slash

barre oblique

Signe / utilisé pour séparer des mots ou des nombres, ainsi que dans les adresses internet.

En anglais simple : The mark /, used to separate words or numbers and in website addresses.

• Type a slash between the numbers.
• The website address ends with a slash.
• Did you put two slashes after the colon?

Synonymes : forward slash, solidus

Expressions courantes : forward slash, slash mark, single slash

entaille, balafre

Longue coupure faite d'un geste rapide avec un objet tranchant.

En anglais simple : A long cut made quickly with something sharp.

• There was a slash in his coat.
• The nurse cleaned the slash on her arm.
• Several deep slashes marked the leather seat.

Synonymes : cut, gash

Expressions courantes : deep slash, knife slash, slash wound

coup de lame

Mouvement rapide et ample d'une lame ou d'un fouet pour couper ou frapper.

En anglais simple : A fast, wide movement of a blade or whip intended to cut or strike.

• He dodged a slash of the sword.
• Her next slash struck the wooden shield.
• The fighter delivered two quick slashes with his blade.

Synonymes : stroke, swing

Expressions courantes : sword slash, wide slash, slash attack

réduction drastique, coupe

Baisse soudaine et importante de l'argent ou des autres ressources accordées.

En anglais simple : A sudden, large decrease in money or other resources provided.

• The school faced a slash in funding.
• A major slash in spending delayed the repairs.
• The budget slash left the team without new equipment.

Comment l'utiliser : a slash in something (A slash in funding forced the library to close.)

Synonymes : cut, reduction

Contraires : increase

Expressions courantes : budget slash, slash in funding

réduire fortement, sabrer

Faire beaucoup baisser un prix, une quantité ou un nombre.

En anglais simple : To reduce a price, amount, or number by a lot.

• The shop slashed its prices.
• We need to slash our energy costs.
• The company has slashed hundreds of jobs this year.

Comment l'utiliser : slash something by an amount (The store slashed prices by forty percent.); slash something to an amount (They slashed the budget to half its original size.)

Synonymes : cut, reduce

Contraires : raise, increase

Expressions courantes : slash prices, slash the budget, slash costs

taillader, entailler

Couper quelque chose d'un geste rapide et puissant avec une lame tranchante.

En anglais simple : To cut something with a fast, strong movement of a sharp blade.

• Someone slashed the tires of my car.
• She slashed through the thick vines with a blade.
• The attacker tried to slash him with a knife.

Comment l'utiliser : slash at someone/something (He slashed at the branches with a knife.)

Synonymes : cut, gash

Expressions courantes : slash something, slash at someone, slash through something

défricher

Débarrasser un terrain de sa végétation en la coupant ou en la brûlant.

En anglais simple : To clear land by cutting down plants or using fire.

• Farmers slash the brush before planting.
• They slashed the forest to open new fields.
• The cleared vegetation was burned after workers slashed it.

Synonymes : clear

Expressions courantes : slash and burn, slash the brush, slash the forest

et, à la fois

S'emploie entre deux rôles ou descriptions pour dire que les deux s'appliquent.

En anglais simple : Used between two roles or descriptions to say that both apply.

• This room is my office slash bedroom.
• She is a teacher slash musician.
• We hired a cook slash driver for the trip.

Synonymes : and, as well as

Expressions courantes : writer slash director, singer slash actor, office slash bedroom