slice

slice
slice [{{t}}slaɪs]
1 noun
(a) (of bread, meat, cake, cheese) tranche f; (of pizza) part f; (round → of lemon, sausage, carrot, onion, banana etc) rondelle f;
to cut sth into slices (bread, meat, cake, cheese) couper qch (en tranches); (pizza) couper qch (en parts); (lemon, sausage, carrot, onion, banana etc) couper qch (en rondelles);
he cut himself a large slice of bread il s'est coupé une grande tranche de pain
(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (share, percentage) part f, partie f;
a large slice of my income goes on rent une bonne partie de mes revenus est absorbée par le loyer;
to take a large slice of the credit for sth s'attribuer une large part du mérite de qch;
a slice of the profits une part des bénéfices;
{{}}familiar{{}} they were all very keen to get a slice of the action tout le monde voulait participer
(c) (utensil) pelle f, spatule f;
cake slice pelle f à gâteau
(d) (in golf) slice m; (in tennis) balle f coupée;
she puts a lot of slice on her serve elle slice beaucoup ses balles au service
(e) {{}}Cookery{{}}
apple slice tartelette f aux pommes
2 transitive verb
(a) (cut into pieces → cake, bread, ham) couper (en tranches); (→ pizza) couper (en parts); (→ sausage, carrot, courgette, banana) couper (en rondelles);
{{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} any way you slice it il n'y a pas à tortiller
(b) (cut) couper, trancher;
to slice sth in two or in half couper qch en deux;
to slice sth open ouvrir qch en le coupant
(c) (in golf) slicer; (in tennis) couper
3 intransitive verb
(knife) couper; (bread) se couper;
this bread doesn't slice very easily ce pain n'est pas très facile à couper;
the knife sliced into the flesh le couteau a pénétré dans la chair
►► slice of life {{}}Theatre{{}} tranche f de vie; (novel) description f réaliste;
{{}}Television{{}} a slice of life documentary un documentaire très réaliste
slice away separable transitive verb
(branch) couper
slice off separable transitive verb
(branch) couper;
to slice off the tip of one's finger se trancher le bout du doigt;
slice me off some ham/cheese coupe-moi une tranche de jambon/fromage
slice through inseparable transitive verb
(a) (cut → rope, cable) couper (net), trancher;
he sliced through the red tape il a éliminé toute la paperasserie d'un seul coup
(b) (go, move) traverser (rapidement), fendre;
the boat sliced through the water le bateau fendait l'eau;
the arrow sliced through the air la flèche fendit l'air;
the river slices through the city la rivière coupe la ville en deux;
to slice through the enemy lines transpercer les lignes adverses
slice up separable transitive verb
(cake, ham, bread) couper (en tranches); (pizza) couper (en parts); (banana, sausage, carrot, courgette) couper (en rondelles)

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