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slicing

[/ˈslaɪsɪŋ/]
noun/verb (gerund/present participle)
fatiar, cortar em fatias
1. the action of cutting something into thin, broad pieces
Slicing the bread carefully prevents it from crumbling.
Fatiar o pão com cuidado evita que ele desintegre.
2. in sports (golf, tennis), hitting a ball in a way that causes it to curve to one side
His slicing serve was difficult to return.
Seu saque com corte era difícil de devolver.
3. dividing something into portions or sections
The company is slicing its budget across multiple departments.
A empresa está dividindo seu orçamento entre vários departamentos.
Synonyms
cuttingchoppingsectioningdividing
Antonyms
joiningcombiningmerginguniting

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
fatiando, cortando em fatias
most common usage
Rio de Janeiro
fatiar, talhar
colloquial variant
São Paulo
fatiar, cortar
standard usage
Portugal
fatiar, cortar em fatias
similar to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

slicing and dicing (detailed analysis or breaking something into components)
slicing the pie (dividing profits or resources)
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