tranches

/tʁɑ̃ʃ/tranche
1.
nounfeminine

slices (e.g., of food)

portion/segment (of time, budget, etc.)

bracket/band (e.g., tax bracket, age bracket)

J'ai coupé le pain en plusieurs tranches.

I cut the bread into several slices.

2.
verbInd1stPresSing2

slice/cut (physically)

decide/settle (a matter or dispute)

Tu tranches le pain ou tu tranches la question une bonne fois pour toutes ?

Are you slicing the bread or are you settling the matter once and for all?