slice

tranche, part

Morceau plat d'un aliment, découpé dans une portion plus grande.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : a slice of something (Would you like a slice of cake?)

Synonymes : piece

Expressions courantes : a slice of bread, pizza slice, thin slice, a slice of cheese

coupe

Image produite par un appareil médical, montrant une fine section de l'intérieur du corps.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : cross-sectional image

Expressions courantes : brain slice, ct slice, scan slice

couper en tranches

Couper un aliment en morceaux fins et plats.

En anglais simple : To cut food into thin, flat pieces.

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

Comment l'utiliser : slice something into pieces (Slice the cucumber into thin pieces.)

Synonymes : cut into slices

Expressions courantes : slice bread, slice something thinly, slice an onion

couper, trancher

Couper quelque chose en faisant glisser un bord tranchant dessus.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : slice through something (The blade sliced through the meat easily.)

Synonymes : cut

Expressions courantes : slice meat, slice through something, slice across something