slice
To cut into slicesTo cut into slices.
» Tom offered Mary a slice of cake.
Том запропонував Мері шматочок торту. — deniko
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8 senses(transitive)To cut into slices.
Slice the cheese thinly.
schneiden, aufschneiden, hobeln
ре́затьrézatʹ, поре́затьporézatʹ
cut into slices
(transitive)To cut with an edge using a drawing motion.
The knife left sliced his arm.
(transitive)To clear (e.g. a fire, or the grate bars of a furnace) by means of a slice bar.
(transitive)To hit the shuttlecock with the racket at an angle, causing it to move sideways and downwards.
(transitive)To hit a shot that slices (travels from left to right for a right-handed player).
hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction
(transitive)To angle the blade so that it goes too deeply into the water when starting to take a stroke.
(transitive)To kick the ball so that it goes in an unintended direction, at too great an angle or too high.
(transitive)To hit the ball with a stroke that causes a spin, resulting in the ball swerving or staying low after a bounce.
hit a ball so that it causes a backspin
Examples
389 sentencesTom offered Mary a slice of cake.
Том запропонував Мері шматочок торту. — deniko
I ate the last slice of pizza.
Я з’їв останній шматочок піци. — Ahha
ruЯ съел последний кусок пиццы. — marafon
Get me a slice of pie, too.
Дай і мені мені шматок пирога. — deniko
Do you want a slice of cake?
Хочеш шматочок пирога? — deniko
ruХотите кусочек торта? — nina99nv
deWillst du ein Stück Kuchen? — list
Do you want a slice of pizza?
Хочеш шматочок піци? — deniko
ruХочешь кусочек пиццы? — marafon
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English sclise, sklise, from Old French esclice, esclis (“a piece split off”),From Middle English sclise, sklise, from Old French esclice, esclis (“a piece split off”), deverbal of esclicer, esclicier (“to splinter, split up”), from Frankish *slitjan (“to split up”), from Proto-Germanic *slitjaną, from Proto-Germanic *slītaną (“to split, tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyd- (“to rend, injure, crumble”). Akin to Old High German sliz, gisliz (“a tear, rip”), Old High German slīȥan (“to tear”), Old English slītan (“to split up”), modern French éclisse. More at slite, slit.
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Forms
slices, slicing, sliced, slicedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- slice of bread
- slice of pizza
- a slice of
- slice of pie
- another slice of
- last slice of
- couple of slices
- sliced the tomato
- the last slice
- put two slices
- two slices of
- one slice of