slice

rebanada, porción, loncha

Trozo plano de un alimento, cortado de una pieza más grande.

En inglés sencillo: A flat piece of food cut from a larger amount.

• I ate a slice of pizza.
• She put two slices of ham in her sandwich.
• Can you cut me a thicker slice?

Cómo se usa: a slice of something (Would you like a slice of cake?)

Sinónimos: piece

Expresiones frecuentes: a slice of bread, pizza slice, thin slice, a slice of cheese

corte, sección

Imagen obtenida con un aparato de exploración médica que muestra una sección fina del interior del cuerpo.

En inglés sencillo: An image showing one thin section inside the body, made by a medical scanner.

• This slice shows the liver.
• The doctor compared several slices from the scan.
• A small dark area appeared on one MRI slice.

Sinónimos: cross-sectional image

Expresiones frecuentes: brain slice, ct slice, scan slice

rebanar, cortar en rodajas

Cortar un alimento en trozos finos y planos.

En inglés sencillo: To cut food into thin, flat pieces.

• Slice the tomatoes.
• She sliced the bread for lunch.
• Could you slice the cheese more thinly?

Cómo se usa: slice something into pieces (Slice the cucumber into thin pieces.)

Sinónimos: cut into slices

Expresiones frecuentes: slice bread, slice something thinly, slice an onion

cortar

Cortar algo deslizando un filo sobre su superficie.

En inglés sencillo: To cut something by drawing a sharp edge across it.

• Slice the fish with a sharp knife.
• The blade sliced through the thick skin.
• He accidentally sliced his finger while preparing dinner.

Cómo se usa: slice through something (The blade sliced through the meat easily.)

Sinónimos: cut

Expresiones frecuentes: slice meat, slice through something, slice across something