noun🔗ShareTrancheThat which is thin and broad."The cake had a beautiful slice, thin and wide, perfect for sharing. "Le gâteau avait une belle tranche, fine et large, parfaite pour être partagée.partfoodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTrancheA thin, broad piece cut off."Jim was munching on a slice of toast."Jim grignotait une tranche de pain grillé.fooditempartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTranche, partAn amount of anything."A slice of cake was all that was left for dessert. "Une part de gâteau était tout ce qui restait pour le dessert.amountessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePart, trancheA piece of pizza."I took a big slice of pizza for lunch. "J'ai pris une grosse part de pizza pour le déjeuner.foodpartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTranche, partA snack consisting of pastry with savoury filling."I bought a ham and cheese slice at the service station."J'ai acheté une part de jambon et de fromage à la station-service.foodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTranche, morceauA broad, thin piece of plaster."The plasterer carefully applied a thin slice of plaster to the damaged wall. "Le plâtrier a appliqué avec soin une fine tranche de plâtre sur le mur endommagé.materialbuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCouteau, spatuleA knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink."The chef used the special fish slice to carefully lift the delicate cod from the pan. "Le chef a utilisé le couteau à poisson spécial pour soulever délicatement la morue délicate de la poêle.utensilfoodartitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlateau, platA salver, platter, or tray."The caterer brought a large slice to the table for the party snacks. "Le traiteur a apporté un grand plat à la table pour les collations de la fête.utensilfoodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePelle, spatuleA 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."The carpenter used the slice to carefully remove the old planks from the wooden wall. "Le charpentier a utilisé la pelle pour enlever soigneusement les vieilles planches du mur en bois.utensilnauticaltechnicalmaterialitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCaleOne of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching."The shipbuilders carefully inserted the slice into the cradle to lift the ship out of the drydock. "Les constructeurs navals ont soigneusement inséré la cale dans le berceau pour soulever le navire hors de la cale sèche.nauticalbuildingtechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn fond coulissant amovible d'une cuisineA removable sliding bottom to a galley."The chef removed the slice to access the storage area beneath the galley counter. "Le chef a retiré le fond coulissant pour accéder à la zone de stockage sous le comptoir de la cuisine.nauticalpartutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSliceA shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the right. See fade, hook, draw"The tennis player hit a slice, sending the ball curving sharply to the right. "Le joueur de tennis a frappé un slice, envoyant la balle courber brusquement vers la droite.sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTranche, partAny of a class of heavy cakes or desserts made in a tray and cut out into squarish slices."My grandmother made a delicious fruit slice for dessert after dinner. "Ma grand-mère a fait une délicieuse part de gâteau aux fruits en dessert après le dîner.foodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCoupeA section of image taken of an internal organ using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT (computed tomography), or various forms of x-ray."The doctor examined the slice of the patient's brain showing the tumor. "Le médecin a examiné la coupe du cerveau du patient montrant la tumeur.medicinetechnologyanatomybodyorgantechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFienteA hawk's or falcon's dropping which squirts at an angle other than vertical. (See mute.)"The peregrine falcon's slice landed near the bird feeder, a small, angled drop of waste. "La fiente du faucon pèlerin a atterri près de la mangeoire, une petite goutte de déchets inclinée.animalbirdbiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTranche, portionA contiguous portion of an array."The programmer extracted a slice of the data to analyze customer purchases. "Le programmeur a extrait une portion des données pour analyser les achats des clients.computingtechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCouper en tranchesTo cut into slices."Slice the cheese thinly."Coupez le fromage en fines tranches.foodutensilactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTrancher, couperTo cut with an edge utilizing a drawing motion."The knife left sliced his arm."Le couteau lui a tranché le bras.foodutensilactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNettoyerTo clear (e.g. a fire, or the grate bars of a furnace) by means of a slice bar."The fireman used a slice bar to slice the fire, clearing the grate bars so the furnace could be repaired. "Le pompier a utilisé une barre de nettoyage pour nettoyer le feu, dégageant les barreaux de la grille afin que le four puisse être réparé.utilityactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTrancherTo hit the shuttlecock with the racket at an angle, causing it to move sideways and downwards."The badminton player sliced the shuttlecock, sending it diagonally across the court. "Le joueur de badminton a tranché le volant, l'envoyant en diagonale à travers le court.sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTrancherTo hit a shot that slices (travels from left to right for a right-handed player)."The golfer sliced his shot, sending the ball curving sharply to the right. "Le golfeur a tranché sa balle, envoyant la balle courber fortement vers la droite.sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnfoncer la lame trop profondément dans l'eau au début d'une rameTo angle the blade so that it goes too deeply into the water when starting to take a stroke."The swimmer sliced the water, going too deep on his first stroke. "Le nageur a enfoncé la lame trop profondément dans l'eau, allant trop loin lors de son premier coup de rame.sportsailingnauticalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFrapper le ballon de manière à ce qu'il aille dans une direction non désiréeTo kick the ball so that it goes in an unintended direction, at too great an angle or too high."The soccer player sliced the ball, sending it high into the trees instead of toward the goal. "Le joueur de football a frappé le ballon, l'envoyant haut dans les arbres au lieu de vers le but.sportactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFrapper la balle avec un coup qui provoque un effet, ce qui fait que la balle dévie ou reste basse après le rebondTo hit the ball with a stroke that causes a spin, resulting in the ball swerving or staying low after a bounce."The golfer sliced his shot, sending the ball curving sharply to the right of the green. "Le golfeur a slicé sa balle, envoyant la balle courber fortement à droite du green.sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTranchéHaving the properties of a slice knot."The chef used a slice knife to cut the bread, creating perfectly even slices. "Le chef a utilisé un couteau tranchant pour couper le pain, créant des tranches parfaitement régulières.mathessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading