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slice  (sls)

n.

1.

a. A thin broad piece cut from a larger object: ate a slice of cheese; examined a slice of the diseased lung.

b. An often wedge-shaped piece cut from a larger, usually circular object: ordered a slice of pie; shared a slice of pizza.

2. A portion or share: a slice of the profits.

3.

a. A knife with a broad, thin, flexible blade, used for cutting and serving food.

b. A similar implement for spreading printing ink.

4. Sports

a. The course of a ball that curves in the direction of the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the right of a right-handed player.

b. A stroke that causes a ball to follow such a course: a golfer with a bad slice.

c. A ball propelled on such a course.

d. A stroke, as in tennis, in which the ball is struck with a downward motion with the open face of the racket in order to impart backspin.

v. sliced, slic·ing, slic·es

v.tr.

1. To cut or divide into slices: slice a loaf of bread.

2. To cut from a larger piece: slice off a piece of salami.

3. To cut through or across with or as if with a knife: The harvester sliced the field.

4. To divide into portions or shares; parcel out.

5. To spread, work at, or clear away with a bladed tool such as a slice bar.

6. Sports To hit (a ball) with a slice.

v.intr.

1. To move like a knife: The destroyer sliced through the water.

2. Sports To hit a ball with a slice.

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[Middle English, splinter, from Old French esclice, from esclicier, to splinter, of Germanic origin.]

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slicea·ble adj.

slicer n.

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slice [slaɪs]

n

1. a thin flat piece cut from something having bulk a slice of pork

2. a share or portion a slice of the company's revenue

3. (Engineering / Tools) any of various utensils having a broad flat blade and resembling a spatula

4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Ball Games, other than specified) (in golf, tennis, etc.)

a.  the flight of a ball that travels obliquely because it has been struck off centre

b.  the action of hitting such a shot

c.  the shot so hit

vb

1. to divide or cut (something) into parts or slices

2. (when intr, usually foll by through) to cut in a clean and effortless manner

3. (when intr, foll by through) to move or go (through something) like a knife the ship sliced through the water

4. (usually foll by off, from, away, etc.) to cut or be cut (from) a larger piece

5. (tr) to remove by use of a slicing implement

6. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Ball Games, other than specified) to hit (a ball) with a slice

7. (Team Sports / Rowing) (tr) Rowing to put the blade of the oar into (the water) slantwise

[from Old French esclice a piece split off, from esclicier to splinter]

sliceable  adj

slicer  n

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An average logistic planning factor used to obtain estimates of requirements for personnel and materiel. (e.g., a personnel slice generally consists of the total strength of the stated basic combatant elements, plus its proportionate share of all supporting and higher headquarters personnel.)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slice - a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue" piece share, percentage, portion, part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"
	2.	slice - a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread" piece helping, serving, portion - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" cutlet, escallop, scollop, scallop - thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled fish filet, fish fillet, filet, fillet - a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish
	3.	slice - a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut" gash, slash, cut wound, lesion - an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
	4.	slice - a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" fade, slicing golf shot, golf stroke, swing - the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
	5.	slice - a thin flat piece cut off of some object part, piece - a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" section - a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope; "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue"
	6.	slice - a spatula for spreading paint or ink spatula - a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances
Verb	1.	slice - make a clean cut through; "slit her throat" slit cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	2.	slice - hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
	3.	slice - cut into slices; "Slice the salami, please" slice up cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	4.	slice - hit a ball so that it causes a backspin strike, hit - make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"

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slice

noun

1. piece, segment, portion, wedge, sliver, helping, share, cut water flavoured with a slice of lemon

2. part, share, piece, proportion, allocation, allotment, tranche Fiction takes up a large slice of the publishing market.

verb

cut, divide, carve, segment, sever, dissect, cleave, bisect She sliced the cake.

slice something off cut off, sever, chop off, hack off, shear off Slice off the stalks and bases of the courgettes.

