradle to lift the ship out of the drydock. "

Los constructores navales insertaron cuidadosamente la cuña en la cuna para levantar el barco del dique seco.

nautical building technical essential

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noun

Un fondo corredizo extraíble para una galera

A removable sliding bottom to a galley.

Examples :

"The chef removed the slice to access the storage area beneath the galley counter. "

El chef quitó el fondo corredizo para acceder al área de almacenamiento debajo de la encimera de la galera.

nautical part utensil essential

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noun

Slice

A shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the right. See fade, hook, draw

Examples :

"The tennis player hit a slice, sending the ball curving sharply to the right. "

El tenista golpeó un slice, enviando la pelota curvándose bruscamente hacia la derecha.

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noun

Rebanada, porción

Any of a class of heavy cakes or desserts made in a tray and cut out into squarish slices.

Examples :

"My grandmother made a delicious fruit slice for dessert after dinner. "

Mi abuela hizo una deliciosa porción de pastel de frutas para el postre después de la cena.

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noun

Corte

A section of image taken of an internal organ using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT (computed tomography), or various forms of x-ray.

Examples :

"The doctor examined the slice of the patient's brain showing the tumor. "

El médico examinó el corte del cerebro del paciente que mostraba el tumor.

medicine technology anatomy body organ technical essential

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noun

Excremento

A hawk's or falcon's dropping which squirts at an angle other than vertical. (See mute.)

Examples :

"The peregrine falcon's slice landed near the bird feeder, a small, angled drop of waste. "

El excremento del halcón peregrino cayó cerca del comedero para pájaros, una pequeña gota de residuos en ángulo.

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noun

Porción, rebanada

A contiguous portion of an array.

Examples :

"The programmer extracted a slice of the data to analyze customer purchases. "

El programador extrajo una porción de los datos para analizar las compras de los clientes.

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verb

Cortar en rodajas

To cut into slices.

Examples :

"Slice the cheese thinly."

Corta el queso en rodajas finas.

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verb

Rebanar, cortar

To cut with an edge utilizing a drawing motion.

Examples :

"The knife left sliced his arm."

El cuchillo le rebanó el brazo.

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verb

Limpiar

To clear (e.g. a fire, or the grate bars of a furnace) by means of a slice bar.

Examples :

"The fireman used a slice bar to slice the fire, clearing the grate bars so the furnace could be repaired. "

El bombero usó una barra de limpieza para limpiar el fuego, despejando las barras de la rejilla para que el horno pudiera ser reparado.

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verb

Golpear el volante con la raqueta en ángulo

To hit the shuttlecock with the racket at an angle, causing it to move sideways and downwards.

Examples :

"The badminton player sliced the shuttlecock, sending it diagonally across the court. "

El jugador de bádminton golpeó el volante, enviándolo en diagonal a través de la cancha.

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verb

Cortar

To hit a shot that slices (travels from left to right for a right-handed player).

Examples :

"The golfer sliced his shot, sending the ball curving sharply to the right. "

El golfista cortó su golpe, enviando la pelota curvándose bruscamente hacia la derecha.

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verb

Introducir la pala en el agua con un ángulo que la hace ir demasiado profundo al empezar la brazada

To angle the blade so that it goes too deeply into the water when starting to take a stroke.

Examples :

"The swimmer sliced the water, going too deep on his first stroke. "

El nadador introdujo la pala en el agua con un ángulo que la hizo ir demasiado profundo en su primera brazada.

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verb

Patear el balón de manera que vaya en una dirección no deseada

To kick the ball so that it goes in an unintended direction, at too great an angle or too high.

Examples :

"The soccer player sliced the ball, sending it high into the trees instead of toward the goal. "

El jugador de fútbol pateó el balón, enviándolo alto hacia los árboles en lugar de hacia la portería.

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verb

Golpear la pelota con un golpe que causa un efecto, lo que hace que la pelota se desvíe o se mantenga baja después de un bote

To hit the ball with a stroke that causes a spin, resulting in the ball swerving or staying low after a bounce.

Examples :

"The golfer sliced his shot, sending the ball curving sharply to the right of the green. "

El golfista hizo un slice en su golpe, enviando la pelota curvándose bruscamente a la derecha del green.

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adjective

Rebanado

Having the properties of a slice knot.

Examples :

"The chef used a slice knife to cut the bread, creating perfectly even slices. "

El chef usó un cuchillo rebanador para cortar el pan, creando rebanadas perfectamente uniformes.