chop

[US]/tʃɒp/
[UK]/tʃɑːp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. un corte; un trozo de carne con hueso; un símbolo; (Internet) una toma;
vt. cortar en trozos pequeños; cortar (slang) a una persona poco atractiva.
Word Forms
Tercera persona singularchops
Participio pasadochopped
Pasadochopped
Pluralchops
Gerundiochopping

Phrases & Collocations

chop vegetables

picar verduras

chop wood

cortar leña

chop onions

picar cebollas

chop meat

picar carne

Example Sentences

chop a hole in the ice.

cortar un agujero en el hielo.

an effective chop to the back of the neck.

Un corte efectivo a la parte posterior del cuello.

chop the mushrooms coarsely.

picar los champiñones en trozos grandes.

chop onions; chop up meat.

picar las cebollas; picar la carne.

finely chop 200 g of skipjack tuna.

picar finamente 200 g de atún skipjack.

that veranda's not much chop in bad weather.

ese porche no sirve de mucho en mal tiempo.

he swung the axe to chop down the tree.

Él balanceó el hacha para talar el árbol.

We had to chop a way through the undergrowth.

Tuvimos que abrirnos paso a través de la maleza.

Who’s next for the chop?

¿Quién es el siguiente para la cuchillada?

Pork chops with rice pilau.

Chuletas de cerdo con arroz pilaf.

He set the man to chop wood.

Le dijo al hombre que cortara leña.

Chop the celery and add it to the salad.

Pica el apio y agrégalo a la ensalada.

He then descends to chop suey.

Luego desciende al chop suey.

Come on then, chop-chop! If we don’t leave now we’ll miss the bus.

¡Vamos, chop-chop! Si no nos vamos ahora, perderemos el autobús.

all these projects are destined for the chop .

todos estos proyectos están destinados a ser eliminados.

when I'm on tour my chops go down.

cuando estoy de gira, mis chops se reducen.

It will take you a month of Sundays to chop all that wood.

Te llevará un mes entero cortar toda esa leña.

The hawk chops upon its prey.

El halcón ataca a su presa.

Looking for a pork chop recipe for busy weeknights?

¿Buscas una receta de chuletas de cerdo para las noches ajetreadas?

Real-world Examples

And I don't like that disadvantage, so...chop, chop.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

That's him pondering the pork chops?

Source: Modern Family Season 6

Smells delicious. - Mami made lamb chops.

Source: Scorpion Queen Season 1

But after all, he chopped off your leg!

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

Guess who just called the burnt lamb chop?

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

What do they call that, a big chop?

Source: Our Day Season 2

" My father would not have chopped your fingers" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

They see me deliver firewood myself that I chopped.

Source: Time

What happens when you're chopping that brunoise for the next six months?

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

I gonna show you how to chop perfectly and fast.

Source: Connection Magazine

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