Translations

slice [slaɪs]

A. N

1. [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 m

2. (fig) (= portion) → parte f
it affects a large slice of the population → afecta a buena parte or a un amplio sector de la población
a slice of life → un trozo de la vida tal como es
a slice of the profits → una participación(en los beneficios)

3. (= utensil) → pala f

4. (Sport) → pelota f cortada (Golf) → golpe m con efecto a la derecha

B. VT

1. (= 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 trozos

2. (= cut) → cortar
to slice sth in two → cortar algo en dos
to slice sth open → abrir algo de un tajo

3. (Sport) [+ ball] → dar efecto a, cortar (Golf) → golpear oblicuamente(a derecha)

slice off VT + ADV → cortar

slice through VI + PREP → cortar, partir

slice up VT + ADV → cortar(en rebanadas etc)

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slice [ˈslaɪs]

n [bread, meat] → tranche f; (round) → rondelle f
a slice of bread → une tranche de pain
a slice of lemon → une rondelle de citron
to cut sth into slices [+ bread, meat] → couper qch en tranches

vt (gen) → couper en tranches; [+ lemon, sausage, cucumber, onion] → couper en rondelles
sliced bread n → pain m en tranches
to be the best thing since sliced bread (= very good) → être le nec plus ultra

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slice

n

(lit) (of cake, lemon, meat etc) → Scheibe f; (of bread) → Scheibe f, → Schnitte f

(fig: = portion, of population, profits) → Teil m; (of land) → Stück nt; a slice of life in contemporary Paris → ein Ausschnitt m → aus dem Leben im heutigen Paris; a slice of luck → eine Portion Glück; that was a slice of luck! → das war ein glücklicher Zufall

(esp Brit: = food server) → Wender m; cake slice → Tortenheber m

(Sport) → angeschnittener Ball; to put a bit of slice on the ball → den Ball etwas anschneiden

vt

(= cut) → durchschneiden; bread, meat etc → (in Scheiben) schneiden; to slice something in two → etw durchschneiden, etw in zwei Teile schneiden

ball → (an)schneiden

vi

(= cut) → schneiden; to slice through something → etw durchschneiden

(Sport) → schneiden

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slice [slaɪs]

1. n

a. (of meat) → fetta; (of lemon, cucumber) → fettina
a slice of the profits (fig) → una fetta dei profitti
a slice of life (fig) → uno scorcio di vita

b. (tool) → paletta

2. vt (meat) → affettare, tagliare a fette; (rope) → tagliare di netto (Sport) (ball) → tagliare
to slice sth thickly/thinly → affettare qc grosso/sottile
sliced loaf or bread → pane m a cassetta

slice off vt + adv → tagliare (via)

slice through vi + prep → tagliare di netto (fig) (the air, waves) → fendere

slice up vt + adv → affettare

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slice [slaɪs]

1. n

a. (of meat) → fetta; (of lemon, cucumber) → fettina
a slice of the profits (fig) → una fetta dei profitti
a slice of life (fig) → uno scorcio di vita

b. (tool) → paletta

2. vt (meat) → affettare, tagliare a fette; (rope) → tagliare di netto (Sport) (ball) → tagliare
to slice sth thickly/thinly → affettare qc grosso/sottile
sliced loaf or bread → pane m a cassetta

slice off vt + adv → tagliare (via)

slice through vi + prep → tagliare di netto (fig) (the air, waves) → fendere

slice up vt + adv → affettare

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slice

n slice [slais]

1 a thin broad piece (of something) How many slices of meat would you like? skyfie شَريحَه резен plátek skive die Scheibe φέτα porción, trozo viil برش viipale tranche פְּרוּסָה कतला, फांक, तिक्का kriška, odrezak szelet sayatan sneið fetta ひと切れ 얇은 조각 griežinėlis, riekelė šķēle; rieciens potong plak skive, bit plaster, kromka fatia felie ломтик plátok, krajec rezina parče skiva แผ่นตัดบาง ๆ dilim 片 скибочка; тонкий шар ٹکڑا miếng mỏng, lát mỏng 片

2 a part or share Who got the largest slice of the profits? deel حِصَّه дял podíl del; bid das Stück μερίδιο parte osa قطعه osuus part נֶתָח हिस्सा, भाग, अंश dio, komad rész(esedés) bagian hlutur parte 分け前 몫 dalis daļa bahagian deel del, bit, stykke udział, dola fatia parte часть, доля podiel delež udeo del, andel ส่วนแบ่ง pay 部分，份 частина; частка حصہ phần, phần chia 部分，份

v

1 to cut into slices He sliced the sausage/cucumber. sny يُقَطِّع إلى قِطَعٍ صَغيرَه нарязвам krájet na plátky skære i skiver in Scheiben schneiden κόβω σε φέτες cortar a rodajas, cortar a lonchas viiludeks lõikama ورقه ورقه كردن viipaloida couper en tranches/rondelles לִפרוֹס काटना, कतलों में काटना narezati što u kriške szel(etel) menyayat sneiða affettare, fare a fette 薄く切る 조각으로 자르다 (su)pjaustyti griežinėliais, (su)raikyti, riekti sagriezt šķēlēs/riecienos memotong in plakken snijden skjære i skiver, snitte krajać na kawałki/plastry cortar às fatias a felia, a tăia în bucăţi резать ломтиками krájať na plátky narezati iseći na komade skiva, skära i skivor ตัดเป็นแผ่นบาง dilimlemek 切片 різати тонкими скибочками ٹکڑوں میں کاٹنا cắt ra từng miếng mỏng 切片

