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1 ♦ slice
♦ slice /slaɪs/n.1 fetta; (fig.) porzione, parte; trancia: a slice of bread, una fetta di pane; a large slice of territory, una grossa fetta di territorio; a slice of the profits (o, fig., of the cake, of the pie), una parte dei profitti3 (ind. min.) fetta4 (geol.) scaglia; lamina5 ( golf, tennis, pallavolo, ping-pong, ecc.) colpo sfalciato; colpo che taglia la palla; palla tagliata; effetto; ‘slice’● a slice of good luck, un pizzico di fortuna □ (fig.) a slice of life, una «tranche de vie» (franc.) □ ( tennis, ecc.) slice service, servizio slice; servizio tagliato □ (fig.) to cut ( oneself) a slice, prendersi una fetta (o una parte) dei profitti □ «Pizza slices» ( cartello), «pizza al taglio».(to) slice /slaɪs/v. t.1 affettare; fare a fette; tagliare a fette: to slice onions, affettare cipolle; to slice a melon, tagliare un melone4 ( calcio, ecc.) colpire ( il pallone) di striscio; svirgolare; lisciare, pizzicare, sbucciare, sporcare (fig.)5 (ind. min.) coltivare per fette● (fam. USA) any way you slice it…, girala come vuoi…; comunque tu la metta… -
2 ■ slice up
■ slice upv. t. + avv.fare a fette; affettare: to slice up apples, fare a fette delle mele; to slice up ham, affettare il prosciutto. -
3 slice
I [slaɪs]1) (of bread, meat, cheese, pie) fetta f.; (of lemon, cucumber) fettina f.2) (proportion) (of income, profits, territory, population) fetta f., parte f.3) gastr. (utensil) spatola f., paletta f.4) sport tiro m. tagliato, slice m.II 1. [slaɪs]2) (cleave) fendere [water, air]2.to slice sb.'s throat — tagliare la gola a qcn
to slice through — fendere [water, air]; tagliare [timber, rope, meat]
* * *1. noun1) (a thin broad piece (of something): How many slices of meat would you like?) fetta2) (a part or share: Who got the largest slice of the profits?) parte2. verb1) (to cut into slices: He sliced the sausage/cucumber.) affettare, fare a fette2) (to cut (as) with a sharp blade or knife: The blade slipped and sliced off the tip of his forefinger.) tagliare3) (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).) (colpire di striscio)•- sliced- slicer* * *I [slaɪs]1) (of bread, meat, cheese, pie) fetta f.; (of lemon, cucumber) fettina f.2) (proportion) (of income, profits, territory, population) fetta f., parte f.3) gastr. (utensil) spatola f., paletta f.4) sport tiro m. tagliato, slice m.II 1. [slaɪs]2) (cleave) fendere [water, air]2.to slice sb.'s throat — tagliare la gola a qcn
to slice through — fendere [water, air]; tagliare [timber, rope, meat]
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4 slice ***
[slaɪs]1. n2) (tool) paletta2. vtto slice sth thickly/thinly — affettare qc grosso/sottile
sliced loaf or bread — pane m a cassetta
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5 slice up
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6 ■ slice into
■ slice intov. i. + prep.1 farsi un taglio in ( una mano, ecc.); tagliarsi: Mind you don't slice into your hand, bada di non tagliarti la mano!3 cominciare a tagliare. -
7 ■ slice through
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8 ■ slice off
■ slice offv. t. + avv.tagliare; recidere: He sliced off a big chunk of meat, ha tagliato un gran pezzo di carne; The machine sliced his finger off, la macchina gli ha reciso un dito. -
9 slice off
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10 slice through
vi + preptagliare di netto, (fig: the air, waves) fendere -
11 slice of life
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12 (to) slice and dice
(to) slice and dice /slaɪsənˈdaɪs/v. t.(comput., fin., ecc.) suddividere (qc., spec. dati) in parti sempre più piccole ( per facilitare l'analisi). -
13 (to) slice and dice
(to) slice and dice /slaɪsənˈdaɪs/v. t.(comput., fin., ecc.) suddividere (qc., spec. dati) in parti sempre più piccole ( per facilitare l'analisi). -
14 cake slice
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15 fish slice
nome paletta f. per il pesce* * *n Britpaletta forata or per fritti* * *nome paletta f. per il pesce -
16 thin
