sliver in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sliver in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sliver [Am ˈslɪvər, Brit ˈslɪvə, ˈslʌɪvə] N

1. sliver:

sliver (of glass, wood)

astilla f

sliver (of shrapnel)

esquirla f

2. sliver (thin slice):

sliver (of cheese, meat)

tajada f fina

sliver (of lemon, cucumber)

rodaja f fina

See also slice

I.slice [Am slaɪs, Brit slʌɪs] N

1.1. slice C (piece):

slice (of bread)

rebanada f

slice (of cake)

trozo m

slice (of cake)

pedazo m

slice (of cheese)

trozo m

slice (of cheese)

pedazo m

slice (of cheese)

tajada f

slice (of lemon, cucumber)

rodaja f

slice (of meat)

tajada f

slice (of ham)

tajada f

slice (of ham)

loncha f

slice (of ham)

lonja f

slice (of ham)

feta f RioPl

slice (of melon)

raja f

a slice of life the play is a slice of life from working-class New York

la obra es una estampa realista de la vida de la clase obrera neoyorquina

1.2. slice C (of money, business, territory):

slice

parte f

2. slice C (implement):

slice Brit

pala f

fish slice

pala f para servir

3.1. slice SPORTS (spin on ball):

slice no pl

efecto m

3.2. slice SPORTS C (shot):

slice (in tennis)

tiro m cortado

slice (in tennis)

tiro m con efecto

slice (in golf)

slice m

II.slice [Am slaɪs, Brit slʌɪs] VB trans

1.1. slice (cut into slices):

slice bread

cortar (en rebanadas)

slice meat

cortar (en tajadas)

slice cake

cortar (en trozos)

slice lemon/cucumber

cortar (en rodajas)

slice ham

cortar (en lonchas)

to slice sth in two or in half

cortar algo en dos or por la mitad

to slice sth off sth slice the fat off the meat

córtele or quítele la grasa a la carne

he sliced off a piece of meat

cortó una tajada de carne

they've sliced $500, 000 off the budget

han recortado el presupuesto en $500.000

any way you slice it Am inf

lo mires por donde lo mires

any way you slice it Am inf

sea como sea

1.2. slice <sliced, pp >:

thinly sliced tomatoes

tomates mpl en rodajas finas

2. slice ball:

slice (in tennis)

cortar

slice (in tennis)

darle con efecto a

slice (in golf)

darle oblicuamente a

III.slice [Am slaɪs, Brit slʌɪs] VB intr

1. slice (cut):

the spade sliced into the soft clay

la pala se hundió en la tierra blanda

the ship sliced through the waves liter

el barco surcaba las olas liter

2. slice (be cut):

this bread/ham doesn't slice very well

este pan/jamón es muy difícil de cortar or no se puede cortar bien

Translations for sliver in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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dame un chiquito de torta

give me a little bit of o just a sliver of cake inf

sliver in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sliver in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sliver [ˈslɪvəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

sliver of glass, wood

astilla f

sliver of cake

trocito m

sliver of lemon

rodaja f fina

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They then find the controls for the sliver of time and accelerate its destruction.

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The dish takes its name from her technique of cooking a fattened hen with slivers of truffle inserted between skin and flesh.

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Since combining several slivers produces a very thick rope of cotton fibres, directly after being combined the slivers are separated into rovings.

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In processing, slivers lack fiber cohesion and single alpaca rovings lack strength.

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It is also found in alpine peridotite massifs that represent slivers of sub-continental mantle exposed during collisional orogeny.

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It's also known for its colourful thick halwas with slivers of almonds sprinkled on top.

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Once a new pizza is ready, any remaining slices from the previous pizza are cut into slivers and given out as lagniappes.

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With wood, this can be achieved by shaving slivers off it.

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Old non-keyword mechanics like rebels, spellshapers, and nightmares also appear on new cards, along with a cycle of slivers.

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Consists of a tiny sliver of the county.

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