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1 slice
1. noun1) (a thin broad piece (of something): How many slices of meat would you like?) porción, trozo2) (a part or share: Who got the largest slice of the profits?) parte
2. verb1) (to cut into slices: He sliced the sausage/cucumber.) cortar a rodajas, cortar a lonchas2) (to cut (as) with a sharp blade or knife: The blade slipped and sliced off the tip of his forefinger.) cortar3) (in golf etc, to hit (a ball) in such a way that it curves away to the right (or in the case of a left-handed player, to the left).) dar efecto a la pelota•- sliced- slicer
slice1 n rebanada / loncha / rodaja / trozo / tajadaslice2 vb cortartr[slaɪs]1 (of bread) rebanada; (thin - ham etc) lonja, loncha; (- meat) tajada; (- of salami, lemon, etc) rodaja4 (kitchen tool) pala, paleta1 (cut up) cortar a rebanadas, cortar a lonjas, cortar a rodajas2 (cut off) cortar■ can you slice me a piece of cake? ¿puedes cortarme un trozo de pastel?3 (cut with knife) cortar4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL dar efecto a1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL dar efecto a la pelota\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be the best thing since sliced bread ser lo mejor que hay, ser de lo mejorcito que haysliced bread pan nombre masculino de moldeslice n: rebanada f, tajada f, lonja f (de carne, etc.), rodaja f (de una verdura, fruta, etc.), trozo m (de pastel, etc.)n.• cacho s.m.• estrelladera s.f.• loncha s.f.• lonja s.f.• magra s.f.• raja s.f.• rebanada s.f.• rodaja s.f.• tajada s.f.• tarazón s.m.• trozo s.m.v.• dividir v.• rajar v.• rebanar v.• tajar v.• trinchar v.slaɪs
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1) c ( piece - of bread) rebanada f; (- of cake) trozo m, pedazo m; (- of cheese) rebanada f; (- of lemon, cucumber) rodaja f; (- of meat) tajada f; (- of ham) loncha f, lonja f, feta f (RPl); (- of melon) raja f2) c ( implement) (BrE) pala ffish slice — pala f para servir
3) ( Sport)a) ( spin on ball) (no pl) efecto m
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1) ( cut into slices) \<\<bread\>\> cortar (en rebanadas); \<\<meat\>\> cortar (en tajadas); \<\<cake\>\> cortar (en trozos); \<\<lemon/cucumber\>\> cortar (en rodajas); \<\<ham\>\> cortar (en lonchas)to slice something in two o in half — cortar algo en dos or por la mitad
any way you slice it — (AmE colloq) lo mires por donde lo mires, sea como sea
2) \<\<ball\>\> ( in tennis) cortar, darle* con efecto a; ( in golf) darle* oblicuamente a
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via) ( cut)b) ( be cut)[slaɪs]this bread/ham doesn't slice very well — este pan/jamón es muy difícil de cortar or no se puede cortar bien
1. N1) [of bread] rebanada f ; [of salami, sausage] loncha f, raja f ; [of cheese, ham] loncha f ; [of beef, lamb etc] tajada f ; [of lemon, cucumber, pineapple] rodaja f ; [of cake, pie] trozo m2) (fig) (=portion) parte fit affects a large slice of the population — afecta a buena parte or a un amplio sector de la población
3) (=utensil) pala f4) (Sport) pelota f cortada; (Golf) golpe m con efecto a la derecha2. VT1) (=cut into slices) [+ bread] rebanar; [+ salami, sausage, ham, cheese] cortar en lonchas; [+ beef, lamb] cortar en tajadas; [+ lemon, cucumber, pineapple] cortar en rodajas; [+ cake, pie] partir en trozos2) (=cut) cortar3) (Sport) [+ ball] dar efecto a, cortar; (Golf) golpear oblicuamente (a derecha)- slice up* * *[slaɪs]
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1) c ( piece - of bread) rebanada f; (- of cake) trozo m, pedazo m; (- of cheese) rebanada f; (- of lemon, cucumber) rodaja f; (- of meat) tajada f; (- of ham) loncha f, lonja f, feta f (RPl); (- of melon) raja f2) c ( implement) (BrE) pala ffish slice — pala f para servir
3) ( Sport)a) ( spin on ball) (no pl) efecto m
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1) ( cut into slices) \<\<bread\>\> cortar (en rebanadas); \<\<meat\>\> cortar (en tajadas); \<\<cake\>\> cortar (en trozos); \<\<lemon/cucumber\>\> cortar (en rodajas); \<\<ham\>\> cortar (en lonchas)to slice something in two o in half — cortar algo en dos or por la mitad
any way you slice it — (AmE colloq) lo mires por donde lo mires, sea como sea
2) \<\<ball\>\> ( in tennis) cortar, darle* con efecto a; ( in golf) darle* oblicuamente a
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via) ( cut)b) ( be cut)this bread/ham doesn't slice very well — este pan/jamón es muy difícil de cortar or no se puede cortar bien
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2 halve
1) (to divide (something) into two equal parts: He halved the apple.) partir en dos2) (to make half as great as before; to reduce by half: By going away early in the year, we nearly halved the cost of our holiday.) reducir a la mitadhalve vb1. partir por la mitad2. reducir a la mitadtr[hɑːv]1 (cut in two) partir en dos2 (reduce) reducir a la mitad3 (share) compartir4 (golf) empatar1) divide: partir por la mitad2) reduce: reducir a la mitadv.• partir por la mitad v.hæv, hɑːv
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a) ( reduce by half) \<\<expense/time/length\>\> reducir* a la mitad or en un 50%; \<\<number\>\> dividir por dosb) ( divide into halves) partir por la mitad
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vi reducirse* a la mitad or en un 50%[hɑːv]1.VT (=divide) partir por la mitad, partir en dos; (=reduce by half) reducir a la mitad2.* * *[hæv, hɑːv]
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a) ( reduce by half) \<\<expense/time/length\>\> reducir* a la mitad or en un 50%; \<\<number\>\> dividir por dosb) ( divide into halves) partir por la mitad
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vi reducirse* a la mitad or en un 50%
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