I 1. [θɪn]1) (in width) [nose, lips, stick, wall, line] sottile; [string, wire] fine; [ strip] stretto2) (in depth) [slice, layer, paper] sottile; [fabric, garment] sottile, leggero; [ mist] leggero3) (in consistency) [ mud] acquoso; [mixture, oil] fluido; [ soup] lungo, leggero; [ sauce] brodoso; [ liquid] diluito, acquoso4) (lean) [person, face] magro5) (in tone) (high-pitched) acuto; (weak) debole6) (sparse) [ population] scarso; [ crowd] rado, esiguo; [ hair] radoto wear thin — [joke, excuse] essere trito
8) [ air] rarefatto2.••to be thin on the ground — essercene pochissimi, essere più unico che raro
II 1. [θɪn] 2.to get thin on top — (bald) diventare pelato
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - nn-) (anche thin out) [fog, mist, hair] diradarsi; [ crowd] disperdersi- thin out* * *[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) sottile2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) magro3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) acquoso4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) rado5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) debole, inconsistente2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) diradarsi; dimagrire- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *I 1. [θɪn]1) (in width) [nose, lips, stick, wall, line] sottile; [string, wire] fine; [ strip] stretto2) (in depth) [slice, layer, paper] sottile; [fabric, garment] sottile, leggero; [ mist] leggero3) (in consistency) [ mud] acquoso; [mixture, oil] fluido; [ soup] lungo, leggero; [ sauce] brodoso; [ liquid] diluito, acquoso4) (lean) [person, face] magro5) (in tone) (high-pitched) acuto; (weak) debole6) (sparse) [ population] scarso; [ crowd] rado, esiguo; [ hair] radoto wear thin — [joke, excuse] essere trito
8) [ air] rarefatto2.••to be thin on the ground — essercene pochissimi, essere più unico che raro
II 1. [θɪn] 2.to get thin on top — (bald) diventare pelato
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - nn-) (anche thin out) [fog, mist, hair] diradarsi; [ crowd] disperdersi- thin out -
17 toast
I [təʊst]nome (grilled bread) pane m. tostato••II [təʊst]to be as warm as toast — [ person] essere o stare bello caldo; [bed, room] essere ben caldo
verbo transitivo gastr. tostare, abbrustolire [bread, roll]III [təʊst]1) (tribute) brindisi m.to drink a toast to sb. — fare un brindisi a o per qcn
the toast of — l'idolo di [ group]
IV [təʊst]she's the toast of the town — è la più bella o la reginetta di bellezza della città
verbo transitivo fare un brindisi per, brindare a [person, success]; bere alla salute di [ person]* * *I 1. [təust] verb(to make (bread etc) brown in front of direct heat: We toasted slices of bread for tea.)2. noun(bread that has been toasted: He always has two pieces of toast for breakfast.)- toasted- toaster
- toaster oven
- toastrack II 1. [təust] verb(to drink ceremonially in honour of, or to wish success to (someone or something): We toasted the bride and bridegroom / the new ship.)2. noun1) (an act of toasting: Let's drink a toast to our friends!)2) (the wish conveyed, or the person etc honoured, by such an act.)* * *[təʊst]1. n1) (bread) pane m tostatoa piece or slice of toast — una fetta di pane tostato or abbrustolito
2) (drink, speech) brindisi m invto propose/drink a toast to sb — proporre (di fare)/fare un brindisi a qn
the toast of the town/nation fig — il vanto della città/nazione
2. vt1) (bread) tostare, abbrustolire2) (drink to) brindare aFALSE FRIEND: toast is not translated by the Italian word toast* * *I [təʊst]nome (grilled bread) pane m. tostato••II [təʊst]to be as warm as toast — [ person] essere o stare bello caldo; [bed, room] essere ben caldo
verbo transitivo gastr. tostare, abbrustolire [bread, roll]III [təʊst]1) (tribute) brindisi m.to drink a toast to sb. — fare un brindisi a o per qcn
the toast of — l'idolo di [ group]
IV [təʊst]she's the toast of the town — è la più bella o la reginetta di bellezza della città
verbo transitivo fare un brindisi per, brindare a [person, success]; bere alla salute di [ person] -
18 cut
I [kʌt]1) taglio m.; (in surgery) incisione f.to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.
