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chop

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃɒp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/tʃɑp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(chop)

Inflections of 'chop' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

chops: v 3rd person singular

chopping: v pres p

chopped: v past

chopped: v past p

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Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
chop [sth]⇒ vtr	(wood, tree: cut into pieces)	cortar⇒ vtr
talar⇒ vtr
Charles chopped firewood in preparation for winter.
Carlos cortó madera preparándose para el invierno.
chop [sth] vtr	UK (food: mince, cut into pieces)	picar⇒ vtr
cortar en trozos loc verb
trocear⇒ vtr
Chop the onion before adding it to the stew.
Pica la cebolla antes de agregarlas al guiso.
chop n	(cutlet of meat)	chuleta nf
costilla nf
What kind of chops shall I buy for dinner, lamb or pork?
¿Qué tipo de chuleta compro para la cena, de cordero o de cerdo?
chop n	(strike made with a blade) (hacha)	hachazo nm
corte nm
tajo nm
One almighty chop of the axe was enough to fell the tree.
Un sólo hachazo fue suficiente para derribar el árbol.
chops npl	slang (animal's mouth, jaw)	hocico nm
My dog starts licking his chops whenever I open the fridge.
Mi perro se relame el hocico cada vez que abro la heladera.
chops npl	slang (musical skill)	talento nm
habilidades nfpl
He really showed his musical chops on that complex Chopin piece.
Realmente demostró su talento en esa difícil pieza de Chopin.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
chop n	(downward movement with hand)	manotazo nm
With a quick chop, the man broke the board in half with his hand.
Con un rápido manotazo, el hombre rompió la tabla a la mitad con su mano.
chop n	(act of cutting)	corte nm
That chop was sloppy - look, the axe is in the ground!
Ese corte fue descuidado, mira, el hacha está en el piso.
chop n	US (animal feed)	pienso nm
chops npl	slang (person's mouth or jaw) (coloquial)	morro nm
(coloquial)	trompa nf
Every time Sammy eats a peanut butter sandwich, he licks his chops.
Cada vez que Sammy come un sándwich de manteca de cacahuate, se chupa el morro.
chop [sth]⇒ vtr	(weeds: hoe)	escardar⇒ vtr
The farmer was chopping weeds when his hoe snapped.
El granjero estaba escardando hierba cuando se rompió su manguera.

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Locuciones verbales
Inglés	Español
chop [sth] down vtr phrasal sep	(tree: fell, cut down)	talar⇒ vtr
Pioneers would chop down trees to build their homes.
Los pioneros talaban árboles para construir sus casas.
cortar⇒ vtr
Los pioneros cortaban árboles para construir sus casas.
chop [sth] off vtr phrasal sep	(sever)	cortar⇒ vtr
Before I cook broccoli, I chop off the stems.
Antes de cocinar el brócoli, le corto los tallos.
chop [sth] up vtr phrasal sep	(cut into small pieces)	picar⇒ vtr
Chop up the onions and add them to the pan.
Pique las cebollas y añádalas a la sartén.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
chop and change v expr	informal (keep changing)	cambiar todo el tiempo loc verb
cambiar constantemente loc verb
chop logic v expr	(argue in a pedantic way)	disertar⇒ vi
perorar⇒ vi
chop shop n	US, informal (dismantles stolen cars)	desguace de vehículos robados nm + loc adj
(AR, MX, UY)	desarmadero de vehículos robados nm + loc adj
(MX)	desmanteladero nm
chop suey n	(Chinese dish)	chop suey nm
Chop-chop! interj	informal (hurry up)	¡date prisa! loc interj
¡vamos! interj
¡rápido! interj
Chop-chop! The party starts in half an hour and you're not even dressed yet.
¡Date prisa! La fiesta empieza en media hora y ni siquiera estás vestido.
(AR, CO)	¡dale! interj
(MX)	¡ándale! interj
(PR)	¡avanza! interj
(ES)	¡venga! interj
chop-chop adv	informal (immediately)	ahora mismo loc adv
Tom will be here in ten minutes, so clean the living room chop-chop!
enseguida adv
chump chop n	(thick cutlet of meat) (AR)	bife de chorizo loc nom m
bife ancho, bife grueso grupo nom
face the chop v expr	informal (person: facing job loss)	ser amenazado con perder el trabajo loc verb
face the chop v expr	informal (establishment: facing closure)	ser amenazado con el cierre loc verb
sufrir la amenaza de cierre loc verb
get the chop v expr	informal (person: be dismissed from job)	despedir loc verb
poner de patitas en la calle loc verb
Note: En español la expresión tiene un uso transitivo, no pasivo.
get the chop v expr	informal (establishment, scheme: be closed)	cerrar⇒ vi
give [sb] the chop v expr	informal (dismiss [sb] from job)	echar a, despedir a vtr + prep
poner de patitas en la calle a loc verb
karate chop n	(downward strike)	golpe de karate nm
Can you break a wooden plank with a karate chop?
¿Eres capaz de partir una placa de madera con un golpe de karate?
lamb chop n	often plural (cutlets of young sheep's meat)	chuletas de cordero nfpl + loc adj
(AR)	costeletas de cordero nfpl + loc adj
We're having lamb chops with mint sauce for dinner.
mutton chop n	(cutlet of sheep's meat)	chuleta de carnero, chuleta de cordero nf + loc adj
costeleta de cordero nf + loc adj
mutton chops npl	(facial hair: sideburns)	patillas chuletas loc nom fpl
chuletas nfpl
(voz inglesa)	barba mutton chop loc nom f
pork chop n	often plural (cutlet of pig meat) (CL)	chuleta de chancho grupo nom
costeletas de cerdo grupo nom
costeletas de chancho grupo nom
My favourite meal is pork chops with mashed potato.
Mi comida favorita son las chuletas de chancho con puré de papas.
chuleta de cerdo grupo nom
chuleta de puerco grupo nom
(AR)	costillas de cerdo, costillitas de cerdo grupo nom
Mi comida favorita son las chuletas de cerdo con puré de patatas.
veal chop n	(cutlet of calf's meat)	costilla de ternera nf + loc adj
costeleta nf
Season the veal chop with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Condimenta la costilla de ternera con sal y pimienta recién molina.

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'chop' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

cut - cut up - cutlet - fell - hack apart - hack up - hash - mince - rice - schnitzel

Spanish:

chuleta - machucón - trocear - hachar - jeta - trozar - costilla - tijeretazo - picar - talar - cuartear - hacer picadillo - repicar - tajar - macanear - trincar

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Collocations: [pork, lamb, beef] chops, [roast, grilled, barbecued] (pork) chops, [roast] the chops, more...

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