2 to cut (as) with a sharp blade or knife The blade slipped and sliced off the tip of his forefinger. sny يَجْرَح отрязвам (od)říznout skære schneiden κόβω cortar (sisse) lõikama بريدن leikata couper (net) לַחֲתוֹך चाकू से काटना odrezati (le)vág mengiris skera tagliare 切り取る 베다 nupjauti, nurėžti nošņāpt; iešņāpt menghiris snijden skjære av ciachnąć cortar a tranşa порезать, срезать odrezať, porezať odrezati odseći skära ตัดด้วยมีดหรือกรรไกรคม ๆ kesmek 切下 відрізати تیز چھری یا چاقو سے کاٹنا lạng 切下

3 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). swenkhou speel يُصيب спорт сека топка říznout (míček) slice einen Rechts-, Linksdrall haben χτυπώ λοξά (στο γκολφ) dar efecto a la pelota slaissi lööma كات كشيدن lyödä pallo vinoon couper לַחֲבוֹט בְּסִיבוּב गोल्फ स्टिक से गलत प्रहार करना zarezati loptu, udariti da leti u stranu (golf) nyes(labdát) memukul sneiða (colpire di striscio) スライスする (골프에서 공이) 슬라이스가 나다 netaisyklingai suduoti sagriezt bumbu (sitienā) memukul effect geven slå en slice, skru ścinać bater de viés a tăia срезать мяч udrieť (do loptičky) tak, že sa stočí rezati udariti efeom skruva, slå en slice ตีลูกกอล์ฟให้แฉลบข้าง topa meyilli vuruş yapmak （高爾夫球）削球 неправильно бити گیند پر آڑی ضرب đánh xoáy （高尔夫球）削球

adj sliced

(negativeunsliced) cut into slices a sliced loaf. gesny مُقَطَّع إلى قِطَع нарязан nařezaný skåret i skiver aufgeschnitten κομμένος σε φέτες rebanado viiludeks lõigatud قطعه قطعه شده viipaloitu (coupé) en tranches/rondelles פָּרוּס कटा हुआ narezan na kriške szeletelt disayat-sayat sneiddur a fette, affettato 薄切りの 얇은 조각으로 잘라진 supjaustytas, suraikytas sagriezts šķēlēs potongan gesneden i skiver pocięty na kawałki/plastry cortado feliat порезанный на куски, ломтики narezaný narezan izrezan na kriške skivad ตัดเป็นแผ่นบาง dilimlenmiş 片狀的 нарізаний тонкими скибочками ٹکڑوں میں کاٹنا được cắt thành từng miếng mỏng 片状的

n slicer

cheese slicer. snyer قَطّاعَه нож за рязане nůž na sýr, na ovoce pålægsmaskine; osteskærer das Schneidemesser κόπτης máquina de cortar lõikur, viilutaja قطعه قطعه كننده couteau électrique פּוֹרֵס काटने वाला stroj za narezivanje, ručni narezivač szeletelőgép mesin pengiris (keju) affettatrice （チーズなどを）薄く切る道具 치즈를 얇게 쓰는 기계 pjaustyklë nazis/ierīce griešanai šķēlēs, šķēlīšu griezējs pemotong schaaf; snijmachine ostehøvel; oppskjærmaskin nóż do krojenia нож; ломтерезка krájač nož za rezanje sira na rezine sekač förskärare, []hyvel ที่หั่น dilimleyici 奶酪片 ніж ٹکڑوں میں کاٹنے کا آلہ یا مشین máy thái mỏng 奶酪片

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slice → شَريحة, يُقََطِّع إلى شرائح kolečko, nakrájet skære i skiver, skive Scheibe, schneiden κόβω σε φέτες, φέτα rebanada, rebanar viipale, viipaloida tranche, trancher kriška, rezati na kriške affettare, fetta 薄く切る, 薄切り 얇게 베다, 얇은 조각 in plakken snijden, plakje skive, skjære skiver plaster z opatrunkiem, pokroić fatia, fatiar ломтик, нарезать skiva ชิ้น, ตัดเป็นแผ่นบาง dilim, dilimlemek cắt lát, lát mỏng 切片, 薄片