to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]
2) (hairstyle) taglio m.3) colloq. (share) parte f.4) (reduction) riduzione f., taglio m. (in di)5) gastr. taglio m.6) (shape) (of gem, suit, jacket) taglio m.8) mus. colloq. (track) pezzo m.••II 1. [kʌt]to be a cut above sb., sth. — essere superiore a qcn., qcs
1) tagliare [bread, fabric, paper, slice, wood]; fare [hole, slit]to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]
to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]
2) (sever) tagliare [rope, throat]; tagliare, recidere [flower, vein]; tagliare, mietere [ wheat]; fig. rompere [ links]3) (carve out) fare [ notch]; scavare [channel, tunnel]; incidere [ initials]4) (wound)5) (trim) tagliare [hair, grass, hedge]7) (liberate)to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]
to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)
8) (edit) tagliare [article, film, scene]9) (reduce) ridurre, abbassare [ price]; ridurre, tagliare [rate, expenditure, wages]; ridurre [cost, budget, inflation, staff, working day] (by di); diminuire [ length]10) (grow)12) inform. tagliare13) gioc. tagliare [ cards]14) (intersect) [ line] intersecare [ circle]; [ track] tagliare [ road]15) colloq. (stop)2.to cut sb. dead — ignorare completamente qcn
1) tagliareto cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]
2) (move, go)to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn
3) cinem. [ camera] staccare4) gioc. tagliare3.- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up••III 1. [kʌt]to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe
passato, participio passato cut II2.1) (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] tagliato2) (shaped) [gem, stone] tagliato4) [hay, grass] tagliato; [ flowers] tagliato, reciso5) (edited) [film, text] con tagli, tagliato••* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) tagliare2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) tagliare; ritagliare3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) fare4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) tagliare5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) tagliare, ridurre6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) tagliare7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) tagliare8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) tagliare9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') tagliare10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) tagliare11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) tagliare12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) marinare13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) fingere di non vedere2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) taglio2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) taglio3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) taglio•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) tagliente, pungente- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) spietato- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short* * *I [kʌt]1) taglio m.; (in surgery) incisione f.to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.
to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]
2) (hairstyle) taglio m.3) colloq. (share) parte f.4) (reduction) riduzione f., taglio m. (in di)5) gastr. taglio m.6) (shape) (of gem, suit, jacket) taglio m.8) mus. colloq. (track) pezzo m.••II 1. [kʌt]to be a cut above sb., sth. — essere superiore a qcn., qcs
1) tagliare [bread, fabric, paper, slice, wood]; fare [hole, slit]to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]
to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]
2) (sever) tagliare [rope, throat]; tagliare, recidere [flower, vein]; tagliare, mietere [ wheat]; fig. rompere [ links]3) (carve out) fare [ notch]; scavare [channel, tunnel]; incidere [ initials]4) (wound)5) (trim) tagliare [hair, grass, hedge]7) (liberate)to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]
to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)
8) (edit) tagliare [article, film, scene]9) (reduce) ridurre, abbassare [ price]; ridurre, tagliare [rate, expenditure, wages]; ridurre [cost, budget, inflation, staff, working day] (by di); diminuire [ length]10) (grow)12) inform. tagliare13) gioc. tagliare [ cards]14) (intersect) [ line] intersecare [ circle]; [ track] tagliare [ road]15) colloq. (stop)2.to cut sb. dead — ignorare completamente qcn
