French-English translations for trancher

adjudicateThe real place to adjudicate, therefore, is in a court of law. C'est donc à un tribunal qu'il revient de trancher.
cut offHis parents cut him off to encourage him to find a job.My phone call was cut off before I could get the information.That dingbat cut me off as I was about to conclude my thesis.

judge
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I think that the rapporteur, Mrs Palacio Vallelersundi, is right and we are saying that when there is a personal conflict the judge just has to choose. Je pense que le rapporteur, Madame Palacio, a raison, et que nous disons: lorsqu'il y a un conflit personnel, c'est au juge qu'il appartient de trancher. At a boxing match, the decision of the judges is final.She is a good judge of wine.
sever
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After he graduated, he severed all links to his family.to sever the head from the bodyto sever an estate in joint tenancy
slice
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A knife may be used to slice our daily bread but it may also be used to kill. Un couteau peut s'utiliser pour trancher notre pain quotidien mais aussi pour tuer. a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of breadI bought a ham and cheese slice at the service station.