slab

dalle, plaque, bloc

Grand morceau épais et plat d’un matériau solide, comme la pierre ou le béton.

En anglais simple : A large, thick, flat piece of a solid material, such as stone or concrete.

• The path is made of stone slabs.
• She cut a slab of cheese for lunch.
• A thick slab of ice floated past the boat.

Comment l'utiliser : a slab of something (They lifted a heavy slab of marble onto the table.)

Synonymes : block, sheet

Expressions courantes : stone slab, slab of chocolate, concrete slab

dalle de fondation

Base plate en béton coulé sur le sol pour soutenir un bâtiment.

En anglais simple : A flat concrete base poured onto the ground to support a building.

• The shed stands on a slab.
• Builders poured the slab before putting up the walls.
• Cracks appeared in the house's foundation slab.

Synonymes : concrete foundation, foundation slab

Expressions courantes : foundation slab, pour a slab, slab foundation

tranche d'imposition

Tranche de revenus à laquelle s’applique un taux d’impôt particulier.

En anglais simple : One income range in a tax system, with its own tax rate.

• This income falls within the lowest tax slab.
• The budget introduced a new slab for high earners.
• Different tax slabs apply to different portions of your income.

Synonymes : tax bracket, tax band

Expressions courantes : tax slab, income tax slab, higher slab

débiter en dalles, débiter en plateaux

Transformer un matériau en grands morceaux épais et plats.

En anglais simple : To make material into large, thick, flat pieces.

• They slab the stone at the quarry.
• The mill slabbed the timber for table tops.
• This saw can slab a large log in minutes.

Expressions courantes : slab the stone, slab the timber, slab a log

raser jusqu'aux fondations

Détruire entièrement un bâtiment en ne laissant que sa base en béton.

En anglais simple : To destroy a building so completely that only its concrete base remains.

• The tornado slabbed several houses.
• Such strong winds can slab a well-built home.
• Entire buildings were slabbed, leaving only their concrete foundations.

Synonymes : level, raze

Expressions courantes : slab a house, slab a building, slab entire homes