1) tagliareto cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]
2) (move, go)to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn
3) cinem. [ camera] staccare4) gioc. tagliare3.- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up••III 1. [kʌt]to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe
passato, participio passato cut II2.1) (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] tagliato2) (shaped) [gem, stone] tagliato4) [hay, grass] tagliato; [ flowers] tagliato, reciso5) (edited) [film, text] con tagli, tagliato•• -
19 spread
I [spred]1) (of disease) diffusione f., trasmissione f.; (of drugs, weapons) diffusione f.; (of news, information) diffusione f., divulgazione f.; (of democracy) progresso m.the spread of sth. to — l'estensione di qcs. a [group, area]
2) (extent, range) (of wings, branches) apertura f.; (of arch) campata f., passata f.; (of products, services) gamma f.3) giorn.double-page spread — articolo o pubblicità su pagina doppia
4) gastr. pasta f. spalmabile5) (assortment of dishes) banchetto m., lauto pranzo m.6) AE grande fattoria f.II 1. [spred]2) (apply in layer) spalmare, stendere [jam, butter, glue] (on su); (cover with layer) ricoprire [ surface] ( with con, di)3) (distribute over area) distribuire, dislocare [ troops]; spargere, spandere [fertilizer, sand]; dividere, ripartire [workload, responsibility]4) (anche spread out) (space out) distribuire, scaglionare [ payments]; distanziare [ meetings]5) (diffuse) diffondere, propagare, trasmettere [ disease]; propagare [ fire]; diffondere, predicare [ religion]; seminare, disseminare [confusion, panic]; diffondere, divulgare [rumour, story]2.to spread sth. to sb. — comunicare qcs. a qcn. [ news]
1) [butter, glue] spalmarsi, stendersi2) (cover area or time) [forest, network] estendersi ( over su); [ drought] prolungarsi ( over per); [ experience] durare ( over per)3) (proliferate) [ disease] diffondersi, propagarsi, trasmettersi; [ fire] propagarsi; [ fear] disseminarsi, diffondersi; [rumour, story] diffondersi, divulgarsi; [ stain] spandersi, estendersi•••* * *past tense, past participle; see spread* * *spread (1) /sprɛd/n. [uc] (raramente al pl.)1 diffusione; espansione; propagazione; trasmissione; divulgazione, propalazione ( di una notizia, ecc.): the spread of Christianity, la diffusione del Cristianesimo; the spread of a city, l'espansione di una città2 ampiezza; estensione; larghezza; ( anche aeron.) apertura d'ala: The bird's wings had a spread of over three feet, le ali dell'uccello avevano un'apertura di quasi un metro5 (fam.) banchetto; festino; desinare; tavola imbandita: What a beautiful spread!, che bella tavola!6 (giorn.) servizio (o intestazione, avviso pubblicitario, ecc.) su due pagine contigue (o su due o più colonne)11 (econ., market.) utile lordo; ricarico12 (stat.) dispersione; scarto16 (rag.) registrazione analitica● cold spread, cena fredda.spread (2) /sprɛd/A pass. e p. p. di to spreadB a.1 sparso; diffuso2 disteso; allungato4 ( di mensa) apparecchiata; imbandita: a table spread with every luxury, una tavola imbandita con ogni ben di Dio● spread betting, spread betting (scommessa che riguarda il risultato di una gara o di un evento piuttosto che il vincitore) □ spread-out, distanziato, scaglionato, a intervalli, intervallato.♦ (to) spread /sprɛd/(pass. e p. p. spread)A v. t.1 spargere; diffondere; disseminare; propagare; propalare; trasmettere: to spread manure over a field, spargere concime su un campo; to spread salt on the roads, spargere il sale sulle strade; to spread rumours, diffondere voci; Malaria is spread by the anopheles mosquito, la malaria è trasmessa dalla zanzara anofele; to spread knowledge, diffondere il sapere; The anopheles spreads malaria, l'anofele trasmette la malaria; to spread news, propagare (o propalare) notizie2 ( spesso to spread out) stendere; spiegare; aprire: to spread a carpet, stendere un tappeto; to spread the sails, spiegare le vele; to spread out a newspaper, aprire (o spiegare) un giornale; to spread one's hands to the fire, stendere le mani al fuoco; The eagle spread its wings ready for flight, l'aquila ha spiegato le ali per volar via3 cospargere; spalmare: to spread jam on a slice of bread (o to spread a slice of bread with jam) spalmare marmellata su una fetta di pane; fields spread with flowers, campi cosparsi di fiori4 distribuire; scaglionare ( nel tempo); protrarre: The bank spread the payments over a year, la banca ha effettuato i pagamenti nel