fatiar

Senses

1. 1.

   to slice

   to cut something into thin, flat pieces

2. 2.

   to divide up

   to split or partition something into parts (figurative)

Examples

• "Vou fatiar o pão para o café da manhã."

  I'm going to slice the bread for breakfast.

• "Ela fatiou o tomate bem fininho para a salada."

  She sliced the tomato very thin for the salad.

• "A empresa decidiu fatiar o projeto em várias etapas."

  The company decided to divide the project into several stages.

Usage

Common in everyday cooking contexts. Often used with foods like bread (pão), cheese (queijo), tomatoes (tomate), and cold cuts (frios). The noun form is "fatia" (slice). Can be used figuratively in business or planning contexts to mean dividing something into manageable parts.