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slice

/slaɪs/

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noun

Tranche

That which is thin and broad.

Examples :

"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.

part food essential

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noun

Tranche

A thin, broad piece cut off.

Examples :

"Jim was munching on a slice of toast."

Jim grignotait une tranche de pain grillé.

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noun

Tranche, part

An amount of anything.

Examples :

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

Une part de gâteau était tout ce qui restait pour le dessert.

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noun

Part, tranche

A piece of pizza.

Examples :

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

J'ai pris une grosse part de pizza pour le déjeuner.

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noun

Tranche, part

A snack consisting of pastry with savoury filling.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Tranche, morceau

A broad, thin piece of plaster.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Couteau, spatule

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. "

Le chef a utilisé le couteau à poisson spécial pour soulever délicatement la morue délicate de la poêle.

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noun

Plateau, plat

A salver, platter, or tray.

Examples :

"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.

utensil food essential

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noun

Pelle, spatule

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. "

Le charpentier a utilisé la pelle pour enlever soigneusement les vieilles planches du mur en bois.

utensil nautical technical material item essential

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noun

Cale

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. "

Les constructeurs navals ont soigneusement inséré la cale dans le berceau pour soulever le navire hors de la cale sèche.

nautical building technical essential

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noun

Un fond coulissant amovible d'une cuisine

A removable sliding bottom to a galley.

Examples :

"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.

nautical part utensil essential

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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. "

Le joueur de tennis a frappé un slice, envoyant la balle courber brusquement vers la droite.

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noun

Tranche, part

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. "

Ma grand-mère a fait une délicieuse part de gâteau aux fruits en dessert après le dîner.

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noun

Coupe

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. "

Le médecin a examiné la coupe du cerveau du patient montrant la tumeur.

medicine technology anatomy body organ technical essential

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noun

Fiente

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. "

La fiente du faucon pèlerin a atterri près de la mangeoire, une petite goutte de déchets inclinée.

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noun

Tranche, portion

A contiguous portion of an array.

Examples :

"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.

computing technical essential

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verb

Couper en tranches

To cut into slices.

Examples :

"Slice the cheese thinly."

Coupez le fromage en fines tranches.

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verb

Trancher, couper

To cut with an edge utilizing a drawing motion.

Examples :

"The knife left sliced his arm."

Le couteau lui a tranché le bras.

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verb

Nettoyer

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. "

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.

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verb

Trancher

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. "

Le joueur de badminton a tranché le volant, l'envoyant en diagonale à travers le court.

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verb

Trancher

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. "

Le golfeur a tranché sa balle, envoyant la balle courber fortement vers la droite.

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verb

Enfoncer la lame trop profondément dans l'eau au début d'une rame

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. "

Le nageur a enfoncé la lame trop profondément dans l'eau, allant trop loin lors de son premier coup de rame.

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verb

Frapper le ballon de manière à ce qu'il aille dans une direction non désirée

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. "

Le joueur de football a frappé le ballon, l'envoyant haut dans les arbres au lieu de vers le but.

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verb

Frapper la balle avec un coup qui provoque un effet, ce qui fait que la balle dévie ou reste basse après le rebond

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. "

Le golfeur a slicé sa balle, envoyant la balle courber fortement à droite du green.

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adjective

Tranché

Having the properties of a slice knot.

Examples :

"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.