corso di un annoB v. i.1 spargersi; diffondersi; disseminarsi; propagarsi; sparpagliarsi: The news spread in no time, la notizia si sparse in un baleno; The settlers spread over a vast territory, i coloni si sono sparpagliati su un vasto territorio2 stendersi; estendersi; spaziare; aprirsi; spiegarsi: This margarine spreads easily, questa margarina si spalma bene; On every side spread the lonely ocean, da ogni lato si stendeva il mare deserto; A wonderful view spread ( out) before us, davanti a noi s'apriva un magnifico paesaggio● to spread the board, apparecchiare (la tavola) □ to spread oneself, distendersi; allungarsi; sdraiarsi; dilungarsi, diffondersi ( su un argomento); (fig.) lasciarsi andare; largheggiare; essere molto generoso; (fam.) darsi da fare; farsi in quattro (fam.) □ (fig.) to spread oneself ( too) thin, mettere troppa carne al fuoco □ to spread the table, apparecchiare (la tavola) □ ( detto da un poliziotto a un fermato) Spread them!, allarga le gambe! □ to spread the word, diffondere la notizia □ (fig.) to spread one's wings, spiccare il volo (fig.).* * *I [spred]1) (of disease) diffusione f., trasmissione f.; (of drugs, weapons) diffusione f.; (of news, information) diffusione f., divulgazione f.; (of democracy) progresso m.the spread of sth. to — l'estensione di qcs. a [group, area]
2) (extent, range) (of wings, branches) apertura f.; (of arch) campata f., passata f.; (of products, services) gamma f.3) giorn.double-page spread — articolo o pubblicità su pagina doppia
4) gastr. pasta f. spalmabile5) (assortment of dishes) banchetto m., lauto pranzo m.6) AE grande fattoria f.II 1. [spred]2) (apply in layer) spalmare, stendere [jam, butter, glue] (on su); (cover with layer) ricoprire [ surface] ( with con, di)3) (distribute over area) distribuire, dislocare [ troops]; spargere, spandere [fertilizer, sand]; dividere, ripartire [workload, responsibility]4) (anche spread out) (space out) distribuire, scaglionare [ payments]; distanziare [ meetings]5) (diffuse) diffondere, propagare, trasmettere [ disease]; propagare [ fire]; diffondere, predicare [ religion]; seminare, disseminare [confusion, panic]; diffondere, divulgare [rumour, story]2.to spread sth. to sb. — comunicare qcs. a qcn. [ news]
1) [butter, glue] spalmarsi, stendersi2) (cover area or time) [forest, network] estendersi ( over su); [ drought] prolungarsi ( over per); [ experience] durare ( over per)3) (proliferate) [ disease] diffondersi, propagarsi, trasmettersi; [ fire] propagarsi; [ fear] disseminarsi, diffondersi; [rumour, story] diffondersi, divulgarsi; [ stain] spandersi, estendersi••• -
20 thinly
['θɪnlɪ]1) (sparingly) [ slice] finemente, sottilmente; [spread, butter] leggermente2) fig. (scarcely)* * *adverb sottilmente; debolmente* * *thinly /ˈɵɪnlɪ/avv.● a thinly populated area, una zona poco popolata.* * *['θɪnlɪ]1) (sparingly) [ slice] finemente, sottilmente; [spread, butter] leggermente2) fig. (scarcely)
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slice — [slaɪs] noun [countable] a part or share of something: slice of • Sales reps will get a slice of any catalogue sales to customers in their area. * * * slice UK US /slaɪs/ noun [C, usually singular] INFORMAL ► a part or share of som … Financial and business terms
slice — [slīs] n. [ME < OFr esclice < esclicier, to slice < Frank slizzan, akin to SLIT] 1. a relatively thin, broad piece cut from an object having some bulk or volume [a slice of apple] 2. a part, portion, or share [a slice of one s earnings]… … English World dictionary
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Slice — [slais] der; , s [...sis, ...siz] <aus gleichbed. engl. slice, eigtl. »Schnitte, Scheibe«>: 1. Schlag, bei dem der Ball in einer bestimmten Richtung (nämlich beim Rechtshänder nach rechts u. beim Linkshänder nach links) von der Geraden… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
slice — slice·able; slice; … English syllables
slice — [n] piece; share allotment, allowance, bite, chop, cut, helping, lot, part, piece of pie*, portion, quota, segment, sliver, thin piece, triangle, wedge; concept 835 Ant. whole slice [v] cut into portions, shares carve, chiv, cleave, dissect,… … New thesaurus
slice — ► NOUN 1) a thin, broad piece of food cut from a larger portion. 2) a portion or share. 3) a utensil with a broad, flat blade for lifting foods such as cake and fish. 4) (in sports) a sliced stroke or shot. ► VERB 1) cut into slices. 2) … English terms dictionary