noun🔗ShareÉclat, esquilleA long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter."A sliver of cake remained on the plate after the party. "Un éclat de gâteau est resté sur l'assiette après la fête.partmaterialthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMècheA strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which precedes spinning."The textile worker carefully fed the fluffy sliver of cotton into the spinning machine. "L'ouvrier textile a soigneusement introduit la mèche de coton duveteuse dans la machine à filer.materialmachineagricultureindustryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMorceaux, miettesBait made of pieces of small fish. Compare kibblings."The fisherman used sliver as bait for the trout in the stream. "Le pêcheur a utilisé des morceaux de poisson comme appât pour la truite dans le ruisseau.fishfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGratte-ciel étroitA narrow high-rise apartment building."The new student housing complex was a sliver of a building, only a few stories tall. "Le nouveau complexe de logements étudiants était un gratte-ciel étroit de seulement quelques étages.architecturebuildingpropertyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFendre, couper en fines lamellesTo cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit."to sliver wood"Fendre du bois.actionprocesspartmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
