slice

slice
slice
A n
1 (portion) (of bread, meat, cheese, fish) tranche f ; (of pie, tart) part f ; (of lemon, cucumber, sausage) rondelle f ; to cut sth into slices couper qch en tranches [loaf, meat] ; couper qch en rondelles [cucumber, sausage] ;
2 (proportion) (of income, profits, market, aid) part f ; (of territory, population) partie f ;
3 Culin (utensil) spatule f ;
4 Sport (stroke, shot) slice m ; forehand slice coup m droit ; back-hand slice revers m slicé.
B vtr
1 (section) couper [qch] (en tranches) [loaf, roast, onion] ; couper [qch] en rondelles [lemon, sausage, cucumber] ;
2 (cleave) fendre [water, air] ; to slice sb's throat/cheek trancher la gorge/joue à qn ;
3 Sport (as tactic) slicer, couper [ball].
C vi [knife, blade, fin, shape] to slice through fendre [water, air] ; trancher [timber, rope, meat] ; the metal sliced into her ankle le métal lui a pénétré la cheville.
D sliced pp adj [meat, peaches] coupé en tranches ; [cucumber, salami] coupé en rondelles ; thinly/thickly sliced [meat, bread] en tranches minces/épaisses ; 50 g mushrooms, thinly sliced 50 g de champignons, finement émincés.
Phrasal verbs
■ slice off :
▶ slice off [sth], slice [sth] off détacher [bodypart, section] ; the propeller sliced his arm/head off il a eu le bras coupé/la tête tranchée par l'h élice.
■ slice up :
▶ slice [sth] up, slice up [sth] couper [qch] en tranches [meat, cheese, vegetable] ; couper [qch] en rondelles [salami, lemon].

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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