slice
noun/slaɪs/
Слово англійською: slice
Переклад slice українською: шмато́чок, кусо́чок, ски́бка, шмато́к (хлі́ба)
Детальний опис
- a thin flat piece of bread, meat, cheese, etc. that has been cut off a larger piece; a piece of cake that has been cut from a larger cake
- Cut the meat into thin slices.
- slice of something a slice of bread/pie
- a slice of toast/pizza
- Another slice of cake, anyone?
- (informal) a part or share of something
- Our firm is well placed to grab a large slice of the market.
- The rent for my room was a large slice out of my budget.
- With this win, they can claim a slice of history.
- Every organization in the land has tried to claim a slice of the cash from the National Lottery.
- a kitchen utensil (= tool) that you use to lift and serve pieces of food
- a cake slice
- (sport) (in golf, tennis, etc.) a shot that makes the ball go to one side rather than straight ahead, while turning round and round
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘fragment, splinter’): shortening of Old French esclice ‘splinter’, from the verb esclicier, of Germanic origin; related to German schleissen ‘to slice’, also to slit.
Idioms
a slice/piece of the action
- (informal) a share or role in an interesting or exciting activity, especially one that makes money
- Foreign firms will all want a slice of the action if the new airport goes ahead.
a slice of life
- a film, play or book that gives a very realistic view of ordinary life
- This drama provides a slice of life in 1950s Connecticut.
a slice/piece/share of the pie
(British English also a slice/share of the cake)
- a share of the available money or benefits that you believe you have a right to
- The company is demanding a larger slice of the corporate pie.